A new finding shows that Mesoamerican societies with more elaborate writing systems tended to have less shared power.
Candidates Refusing Corporate Money Have Fundraising Success
New Q4 reports show that candidates who refuse to take money from corporate PACs have continued to have widespread success.
Congress Moves To Ban Members From Trading Stocks
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Dem leaders have okayed a plan to craft legislation to prohibit members of Congress from trading stock.
Reforming the Supreme Court Confirmation Process
Key expert, Richard Pildes raises the need for reforming the Supreme Court confirmation process process as a new nomination looms.
Georgia Republicans Try To Undo Local Elections
A new wave of power grabs by Georgia’s GOP legislators is threatening to wrest control of key local government bodies from Democrats.
Investigation: 1,000 People Did Not Vote Twice In Georgia
After Georgia’s Primary in 2020, State Sec. B. Raffensperger said 1,000 people might have voted twice, a claim that turned out inaccurate.
Legal Experts Baffled By Sentence For Registering To Vote
A Tennessee activist was recently slammed an excessive six year jail sentence for registering to vote while on probation.
State and Local Solutions Integral to Protect Election Officials
Election workers so vital to U.S. democracy are increasingly under attack. State and local authorities are so central to finding the solution.
Can Alaska Save Democracy?
Alaska might be next-to-last on lists of states, but it’s first to employ the electoral reform that’s most likely to save democracy.
Patterns of Torture in the United Arab Emirates
On 11 February 2022, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) launched a report entitled, “Patterns of Torture in the United Arab Emirates.”