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Redistricting’s Partisan Weaponization is Catalyzing Democratic Backsliding

Every ten years, state legislatures, independent commissions, politician commissions, advisory commissions, and backup commissions redraw...

On February 4th, 2022 U.S. Representatives Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) were formally censured by the Republican National...

How the National Rifle Association turned from lobbyists protecting gun owners to firearm manufacturers' biggest tool in influencing Congress and...

On January 24th, 2022, the army of Burkina Faso successfully waged a coup against their government and took control of the country. Led by...

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...

There exist various methods of asserting control over a state. In Turkey, it involves what I call “zombification”. Ahval’s Yavuz Baydar in 2018...

Polarization in Turkey is by all means not a new phenomenon. Since the country’s founding in 1923, Turkey has long suffered from deep-seated...

I didn’t think political alignment mattered much until I came to the United States for university and got to see partisanship in practice. In...

Poverty in America is undermining the fabric of democracy. Everyone is aware of the negative impacts of poverty on stress levels and overall...