Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

Sorry to say this, but a single third party is just a spoiler, dude. It’ll probably take five or six parties to represent that theoretical 80 percent. And major electoral reform.

This year, the IALA is welcoming its new class of mentees for their fifth annual Mentorship Program—which will run until ...

The long-rumoured left party has finally been soft-launched by Zarah Sultana. While the mainstream media relitigates the ...

We need to acknowledge and break the cycle of polarising social media content, fear and populism undermining democracy. You ...

Since Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy, the ancient Greek statesman Pericles must be considered its father.

The Republican tax bill is set to worsen inequality, government data shows. It’s part of a 50-year trend that’s affecting the ...

These days, we hear a lot about the United States crossing the Rubicon from democracy to authoritarianism. But where are we ...

Formerly part of the Soviet Union, Georgia was seen as moving towards democracy, but that is quickly being eroded.

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” just passed both chambers of Congress. It slashes over $1 trillion from Medicaid and cuts ...

Optimizing designs for user engagement undermines mental health and society. Social media sites favor hype and scandal over factual accuracy, and public manipulation over designing for safety, privacy ...

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