Premieres Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Follow archaeological investigations into the ...

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends that do not portend well for the form of governance. By Serge Schmemann The ...

Explore the unseen aspects of life in ancient Athens, where daily routines and societal roles shaped the city's vibrant yet ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Instability driven by climate change could threaten democracies in the future, even though representative governments are best equipped to provide solutions, experts gathered at ...

With a record number of countries holding elections in 2024—including the U.S., where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are battling it out for the White House this week—the future of democracy feels ...

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government ...

Socrates’ method was to clear his students’ minds of abstractions and assumptions, so that they might attain self-knowledge and learn the practical wisdom of living well. His pupil Plato, however, ...

In America today, an impeached former leader, whose lies threaten the very structure of democracy, is maneuvering to return to power. This has happened before, with dire consequences. In ancient ...

In December the Supreme Court in the American state of Colorado held that former President Donald Trump was constitutionally ineligible to run for election again due to the Fourteenth Amendment’s ...

Professor Ober will discuss the long history of approaches to the education of democratic citizens, the recent developments in civic education in colleges and universities, and why civic education ...