by Justin Vargas | Mar 24, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
January 6th, 2021 is a day that Americans will not soon forget. The United States experienced an attack on its democracy as violent protestors stormed the Capitol, spurred by an unfounded belief that the election of the 46th President of the United States had been...
by Madison Mandell | Mar 14, 2022 | Brown University
Violent threats against election officials in the U.S. were at an all-time high during and following the 2020 election cycle — elected officials are leaving their jobs in what has been described as a “mass exodus” because of such threats. This has precipitated a...
by Augustus Bayard | Mar 13, 2022 | Brown University
Sometimes it can feel like too much of the energy put into defending American democracy is being spent on symbolic fights. Democrats rail against voter ID laws that don’t do all that much hamper turnout, even among the Black voters they are most worried about. The...
by Madeline Price | Mar 7, 2022 | Ohio State University
Earlier this year, Mali’s military run government delayed democratic elections for up to five years — prolonging a promised 18-month democratic transition into 2026 and beyond. Mali is not new to democratic instability; the military has orchestrated three coups in the...
by Helen Taura | Feb 25, 2022 | University of Chicago
The year 2016 brought about quite a shocking presidential candidate and elect for the United States. President Donald Trump, in his 4 years of candidacy, made himself well-known throughout the international community for his rash and at times demonizing comments made...