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How to Save Democracy: A Conversation About Authoritarianism
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (635+ words) The Fresno City College Social Justice Center invited author and educator Melissa Dalton Bradford to discuss her new book “How to Save Democracy: Your Anti-Authoritarian Playbook” in the Old Administration Building on Sept. 9. During her talk, Bradford said she believes…...
Passionate about our Constitution: Dr. Chris Bean discusses how and why the U.S. Constitution was created
19+ hour, 42+ min ago (274+ words) Constitution Week is just around the corner. To mark that occasion, Ada Rotary Club hosted East Central University History Department Chairperson Dr. Chris Bean to speak about this important document. "In order to understand the Constitution, you need to understand…...
What Good Is a Vote If It Cannot Change Power?
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (1631+ words) Morocco’s six decades of elections offer a larger warning about the difference between choosing governments and controlling power. But when voters can change governments without fundamentally changing the distribution of power, what exactly is the ballot capable of changing? Candidates…...
Opinion: Give Credit to George Washington this Constitution Day
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (207+ words) Our Constitution was not the product of one person or one group, but public trust in George Washington helped with ratification...
40 Keys to Democracy in the United States
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1674+ words) Por Jesús Del Toro Jesús Del Toro’s “40 Keys to Democracy in the United States” is a special editorial series created to inform and educate Latino communities about the U.S. democratic system and to guide and empower them in exercising…...
Democracy: ‘Government of the people, by the people, for the people’
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (391+ words) Arte: La Raza con herramientas de IA. Crédito: Impremedia Por Jesús Del Toro The United States is built on the idea of democracy, and the struggles to establish, preserve, and expand the validity of democratic ideals are among the most…...
Next generation of America’s leaders
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (287+ words) The Southeast Ventura County YMCA announced sign-ups for its three Youth and Government Model Legislature and Court delegation programs are being accepted through Sept. 16. The programs run from September through February and are open to all high school students. For…...
The Fundamental Freedoms Today - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (272+ words) “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government…...
"The Emergency Presidency at Twenty-Five"
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (20+ words) A very interesting article by my colleague Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford Law, Hoover) in the City Journal; in addition to......
Robert A. Dahl: Historical Development of Democracy as a Political System. Contemporary Reality: "Polyarchy"
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (561+ words) The American political theorist and Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, Robert A. Dahl (1917−2014), left in his immense scientific writing opus considerable remarks on democracy. Here, I would like to summarise his theoretical approaches to democracy. 19th-century painting by…...