Winning proportional representation: Lessons from New Zealand
2023 has been a big year of 30th anniversaries for us. In 1993 we were married. FairVote, the organization we helped found, moved into its first …
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Corporations Are Arming Militants and Threatening Global Peace
These shadowy alliances are reshaping how wars are fought, who profits from them, and why traditional peacekeeping doesn’t work anymore.
‘Nature markets’ may help preserve biodiversity – but they risk repeating colonial patterns of Indigenous exploitation
As the latest global biodiversity summit gets underway in Colombia, finance for the conservation and restoration of nature is one of the key themes …
How Did the Ancient Greeks Get Rid of Tyrants?
Ancient Greece pioneered laws against tyranny, encouraging citizens to overthrow despots. Explore how these anti-tyrant laws, like the Decree of Demophantos, shaped Athenian democracy and influenced popular uprisings. Discover the complex dynamics between democracy, tyranny, and popular sovereignty in the ancient world.
A Modern Triumvirate? New Zealand’s Political Power Play and Its Historical Parallels
History doesn’t always repeat itself, but sometimes it sure does come awfully close.As one does at 3am when they should be sleeping or cleaning or …
In history, context is everything
Te Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti outside Parliament Buildings, Wellington, November 19, drew tens of thousands opposed to the Principles of the Treaty of …