Tag: Democracy

The League’s Commitment to Strengthening Democracy and Local Governance

November 8, 2024

The results of this year’s elections remind us that we are a diverse nation, made up of not just red and blue states, but also blue and red dots within...

Reflections on the Cities Fortifying Democracy Forum

July 29, 2024

The National Civic League’s Center for Democracy Innovation participated in the German Marshal Fund Cities Fortifying Democracy Forum from June 16-18 in Barcelona, Spain. The forum brought together experts from...

Democracy and Local Innovation

April 28, 2024

One of our founders, Chief Justice Louis Brandeis, called states “laboratories of democracy.” While much is happening at the state level to either advance or restrain democracy, cities in many...

News Media Restructuring: New Inequities and Democracy’s Impact

March 29, 2024

Are there upsides to the reshaping of American news media? My normally-rose-colored glasses  brightened at the benefits listed in a recent NY Times article: a wider variety of quality news...

The Urban Libraries Council’s Declaration of Democracy

December 29, 2022

At the Urban Libraries Council’s 2022 Annual Forum: Creating a Place for Democracy in Washington, DC this November, ULC unveiled the Declaration of Democracy. This Declaration is a commitment from...

Advancing Democracy: Ranked-Choice Voting

December 29, 2022

One of many ways to improve democratic practices is ranked-choice voting, principally because it’s more thorough in capturing voter preferences. Alaska is probably the best laboratory for testing ranked-choice voting,...

Podcast Network Explores the Future of Democracy

November 28, 2022

Are you worried about democracy in America? If you read National Civic League’s newsletter then you are likely to be interested and engaged in public affairs. Democracy is in danger...

Reinventing American Democracy

June 26, 2020

In June, an honorary society with roots that go back to the Revolutionary War era, unveiled an agenda of dramatic political reforms and civic innovations for the 21st Century. Last...

Professionalism and Democratic Innovation in America

January 29, 2019

Albert W. Dzur, a political science professor at Bowling Green State University and a regular contributor to the National Civic Review, has been researching the relationship between professionals, civic engagement...

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