The organization “The General Strike” aspires to mobilize approximately 11 million people committed to coordinating a massive work stoppage. The magic number of 11 million equals 3.5 percent of the US ...

Before Missouri voted to overturn the state’s abortion ban, House Majority Leader Jonathan Patterson said lawmakers should respect the will of voters. And when voters also approved raising the state’s ...

Parkour practice in the mountains of Afghanistan, an Anzac Day parade in Australia, a lunar-landing art project in Northern ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The League of Women Voters of Arkansas and the group Save AR Democracy are suing Arkansas to block several new laws that plaintiffs say dismantle the state's ballot initiative ...

Two ballot campaigns with similar measures could be vying for signatures, funding and attention this summer and fall. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas and Protect AR Rights have similar goals -- ...

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In the first Presidential race since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the American electorate appeared to stake out two seemingly irreconcilable positions. Voters gave a mandate to Donald ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A fight over how easy it should be to change the state's constitution is escalating with this year's second direct democracy ballot initiative. 'Protect AR Rights' is now the ...

The word “democracy” is almost sacrosanct in modern society, yet what advocates call “our democracy” is not what it claims to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O'Laughlin, a Shelbina Republican, listens to comments in the Senate chambers on Wednesday, Sept.

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...