Republicans Are Succeeding at Their Long-Term Strategy
Over the past 6 years, the Republican Party has been successful in convincing the American people that they are the true defenders of democracy....
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Will Brazilian Democracy Survive the 2022 Election Cycle?
In August of 2016, Brazil’s Senate successfully impeached President Dilma Rousseff based on charges of corruption. This was an impressive effort;...
What Is to Blame for the World’s Democratic Backsliding?
There have been several ebbs and flows in the amount of democratic nations in the past few centuries, and many of which are the results of world...
States’ Dismantling of The VRA of 1965: What It Means For The Future Of American Democracy
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is arguably one of the most important pieces of legislation passed by Congress and signed into law during the...
Nicaragua’s Fall of Democracy
May Day banner Sandinista Workers Federation/ SLR images In November of 2021, when presidential elections were being held, a slogan quedate en...
Poland’s Dismissal of EU Rule of Law: Concern for Democratic Backsliding
A man holds a banner with Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) with the slogan "Program of the party program of the...
How Governments’ COVID-19 Response May Bring Us a Black-Mirror Future
By: Wayne Mok Which rights truly make a person empowered? A society democratic? These are questions that many brilliant minds have grappled with...
Military Coup Putting Democracy at Risk in Myanmar
The military coup on February 1, 2021 in Myanmar succeeded in doing something that the Republican Party could not accomplish in the United States...
Redistricting’s Partisan Weaponization is Catalyzing Democratic Backsliding
Every ten years, state legislatures, independent commissions, politician commissions, advisory commissions, and backup commissions redraw...