Direct democracy – or legislating through the ballot – has ... The proposed changes would raise penalties and sentences for ...

Instead of competing with one another, advocates of different democratic processes should build bridges, and share a common ...

Colorado natives may not have the perspective to understand that not every state has “direct democracy,” or a process for citizen-initiated statewide ballot measures.

Democracy fails when it relies on an uninformed electorate and media rife with misinformation. Steps must be taken to address ...

Direct democracy – or legislating through the ... raise penalties and sentences for some drug and theft offenses. For example, fentanyl would be added to the list of drugs that warrant a felony ...

and social determinants of health), with illustrative examples in each category. Finally, we discuss challenges for direct democracy ballot initiatives in public policy approaches to health.

Cross-contextual learning has long been a vital tool for innovation. The pro-democracy field is no different, and a specific group of innovators are especially primed for and in need of cross-border ...

A Missouri judge faces a Tuesday deadline to decide whether to take the rare step of pulling an abortion-rights amendment off ...

For example, he mentions the Swiss system of direct democracy but then dismisses it as difficult to adopt. As a Guyanese born and largely raised in Switzerland, I have ample experience with Swiss ...

To build evolving, inclusive, effective democracies, we must focus not only on developing leaders who are reflective of the nation-state but who can also change the conditions in which they operate.