Democracy

What are some of the key, dominant institutions that have facilitated the development of the oligarchic class?

To avoid making a judgment in politics simply gives someone else the power to judge for you, says Jensen in this piece about false alternatives.

We may have moved beyond Manifest Destiny, but American Exceptionalism is still prevalent in modern society.

In light of the obvious destructive effects of systems within which we are obliged to strive for quantity of goods for one over quality of life for all, we …

Thom Hartmann: Repeal the PATRIOT Act, dissolve the DHS and let's return to sanity.

By democratizing society through housing and work, we can start a new revolution in our politics, our economy, and even our environment by choosing to consume sustainably and minimize …

The crowd was massive and consisted of different political ideologies. It also happened suddenly. All at once.

In a wide-ranging consideration of 21st century education, Noam Chomsky argues that much of what passes for education reform is 'a way of turning the population into a bunch …

: Thomas Jefferson may have touted the importance of an informed citizenry, but what if the information that is educating citizens is coming from Republican lies?

A Wisconsin legislator has managed to bundle nearly all of the excesses associated with dirty elections into a single bill that good government advocates are describing as a 'sweeping …