Trump’s Role In Creating Anti-Democratic Norms
Trump's Role In Creating Anti-Democratic Norms US democracy is in jeopardy due to the Republican party's appeasement and pandering to far...
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US Democracy: Racism Has Always Been the Problem
Republican rallies supporting candidates for the upcoming US midterm elections have campaigned on increasingly blatant racist rhetoric. Some...
How Biden and Harris Have Not Seen the Big Picture Surrounding their Debt Relief Plan
Just last night on October 14th, Biden’s Student Loan...
The “Overturning” of Roe V Wade: A Pro-Democratic Process Ruling?
In delivering the opinion of the court on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito states: “Abortion...
The Polarization and Politicization of the US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, as an institution, has endured many changes — from the expansion of the court in 1790 from seven to nine justices, to the...
Coups and Chaos: The Key Factors in Burkina Faso’s Government Gone Wrong
On September 30, 2022, Burkina Faso experienced its second coup within a year, ousting the now former President Lieutenant-Colonel Pual-Henri...
Voter Suppression as a Means for Stealth Authoritarianism in the United States
January 6th, 2021 was a harrowing day in American history by many metrics. The country watched as a mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed...
Purging Democracy: Voter Roll Purges and the Undermining of US Democracy
From 2014 to 2016, 16 million voters were removed from voter registration lists. Voter roll purges keep voting rolls accurate by canceling the...
Italy’s Populist Experiment
The election of Italy's Giorgia Meloni brings to light decades old tensions between technocracy and democracy within EU countries. On September...