by Margo Blank | Oct 13, 2017 | Boston University
On August 8, 2017 Kenya held a Presidential election. Following concerns that the results were neither accurate nor untouched by oversight officials themselves, the Supreme Court of Kenya made waves with their decision to discard the results of the 8th election and...
by Lukas McMahon | Oct 12, 2017 | Boston University
A free, liberal democracy should not spy on its citizens. But the United States does, and it may continue to indefinitely, which puts its citizens at risk of persecution — especially with the rise of American populism. A bi-partisan coalition of 12 representatives...
by Maxine Moore | Oct 12, 2017 | Boston University
While talk of a referendum regarding Catalonia becoming independent from Spain has been occurring for months, on October 1st, Catalonia finally voted. Madrid did everything in its power in hopes of stopping the vote from happening. These actions included seizing...
by Julia Banas | Oct 12, 2017 | Boston University
Brazil’s “The South is My Country” secessionist movement is only the most recent addition to what could be democratic breakdown. Brazil’s risk for democratic breakdown has only increased with the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff last year. Rousseff was...
by Jarred Barlow | Oct 11, 2017 | Boston University
After Donald Trump’s latest Twitter-staged boxing match, this time with Republican Senator Bob Corker, it seems as though one more mound of soil has been dropped on the grave of presidential maturity. It is no secret that Donald Trump has become increasingly divergent...
