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...
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No Longer Black and White and Read All Over: How the Disappearance of America’s Local News Threatens Our Democracy
Thousands of local newspapers have disappeared across the United States over the past 15 years. Half of U.S. counties have only one local paper —...
Chinese Spies and the “China Initiative”: How Protection From Foreign Threats Can Harm Our Democracy
On January 20th of this year, the Justice Department dropped all of its charges against Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Gang...
Death of the Filibuster and What it Means for Democracy in America
United States Senate Floor While democracy in the United States has never been perfect, it has been a model for the rest of the world. Yet,...
Gerrymandering: Redistricting Done Wrong
Every ten years, the United States is required by the Constitution to take a count of all of the people that are living within its borders. This...
France – A Lesson in Leashing the Far Right
Since 2017, Marine le Pen has been laying the foundations for her next attempt at heading L’Elysée Palace. Her success in both local...
Chile Attempt at Depolarization
Chile is a South American country that has witnessed significant polarization in its politics and social dimensions. In the following analysis,...
How Misinformation Can Be Utilized to Promote Democratic Erosion
While in the past, authoritarians might have dealt with reality problems by manipulating media into serving their interests—and some still...
New Voter Restrictions in Texas Strategically Keep Republicans in Power
Texas’s Senate Bill 1 (SB1) recently came into effect, and with it come further restrictions on the already limited program of mail-in ballots....