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January 6th, 2021 and Democratic Erosion in America

The riot of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an unprecedented event in American history. That afternoon, thousands of supporters...

Amidst rising nationalism, increased corporate influence, and would be authoritarians, can American democracy find its place in a rapidly...

A dire future for democracy lurks when the country’s institutions fail to properly function amid global crisis, especially if it threatens the...

When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was elected to lead Ethiopia in 2018, overwhelming hope was felt for the first time by his electorate. Ethnic...

In 2020, Republicans in the United States Senate rushed to appoint Amy Coney Barrett to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court....

Democracy is meant to be a direct reflection of the will of the people. Though this will is hard to define, “the people” are often able to...

Over the past 6 years, the Republican Party has been successful in convincing the American people that they are the true defenders of democracy....

In August of 2016, Brazil’s Senate successfully impeached President Dilma Rousseff based on charges of corruption. This was an impressive effort;...

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...