2+ hour ago   (553+ words) There’s no doubt the independence movement is in the doldrums, although there’s lots of energy and organisation below the surface that isn’t getting much profile. But it’s there. The astonishing sight of the former SNP Chief Executive’s Aladdin’s Cave of…...

4+ hour, 38+ min ago   (324+ words) According to the World Population Review, the five happiest countries in the world are: Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands. A common factor these countries share is that they are all robust social democracies. Social democracies are political democracies…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago   (620+ words) ON the day President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered what will likely be his penultimate State of the Nation Address, I was nowhere near the halls of Congress. I was in Tanza, Cavite. In front of my camera sat a young…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago   (66+ words) Cultural Thursday presents updated encore of 'Democracy Lost and Found in South America' messagemedia.co A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. Please note: This presentation contains mature content and may not be suitable for all audiences. The event is…...

18+ hour, 37+ min ago   (98+ words) “Representative government is artifice, a political myth, designed to conceal from the masses the dominance of a self-selected, self-perpetuating, and self-serving traditional ruling class.” In my opinion, there is no other solution, as political solutions in this evil system of…...

6+ hour, 26+ min ago   (292+ words) It’s been a quiet fortnight in the sleepy market town of Horsham, West Sussex, mostly due to the heat, but also because the commercial heart of the town has shut down. I’ve talked about the heat already and I was…...

17+ hour, 23+ min ago   (109+ words) NOLA.com Should we love our country because the Declaration of Independence says “Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed” and “All men are created equal?"Or should we hate our country because it…...

7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (457+ words) Alliance magazine What is working to counter democratic regression? Notes from ISTR 2026 Daily, free-to-view philanthropy content providing a space for news, thinking, debate and peer exchange among philanthropy practitioners worldwide. Brazil to host leading Latin American social and environmental impact…...

9+ hour, 17+ min ago   (11+ words) All-party commitment to maintain social and religious harmony Nepali Patro...

20+ hour, 6+ min ago   (375+ words) Three-quarters of Americans say democracy in this country is under serious threat. To be sure, the goings-on in Washington don't inspire much confidence that the American experiment will prevail. In Annandale, Virginia, preschoolers at the ACCA Child Development Center held…...