The Death of Brazilian Democracy, 20 years in the Making
In 2014, the Brazilian government began an investigation into possible corruption involving its state-run petroleum firm, Petrobras. The...
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The Powers of the Imperial Presidency
The current political state of American politics has resulted in an overall concern that our democracy is in crisis. Contemporary concern of an...
CHILE: This generation is calling for more. Are you listening??
“Education is not for sale” The recent, collected activism of Chile’s dedicated and ambitious students and young adults stands in confident...
Every Vote Counts: Unless You’re a Minority
Voter suppression tactics have been used in elections for decades but has been widely ignored until recently. Why did it take the outcome of the...
Security Lapse or Security Breach: The latest on the list of struggles for Israeli voters
Imagine if your social security card was posted online. Now, imagine every citizen’s social security number, address, and phone number were...
Felon Disenfranchisement and the Right to Vote
In 2018, 1.4 million people were granted the ability to vote. Florida passed legislation to restore voting rights, and people all over the United...
The Politicization of The US Judicial System Empowers Authoritarianism
When the Founding Fathers created the U.S. government, they wanted to remove the chance of a tyrannical king ever taking...
The Flow of Democracy in Bhutan
It’s often argued that democracies run on a supply and demand system; demand being civil society, and according to Michael Fowler, supply being...
India’s actions in Kashmir: Backsliding in the World’s Largest Democracy
Courtesy of Kashmir Global Kashmir is one of the most militarized places on Earth, caught between two nuclear-armed powers. In recent years,...