Here’s where the oldest evidence of lead pollution comes from
Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution.
'World's first industrial pollution': Evidence of toxic lead found in ancient Greece
Lead released from smelting in ancient Greece is the world’s first toxic pollution, experts say. View on euronews ...
‘Plato’ and ‘Phocion’: Athens Beyond Democracy
In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...
Growing anger in Greece over deadly rail disaster prompts plan by opposition to challenge government
Three Greek opposition parties vowed Friday to challenge the country’s center-right government with a censure motion over its ...
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Greek parliament fails to elect new president in second round of voting
ATHENS, January 31. /TASS/. Greek parliamentarians were unable to elect the country's president during the second round of voting held at the plenary session, the Greek TV channel ERT News reported in ...
The Treaty Principles Bill’s promise of ‘equal rights’ ignores the blind spots of our democracy
For as long as we’ve had democracies, majority rule has left some in the minority worse off. We need to be talking about what ...
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Ancient Greek Tyrants Who Proved to Be Good for Their Cities
The role of good Greek tyrants and aesimnetai in ancient Greece, highlighting leaders like Peisistratus, Polycrates, and Solon.
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How to Fix Democracy: Plato May Have an Answer
The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato on democracy, authored around 375 BC, has shaped ...
How to fix democracy? Ancient philosopher Plato may have an answer
Ruling is a skilled trade, Plato argues. And like any other trade, not everyone has the talent or the training to be good at ...
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In farewell speech, Biden warns an 'oligarchy' in America is threatening democracy
President Joe Biden's farewell address Wednesday came with a series of warnings for the future of the country, among them that a rising “oligarchy taking shape” threatens American democracy.
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"It threatens our entire democracy”: Biden takes aim at tech oligarchs like Musk in farewell address
In a farewell address delivered from the Oval Office on Wednesday, Biden warned that the "dangerous concentration of power" among the wealthy in the United States "threatens our entire democracy." ...