In Hunt, Texas, 78-year-old Macon Ware is still trying to process the tragedy unfolding around him as catastrophic flooding ...

Ancient Greece is where the first form of direct democracy was developed. It was called demokratia, literally meaning "rule ...

Since Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy, the ancient Greek statesman Pericles must be considered its father.

A saying popular in anarchist circles holds that “Elections are the means by which we choose the sauce with which we will be ...

The geographies of upward mobility show U.S. regions that emphasize investments in the common good over economic ...

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The government is trying to fight back over the OPEKEPE scandal, which has seen it besieged over the past few days as the opposition and the local media has feasted on the details of the fraudulent ...

If we are to preserve and improve our democracy, the work must be our own and every individual citizen has a responsibility.

This is the fourth installment of Edmonds resident Nathaniel Brown’s recent travels to Greece. You can read part 1 here, part ...

My late classics professor taught me that Ancient Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy, and warned against hubris. What would he have made of our current moment?

In the 900 years between those notable moments, Ancient Greek culture shaped contemporary poetry, democracy, philosophy, art, theater, and language.

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