The 2022 Election Results Will Be a Referendum on American Democracy
On January 6th, 2021, Democrats won control of the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives, all while the Capital Building was laid...
Universities
Weaponizing Anti-LGBTQ Bias: The Authoritarian’s Approach to Dismantling a Democracy
Piotr Grabarczyk and his boyfriend, Kamil Pawlik, arrive in Barcelona after fleeing their homeland of Poland due to intensifying anti-LGBTQ...
Idriss Deby Poised to Serve a Sixth Term
Chad is a country that relatively obscure to those who seldom follow African politics. A google search of Chad will produce the TV series...
Will Democracy in Myanmar Be Restored? Not Anytime Soon
On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s military seized power and declared a one-year state of emergency after the National League for Democracy (NLD) won...
Increasing “Voter Security” Increases Impediments to Voting in the United States
The 2020 Presidential Election represents a new era in the breakdown of American Democracy. Although Joe Biden won the presidency, in many states...
Brazil’s Democracy Contracts a COVID-19 Fever
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic cost him popular support. Now he feverishly lays the groundwork for...
European Broadcasters Under Threat by Populism
Independent, public broadcasters are important in democracies because they are meant to provide unbiased information to the public and to keep...
Earthquakes Are Not the Only Reason Haiti Is in Shambles
The first Caribbean nation to earn independence is now struggling to preserve democracy. While the opposition screams for change, the president...
January 6th Insurrection at the United States’ Capitol
On January 6th, 2021, the United States was subject to a betrayal of its democracy in a display of violent protest against the free and fair...