by Alexa August | Apr 19, 2021 | American University
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic cost him popular support. Now he feverishly lays the groundwork for a military coup in the event he loses the upcoming 2022 elections. On March 31, 2021, the 57th anniversary of Brazil’s...
by Nicole B | Apr 6, 2021 | Rollins College
For just over a year the world has been swept up in a pandemic. This pandemic has affected nearly every person on Earth in some way or another. According to the Economist in The Pandemic has Eroded Democracy and Respect Human Rights the virus has taken a big toll on...
by John Haddock | Jan 6, 2021 | University of Denver
The 2020 Presidential election has been unique in its placement in our history in just about every possible way. From the impeachment of the president running for reelection to a pandemic that’s claimed the lives of nearly three-hundred thousand as of the end of...
by Jacob Rosenberg | Dec 9, 2020 | Williams College
Above the streets of Rwanda’s capital Kigali, police drones blare reminders to socially distance and wear masks. At intersections, citizens are randomly tested and placed into a government-run contact tracing program. Stadiums which once hosted soccer games have been...
by Chase Duncan | Dec 2, 2020 | University of Georgia
Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban was given immense power to rule by decree during the initial outbreak of COVID-19, and while the power to rule by decree has been repealed, Orban still retains unprecedented executive power and was once again given broad authority...