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...
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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...
Bye-Bye Bipartisanship: The End of Toleration in the Republican Party
On February 4th, 2022 U.S. Representatives Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) were formally censured by the Republican National...
The NRA and the Ruse of Equal Representation in America
How the National Rifle Association turned from lobbyists protecting gun owners to firearm manufacturers' biggest tool in influencing Congress and...
Why Democracy Was Abandoned Amidst a Civil Crisis in Burkina Faso
On January 24th, 2022, the army of Burkina Faso successfully waged a coup against their government and took control of the country. Led by...
The Erosion of Electoral Freedom in the United States
Many saw Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election as a light at the end of a four year long tunnel of anti-democratic behaviors and rampant...