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1 day ago · Last spring, S. had founded a political club with some friends to discuss social movements in their home country, China. They called it Democracy Salon NYC after similarly named clubs that helped ignite the Tiananmen protests. In 1989, the forum back was hosted by a student at... Some content from this outlet may be limited or behind a paywall.
1 day ago · After Democracy Salon NYC was founded, S and the co-founders invited some older generation pro-democracy leaders to share their experiences with the young people. That included Wang Dan. For a while, the club held its events in the June 4th Memorial Museum, co-founded by Wang in New York City last year to commemorate the Tiananmen movement ...
1 day ago · Last spring, S. had founded a political club with some friends to discuss social movements in their home country, China. They called it Democracy Salon NYC after similarly named clubs that helped ...
5 days ago · In Dakar, Senegal. Annika Hammerschlag for The New York Times. The Oscar-nominated movie “Io Capitano” follows two young cousins from Senegal — Seydou and Moussa — as they attempt to ...
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1 day ago · The term democracy first appeared in ancient Greek political and philosophical thought in the city-state of Athens during classical antiquity. The word comes from dêmos '(common) people' and krátos 'force/might'. Under Cleisthenes, what is generally held as the first example of a type of democracy in 508–507 BC was established in Athens.
1 day ago · The Democratic Party is the oldest political party in the United States and among the oldest political parties in the world. It traces its roots to 1792, when followers of Thomas Jefferson adopted the name Republican to emphasize their anti-monarchical views.
May 6, 2024 · democracy, literally, rule by the people. The term is derived from the Greek dēmokratia, which was coined from dēmos (“people”) and kratos (“rule”) in the middle of the 5th century bce to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens. (Read Madeleine Albright’s Britannica essay on democracy.)
