by Shivanni Babu | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
Since the start of 2020, the COVID-19 virus has rapidly enveloped the world, creating crises across nations. For many governments, crises offer the perfect environment for aspiring autocrats to legally expand their power and slowly chip away at existing political...
by Sophia Barkoff | Oct 22, 2020 | University of Chicago
“One of the great ironies of how democracies die is that the very defense of democracy is often used as a pretext for its subversion.” This line from Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt’s book How Democracies Die holds a new relevance today. As COVID-19 surges...
by Aya Nakkachi | Oct 20, 2020 | Suffolk University
Early this year around April, I noticed that I was receiving a lot more spam mail than usual. I also received calls from unknown numbers more frequently, as well as scam applications for various things. It wasn’t until I looked online and did some research that I...
by Gina Dematteo | Oct 18, 2020 | Suffolk University
Faced with sudden challenges due to the pandemic, along with circulating misinformation, voters are left confused ahead of the November election. The challenges in 2020 may lead to the...
by Matthew Morano | Oct 17, 2020 | Suffolk University
Photo from Freedom House’s Freedom in the World 2019 Report Civic Engagement On October 8th, I attended the webinar “Authoritarianism and Democratic Decline” hosted by Freedom House. The engaging discussion was moderated by Anne Gearan, a White House...
