(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Susan Stokes, University of Chicago (THE CONVERSATION) In August 2022, a statewide ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — There are two ballot initiatives to strengthen direct democracy in Arkansas, both facing a more difficult road to the ballot this year because of new state laws that aim to crack ...

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

In the first Presidential race since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the American electorate appeared to stake out two seemingly irreconcilable positions. Voters gave a mandate to Donald ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the ...

Two ballot campaigns with similar measures could be vying for signatures, funding and attention this summer and fall. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas and Protect AR Rights have similar goals -- ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The League of Women Voters of Arkansas and the group Save AR Democracy are suing Arkansas to block several new laws that plaintiffs say dismantle the state's ballot initiative ...

Younger generations are justifiably critical of a government that has saddled them with this debt burden, and many of them have lost faith in the capitalist system. A recent survey by the CATO ...

Once again, Republicans in the Missouri legislature have shown that they have no respect for the voters in Missouri, or democracy. An article in the News-Leader on Sept. 9 detailed how they are ...

A proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul direct democracy in Arkansas has had its ballot language rejected for the second time. Protect AR Rights, the sponsor of a proposed constitutional ...

I received an Alberta Federation of Labour email asking me to sign a petition for the recall of Rebecca Schulz, MLA for ...

Voters cast their ballots at the Ludwick Community Center in San Luis Obispo on June 5, 2018. California registered voters can find their local polling places for the Tuesday, Nov. 6, election via a ...