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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that in today's world, the rise of a post-truth culture -- where emotions often outweigh facts, and misinformation spreads faster than reason -- ...

The House Rules Committee used "stealth procedjury" to table a resolution calling for full disclosure of the Epstein files ...

The House Rules Committee used “stealth procedjury” to table a resolution calling for full disclosure of the Epstein files and create a select subcommittee on the Jan. 6 attack on the ...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah emphasized the need to reinforce democracy amidst rising misinformation and post-truth ...

A dedicated civil servant, Fusca is passionate about deliberative processes and the promise they hold for democratic renewal. Since establishing the Toronto Planning Review Panel in 2015—perhaps the ...

Public deliberation plays a crucial role across various domains, from civic engagement to high-level political strategies and deliberative democracy ...

The Constitution is a living promise, meant to protect the people when power overreached. On Monday, the justices decided it ...

President Trump argues that Congress delegated to the presidency the power to impose tariffs without congressional approval.

Until Taiwan acknowledges that it needs major reforms to dramatically raise wages and reduce housing prices instead of only piecemeal improvements, Taiwan will continue to be too severely divided to ...

Vermont Town Meeting has a long and storied history. Open Town Meeting is one of the only forms of direct participatory democracy that exists. Beginning before statehood, and continuing for 100s of ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe walks up to a lectern before a news conference at the governor’s office in Jefferson City in May 2025. Jonathan Shorman The Kansas City Star Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday ...