Yaw Nsarkoh speaks: Iniquities of Inequity in Our Santa Claus Democracy

The Ghana Academy of Arts And Sciences will host Mr. Yaw Nsarkoh, former Executive Vice President of Unilever Global Markets, in its Occasional Lecture 2025. Yaw Nsarkoh is expected to speak on why 30 years into Ghana’s Fourth Republic, deep inequalities …

Tom Mueller: Property tax system diminishes democracy

Breadcrumb Trail Links New Brunswick TJ Comment Columnist Taxing authority should align with spending responsibility and core service obligations The provincial government continues to conduct property assessments for municipalities, applying centralized …

Letter to the editor: Save democracy

To the editor: For anyone not yet familiar, inserted into the 2025 tax bill passed by the House was a provision throwing roadblocks into the courts’ ability to issue contempt orders for executive branch for noncompliance to judicial orders; if enforced, …

Minister provides Tipperary TD with update regarding local democracy taskforce

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD, has responded to the queries of a Tipperary TD regarding the establishment of a local democracy taskforce.  In a recent Dáil sitting, Independent TD for Tipperary South Seamus Healy …

Digital democracy for a polarized Pakistan

In a time when political divisions in Pakistan seem deeper than ever, rebuilding trust between citizens and institutions must become a national priority. Digital democracy, with its participatory tools and inclusive design, offers a compelling opportunity …

Scrap democracy and postgraduate officers, Warwick SU told

Warwick Students’ Union (SU) should abolish the paid positions of Democracy and Development Officer and Postgraduate Officer, and cut down on ASVs, according to an independent review. The report, produced by an external consultancy firm, recommends a range …

‘MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK’

Bigger Cracks Beginning to Appear in Europe's 'Saving Democracy' Facade

If there's anything we've done pretty well for a Stateside blog, I think it's trying to keep y'all up with what's happening across the pond. Granted, we have no deep understanding of either European tribalism or feudalism and it's …

National Dialogue: Broad consensus reached, “a turning point in our democracy,” according to Dr. Cheikh Gueye

The National Dialogue on the Senegalese Political System officially concluded this Wednesday at the Abdou Diouf International Conference Centre (CICAD), with a striking closing speech by the general facilitator, Dr. Cheikh Gueye. He welcomed “a turning …

Fishy story shows Polish town understands democracy

This story doesn’t concern ‘selling coal to Newcastle’ but recalls a tale of gifting fish paste to a  fishing village in Northern Poland. It’s often a problem in many countries to persuade voters to go out and place their vote and with a nationwide vote …