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What the Removal of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy means for American Democracy

Despite once being hailed as a pillar of democracy and freedom, democracy in the United States has been under threat for a while. Political...

There is great fear that Guatemala’s democracy is weakening beyond the point of return. Amid election fraud, Guatemala has turned into a country...

Who does one think of when talking about populism and authoritarianism? The common names that come to mind are those of Hitler, Hugo Chavez, Juan...

Africa as a whole has faced many challenges, notably colonization, which impeded the progress of many of its nations. The legacy of colonization...

While the focus on Russia today is its war in Ukraine, which as of writing this enters its 600th day, not too long ago that focus was on the...

The Supreme Court, an institution responsible for providing equal justice under the law, contradicts this role in our current democracy. As the...

Until fairly recently, Americans tended to view their own constitutional democracy as their greatest source of joy as citizens. We saw ourselves...

Precursors In Italian journalism, clearly defined political stances take precedence over objective reporting. Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI),...

In March 2020, COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic; as the medical community worked to find a vaccine, the information world was rampant...