Self Help
4 Types of Civic Engagement: Are We Participating in Society or Just Watching?
[ad_1] Civic life depends on more than paying attention. The way we participate – or don’t – shapes who actually has influence. Pericles once…
Tag: Democracy
Politics
Who is Nicole Schulman, Winner of Artists Against ICE?
[ad_1] By MoveOn. Thursday, July 23 2026 Democracy | Organizing MoveOn members voted for Artists Against ICE earlier this year with the goal of…
Breaking News
The Intimate Legacies of a White-Supremacist Coup
[ad_1] A racist takeover in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898, has reverberated across generations as a reminder of American democracy’s terrifying vulnerability. [ad_2] Lauren…
US News
‘Awesome.’ ‘Sad.’ ‘Let’s Keep Democracy Going.’ Americans Weigh in on State of a 250-Year-Old Nation
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Across the United States, many Americans are celebrating their country’s 250th birthday by closing their ears to all the partisan…
US News
Never Trump Republicans Are Still Issuing Dire Warnings. Is Anyone Listening?
[ad_1] NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) — Over and over, the Republicans and former Republicans who gathered just outside Washington this weekend warned that President…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Salisbury Democrats to hold caucus
[ad_1] SALISBURY — The Salisbury Democratic Town Committee will hold a caucus Feb. 28 at the Hilton Senior Center, 43 Lafayette Road, to elect…
Breaking News
Presidents’ Days: From Obama to Trump
[ad_1] Obama had started out, like so many, thinking that Trump was little more than a comical, if malevolent, real-estate hawker. Trump’s early and…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Beacon Hill targets AI in political advertising
[ad_1] BOSTON — Doctored photos and video footage coupled with ads twisting candidates’ words have been used for decades in political campaigns, but the…
World News
Commentary: Yes, Trump’s video showing the Obamas as apes is racist. But it’s also about the election
[ad_1] Welcome to Black History Month, 2026 style. President Trump posted a video Thursday to his social media site that contains animated images depicting…
US News
A Glimmer of Hope for Democracy in Venezuela as Opponents Test the Limits of Free Speech
[ad_1] CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Andrés Velásquez didn’t stick around to become one more government critic jailed after Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election. A former…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Out-of-state group funds pot law repeal
[ad_1] BOSTON — A Virginia-based group is leading an initiative to repeal Massachusetts’ 2016 recreational cannabis law and putting hundreds of thousands of dollars…
Breaking News
Some Republicans express concern over the tactics used in Minnesota and urge shooting investigation
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — A handful of Republicans expressed growing concern Sunday about the tactics that federal immigration officials are using in Minnesota after a…
Politics
Why Venezuelans support Trump’s capture of Maduro
[ad_1] This week, guest host Zach Weissmueller is joined by Freddy Guevara, a Venezuelan opposition leader who was imprisoned by the regime of Nicolás…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
New group to oppose repeal of recreational pot law
[ad_1] BOSTON — Backers of recreational cannabis have formed a committee to oppose a referendum inching toward the November ballot that would repeal the…
Finance
Red lines and increasing self-censorship reshape Hong Kong’s once freewheeling press scene
[ad_1] HONG KONG — From 18th place to 140th. That’s how much Hong Kong’s ranking plunged in a global press freedom index over some…
Politics
What We Built Together and What Comes Next
[ad_1] As we begin a new year, we wanted to take a moment to look back on what we’ve accomplished together in 2025, and…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Methuen council shoots down increase in mayoral powers on contracts
[ad_1] METHUEN — A bid by Mayor D.J Beauregard aimed at increasing government efficiency through cutting down on City Council oversight failed resoundingly. The…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
5th anniversary of Jan. 6 attack brings fresh division to Capitol
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Five years ago outside the White House, outgoing President Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters to head to the Capitol…
US News
Michigan Teachers Weaving Lessons on Jan. 6 Uprising Into History Classes
[ad_1] Ask any history teacher in Michigan how their lessons could be better and they will tell you that they need to incorporate more…
Breaking News
Jan. 6 plaque made to honor law enforcement. It’s nowhere to be found at the Capitol
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended…