As the coronavirus ravages the United States, it’s not only endangering the lives of thousands of Americans, but also the foundations of American democratic elections. While COVID-19 and its …
A $15 Million Bounty on a Narcoterrorist Dictator – Is US Intervention Really Helping?
Venezuela has been going through a twenty year long political and economic rough patch. Beginning with Hugo Chavez in 1998 and now with Nicolas Maduro, almost five million people have had to leave the …
Power Hungary: Viktor Orbán’s Power Grab in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Since being elected as Prime Minister in 2010, Viktor Orbán has led Hungary down a road toward authoritarianism, but recently, in the wake of the coronavirus, Orbán has received powers indefinitely …
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COVID-19 is Strengthening Federalism in America, a Key Combatant of Democratic Erosion
Many scholars have argued that American democracy has been slowly decaying, culminating in the election of populist Donald Trump. Political scientist Robert C. Lieberman et al write, “Trump has openly …
Death Sentence: Wisconsin’s Democratic Primary Spells Trouble for American Democracy
As the 2020 Democratic Primary season ramped up, the bloated field of candidates quickly collapsed to two as frontrunners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders ran away with the race. After Biden’s homecoming …
The Latest Battle Over Voting: Vote By Mail
Earlier in the year and in late 2019, the Republican party in the US has been suppressing voters and voter turnouts through voter roll purges and the passage of voter ID laws. Since then, attempts at …
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