Athens is famous for its direct democracy and its innovative culture ... that popular government was one of the major causes of Athenian military success. Ancient writers may have thought as much, but ...

Indifference was the world’s first reaction to Karl Marx’s magnum opus. In 1867, when the first volume of “Capital” was ...

An article that argues that parliamentary elections are inherently undemocratic, fostering cynicism and alienation among ...

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

In the end, the development of Korean politics depends on who looks at reality and ideals in a harsh yet harmonious way.

You don’t get to perfection without participation. Democracy is a verb, not a noun. So, when the time comes, get out there ...

Direct Democracy, where citizens have the most say in decisions, is often seen as the purest form of democracy. Ancient Athens showed us this, but realistically, it’s tough to make this work in ...

When I’ve had conversations about the commons with right-leaning people (and sometimes cynical people on the left too), a ...

On the International Day of Democracy, the controversial Swiss theatre director talks about the “ritual” of public votes and ...

Bucket-list travel might be a bit of a cliché, but if any country merits this treatment it has to be glorious Greece – land ...

These and other Nazi crimes have been subject to decades of documentary research and widespread historical consensus. To hear ...