Hungary’s Democracy on Paper Is a Danger to Europe by Daniel Abramson
This past week, Freedom House published its annual report on the status of...
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Why The Shutdown is Only the Beginning by Amber Chan
For over 35 days, the state of the United States was in limbo. From December 22nd until January 25th, the longest government shutdown was a...
Stealth Authoritarianism in Practice: Cambodia’s Failed Democracy by Huy Do
On January 7, 2019, thousands of Cambodians gathered to celebrate the 40th Victory Day, the annual celebration of the fall of the Khmer Rouge...
Sitting In & Listening by Andrew Kim
On January 30, 2019 I had the opportunity to sit in on an open meeting with the City of Providence. The Economic Development Advisory Committee...
How The 2016 Presidential Election Shed Light on Democratic Backsliding by Sophie Secor
The 2016 Trump campaign was unlike any other campaign that America has ever seen. The highly publicized, and infamous candidate was anything but...
The “Trump of the Tropics”: How Much Danger Does Bolsonaro Pose? – by Dean Weeden
The global rise of nationalism in recent years has given rise to far-right movements across the globe, but its effects have been contained...
Government Shutdowns and Democratic Legitimacy by H. Upchurch
The longest government shutdown to date ended on 25 January 2019, and unless Congress reaches a deal on the border, the government will shut down...
The United States Has Joined the Sad Roster of Backsliding Democracies by Nikki Tolenoa
Since the moment that current President Trump had been elected as the next President of the United States, the entire world has kept an eye on...
Revolutionary Piety (MLK Keynote Speaker Cornel West) by Kat Vizcardo
On January 23, 2019, the RISD community and I had the honor in attending a lecture by Dr. Cornel West at the Rhode Island School of Design for...