22+ hour, 7+ min 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…...

22+ hour, 29+ min 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…...

2+ day, 10+ 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…...

2+ day, 11+ 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…...

3+ day, 1+ 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…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (350+ words) “Shouldn’t the community have some say in this before it’s just decided for us?” I saw that question in a comment this week and have been thinking about it ever since. Because yes. Of course, the community should have a…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (275+ words) Published 1:30 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 League of Women Voters of the San Juans Sept. 17 is one of the most important dates in the history of the United States. On this day in 1787, in what would become known as Independence Hall, in…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (754+ words) It can be difficult to grasp authoritarianism because it rarely arrives all at once. Instead, it often emerges through a series of actions that may seem disconnected on the surface: attacks on scientists who tell inconvenient truths, efforts to restrict…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (85+ words) AS/COA Why a Shield for Democracy in the Americas is Under Strain The OAS Democratic Charter remains a worthy bulwark against authoritarianism in the hemisphere. For the first time in a generation, democracy is considered the best form of…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (355+ words) Nearly 163 years ago, Abraham Lincoln spoke of a government “by the people.” But in our currently dysfunctional politics, it often seems that only the loudest voices are heard. Few of us believe that we could play an active role in…...