When we pointed out not long ago, the circumstances which proved the rapid advance made by democracy in England, our correspondent, the "Veteran Observer," inquired of us what good or evil this ...

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Given the startling proliferation of illiberal and antidemocratic tendencies in the American polity, how should we rate the health of our own liberal democracy?

EU financial prosecutors have opened a formal investigation into alleged misuse of 4.3 million euros of European Parliament ...

To proponents, the Financial Town Meeting epitomizes democracy in its purest form – even though it historically excluded anyone who didn't own land.

Land and property ownership have colored American politics since the very beginning of our democracy in New England in the 1600s. Broad land ownership challenged the economic and social divisions ...

On this day 50 years ago, then prime minister Indira Gandhi declared Emergency, suspending rights and jailing rivals.

Here in New England, we’re currently in peak town meeting session. Residents, or their representatives, are assembling to discuss civic business in towns small and large across the commonwealth. In ...

WHAT: Town Meeting is a New England tradition that dates back more than 250 years. It offers people a chance to get directly involved in local democracy. One day each year, townsfolk gather to ...

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