The paradox of democracy’s success: behavioural science helps explain why we miss autocratic red flags
Paradoxically, the very success of democratic systems may thus also sow the seeds of their potential undoing. This is a ...
Opinion
We didn’t come here for no two seats: Fannie Lou Hamer and the future of Black political power
Fannie Lou Hamer stood before the Democratic National Convention (DNC). She delivered one of the most searing indictments of American democracy. “Is this America, the land of the free and the home of ...
Truthout5d
Proposed Lawsuit for Constitutional Convention Cites Petitions From 1789
A draft of a lawsuit circulating among some attorneys general claims states reached the two-thirds threshold in 1979.
BBC14d
Democratic Republic of Congo
The meeting comes amid an M23 advance that has seen the rebels seize two cities in eastern DR Congo. The BBC speaks to multiple sources who say M23 fighters hunted down and killed young men in ...
NBC News14d
A prehistoric creature gets new life and a silent Democratic protest: The news quiz
A traveler got a very unpleasant welcome to Boston, Democrats staged a silent protest and a jewel thief got creative. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here ...
WSB-TV15d
What to know about Social Security office closures driven by Musk's DOGE
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has characterized Musk's cuts to the agency as efforts to “attack the bedrock of America's social safety net.” Social Security is one of the ...
Townhall16d
The Democratic Fork in the Road and the Woke Repudiation Imperative
Obama's shocking upset over the madam-president-in-waiting was an inflection point for the institutional trajectory of the Democratic Party. Voters rejected the cultural centrism that was a ...
Democracy Now16d
8 Democratic States Sue Education Dept. over Frozen Training Funds
Attorneys general from eight states have filed a lawsuit against the Education Department, accusing the agency of unlawfully slashing more than $600 million in federal grants for teacher training ...
The Bakersfield Californian16d
No. 21 Oklahoma State women top Texas Tech 62-59, will play Baylor in Big 12 Tournament semifinal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sophomore Stailee Heard scored 24 of her 34 points in the second half to rally No. 21 Oklahoma State to a 62-59 victory over Texas Tech on Friday night in a Big 12 ...
Council of Europe16d
Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
Over forty years ago, an innovative legal text was adopted to protect Europe’s wild plants and animals. The Council of Europe’s Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats ...
WMUR18d
President Trump addresses Congress, faces Democratic dissent
President Donald Trump delivered his first joint address to Congress of his second term, highlighting his administration's achievements and facing opposition from Democratic lawmakers.In a wide ...
UNESCO18d
About 1970 Convention
The 1970 Convention was thus submitted to the 16th session of the General Conference of the Organization in 1970 and adopted on the14th of November that year. This Convention has made UNESCO a pioneer ...