With a record number of countries holding elections in 2024—including the U.S., where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are battling it out for the White House this week—the future of democracy feels ...

Archaeologists investigate the dramatic origins of democracy in ancient Greece 2,500 years ago. Follow archaeological investigations into the dramatic origins of democracy in Greece 2,500 years ago.

Explore the unseen aspects of life in ancient Athens, where daily routines and societal roles shaped the city's vibrant yet complex existence. This article delves into the hidden dynamics that powered ...

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: ...

In December the Supreme Court in the American state of Colorado held that former President Donald Trump was constitutionally ineligible to run for election again due to the Fourteenth Amendment’s ...

Host Mitch Jeserich talks about how democracy was born out of a class struggle between the aristocrats and the poor masses in ancient Athens. This episode covers part 2 of the 3 part telling of the ...

On what we can learn from the Athenian experiment. America may be still a constitutional republic in name, but recently it has operated more as an unchecked Athenian-style democracy. Americans may ...

Host Mitch Jeserich recounts the story of how the decline and destruction of he Ancient Athenian Democracy happened. Included in this episode are such stories of how the Athenian Democracy turned into ...

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends that do not portend well for the form of governance. By Serge Schmemann The ...

Archaeologists investigate the dramatic origins of democracy in ancient Greece 2,500 years ago. Follow archaeological investigations into the dramatic origins of democracy in Greece 2,500 years ago.