by Andy Legget | Nov 30, 2021 | University of Georgia
The January 6th insurrection may have failed to achieve its goals on the day its right-wing participants stormed the U.S. Capital, but the movement was alive well before the 6th, and it continues to live on to this day. The hard truth of the matter is: the belief that...
by Mikaela Linder | Nov 30, 2021 | Suffolk University
For many Americans, the events of January 6th will serve as a reminder of democracy’s darkest days. When verbal assaults on America’s democratic system turned physical, it marked a significant political turning point and exposed fractures in the current system....
by Anne Jeaneth Casalme | May 6, 2021 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Six years ago, Duterte campaigned for his “war on drugs” and up to date, almost 12,000 have been killed in the impoverished urban areas of the Philippines. In another context, human rights activists are being arrested, worse, killed for being wrongfully...
by Matthew Bonanno | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
On September 18, 2020, the Supreme Court delivered shocking news: longtime liberal stalwart Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at 87 years old. Despite democratic norms against seating a new Justice during a Presidential election, Senate Republicans confirmed Donald...
by Samy Castaneda | Oct 20, 2020 | Williams College
Headline stories such as President Trump banning TikTok in the U.S. and President Andrés Manual Lopéz Obrador commenting on high profile Mexican elites’ scandals have taken over the media and these leaders’ priorities. With these political circuses, it is easy to...
