by Melissa Ma | Mar 23, 2018 | Ohio State University
Early spring marks the brutality of midterms, papers and presentations for most college students. What is even more grueling is the fact that Midwesterners will often meet this new season with prolonged snowstorms that we unfortunately enjoy through the end of April....
by Cassandra Dula | Mar 21, 2018 | Ohio State University
Despite the results of a referendum held in 2016, Bolivian President Evo Morales has decided to try and run for a fourth term in 2019. As of December 2017, the highest court in Bolivia has given him permission to do just that. Morales returning for a fourth term may...
by Wabantu Hlophe | Mar 21, 2018 | Yale University
When trying to understand what drives democratic erosion, complacency by politicians at the grassroots is often ignored; a worrisome omission, to say the least. Here, we turn our attention to the particular case of municipal-level government, in New Haven, CT, as...
by Maria Wakeman | Mar 21, 2018 | Yale University
On February 20th, I attended the New Haven Board of Alders meeting, which meets publicly every month. New Haven has a Board of 30 Alders, each one representing a specific section of the city. Demographically, the Board is comprised of predominantly Latino and African...
by Patricia Villa | Mar 20, 2018 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
President Rodrigo Duterte’s paranoia may just be an ingredient to the brewing erosion of democracy in the Philippines and it is time that we check back on it. Since his ascension to the presidency, Duterte’s enjoyment of wide public support has been known to be backed...
