democracy

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias faces a pivotal challenge. He prepares to oversee upcoming U.S. elections amid unprecedented disinformation and deepening polarization. “American democracy is especially vulnerable to the flames of disinformation and distrust,” he said in an interview with To Vima, characterizing former president Donald Trump as “the chief arsonist” in this ongoing […]

"above all else, democracy is a culture"

"We’ve made a democracy, now we have to make the democrats".

Commercial trademarks for 'Eleftherotypia', which means freedom of the press in Greek, was recently purchased by Alter Ego Media

However, on a global level, the country has managed over the last decades to significantly improve its standing, moving from 41st spot in 2009 and 52nd in 2021 to 25th spot in 2021

I won’t beat about the bush, because this is no time for baseless reassurances: terrorism is knocking at our door again. A new terrorism perhaps, twenty years after the old one was dismantled. I don’t know if the new crop are really “Koufodinas’ grandchildren.” But we’re definitely faced with the same old bloodthirsty logic that […]

According to the UK weekly, 'The birthplace of democracy has cause to celebrate, having returned to the ‘full democracy’ classification in the 2023 Democracy Index'

The fact that Greece uses mass SLAPP lawsuits (strategic lawsuits against public participation) against journalists and media should be a topic of discussion at the European level and serve as a wake-up call. It is a clear indicator of problems with the workings of the Rule of Law in the country. And that’s because the […]

A pivotal question about the future of democracy: is the democratic status of a state confined to its staging free and fair elections?