by Saadia Ali | Feb 11, 2020 | Boston University
As the American president finished delivering his 2020 State of the Union Address, the highest-ranking member of the opposing political party got to her feet and ripped the President’s speech into pieces. Her display constituted a nonverbal accusation of illegitimacy;...
by Michael De Dios | Dec 11, 2019 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
On November 8, 2019, Former Brazilian President Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva was released from prison after the latest ruling from the Brazilian Supreme Federal Tribunal that reverses its position to allow imprisonment after a conviction following a first appeal. A day...
by Shei Anapi | Dec 10, 2019 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
The news on Evo Morales’ resignation came as a surprise. With his tight hold of the power in the past 14 years as he ruled Bolivia, it raises the question on why he would suddenly resign? His vice president and heads of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies also...
by Shei Anapi | Dec 10, 2019 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
“Democracies may die at the hands not of generals but of elected leaders — presidents or prime ministers who subvert the very process that brought them to power” were the strong words of Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt in their book How Democracies Die. In the case...
by Ian Mcgrail | Dec 9, 2019 | Salem State University
During the last five years, Russian-organized spreads of disinformation over various social media platforms have undermined democracy in the United States. The crusade Russian platforms have waged...
