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

Cleisthenes, the Athenian philosopher, in 507 B.C. characterised democracy or “demokratia” as the “rule by the people” Abraham Lincoln in his 1863 Gettysburg address, articulated the ...

When I lived in China, a decade ago, I often saw propaganda billboards covered in words that supposedly expressed the country’s values: Patriotism. Harmony. Equality. And … Democracy. Indeed ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) announced on Wednesday a nonpartisan state-level initiative to foster collaboration with fellow governors to protect against threat… ...

Hart’s lecture revolved around framing historical context for the earliest form of democracy, which rose in the fifth century in reaction to this period of tyranny. After Pisistratus, a man named ...

Cleisthenes and reforms that gave birth to Athenian democracy The birth of Athenian democracy was an event in history like no other. It did not evolve overnight but rather emerged as a structured ...

“Democracy,” in short, is a eulogistic word, what the practical philosopher Stephen Potter in another context apostrophized as an “ OK word.” And it is worth noting, as Potter would have been quick to ...

Democracy—the word itself means “people (demos) power (kratos)”—originated in late sixth-century Athens through the reforms of Cleisthenes. The Athenian popular leader transferred political power from ...

Democracy is one of the many legacies bestowed upon humanity by the ancient Greeks. The word democracy is a combination of two Greek words demos, meaning village or people and kratia meaning to rule.

President Biden's defense of democracy is a central issue in his campaign for re-election. But his promise to preserve a system that many people think is failing is not a winning message.