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When Democracy's Symbols Get Hijacked: How the Far Right Co-Opted Classical Imagery

For generations, Americans have surrounded themselves with the symbols of ancient Greece and Rome: marble columns, laurel wreaths, Roman eagles, and the fasces. These icons, carved into our government ...
New Haven Independent

Learn About Local Democracy

At city government’s latest iteration of Democracy School. That’s the semi-regular crash course that City Hall runs on how local government works. The new ten-week course is open to New Haveners aged ...
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Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind, new survey of Michigan officials shows

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Yakima Herald-Republic

Commentary: When democracy’s symbols get hijacked — How the far right co-opted classical imagery

For generations, Americans have surrounded themselves with the symbols of ancient Greece and Rome: marble columns, laurel wreaths, Roman eagles and the fasces. These icons, carved into our government ...