by Atman Mehta | Nov 17, 2020 | University of Chicago
Democracy in India is certainly at risk, if not already subverted, a demise that has been turbocharged under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. That such a state of affairs is unfolding in India is particularly unfortunate given the country’s unique position in the world....
by Grace Dalton | Oct 26, 2020 | Georgia State University
In 1966, just two short years before his life would be taken by the infuriated opposition, Martin Luther King, Jr. said in an interview, when asked about “Black Power,” that “a riot is the language of the unheard” (“A riot…”). Though King spoke this about...
by Mylon Patton | Oct 24, 2020 | University of Chicago
The America of today is ready to change her conceptions of Democracy and Justice for the future, but she must be cognizant of her history and equipped for the path ahead. The truth of the matter is that Justice in the United States of America has never been what it...
by Mateo Garcia | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
In 2016, a man with no political experience and little political support was elected president of the United States. Previously, no president had been elected without a background in government or the military. How was Donald Trump able to be elected? His mastery of...
by Cole Pillar | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
According to James Carey, “without journalism there is no democracy, but without democracy there is no journalism either.” In other words, the ability of journalism to inform citizens of a democracy, or the ability of journalism to act as a Fourth Estate, is...
