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New Problems Call for New Solutions: A Case for Democratizing Big Tech

In a previous article, I examined the effects of changes to Facebook’s News Feed algorithm to prioritize “Meaningful Social Interactions” (MSI),...

When one thinks of democratic institutions and voting procedures it is often within the context of national and local governance. In other words,...

In April 2021, President Biden became the first U.S. President to refer to the systematic killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in...

In 1989 the Soviet Union was reaching the end of its life; the Iron Curtain had corroded, and independence movements were sprouting...

In a country where democratic rights are already sparse, Zimbabweans involved in private voluntary organizations (PVOs) may face even more...

Two parties, two charismatic leaders, and a history of struggling to maintain democracy is the backdrop to this story. The Federative Republic of...

Amid alarming levels of political polarisation, politicians, civil society, and ordinary citizens alike call for greater empathy between...

For years, Turkey was hailed as being an exemplary case of a rare, developing, and withstanding secular democracy in a Muslim-majority society....

The Amazon Rainforest: a lush jungle that more closely resembles a single, living, breathing organism rather than a collection of individual...