by Anna Thorner | Mar 7, 2024 | William Jewell College
The story of Venezuela’s descent into autocracy is not one tale; it is two stories linked together by little more than a transfer of power and an overreliance upon the volatile oil industry to promote the growth of a nation. Hugo Chavez took charge of a democracy that...
by Kennedy Little | Nov 22, 2023 | Northeastern University
On November 7th, in a 234-188 vote, the United States House of Representatives voted to censure Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib following Tlaib’s comments on the Israel-Hamas war. Twenty-two Democrats joined two hundred twelve Republicans to formally express their...
by Gabriela Leon-Palfrey | Nov 22, 2023 | Northeastern University
On Tuesday, November 7, voters in Ohio went to the polls and voted to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution and legalize recreational marijuana use (Issue 1 and Issue 2 on the ballot respectively). Issue 1, the enshrinement of abortion rights into...
by Luke Houston | Nov 21, 2023 | University of Memphis
Political Disinformation is one of the greatest threats facing the United States today. It not only makes some question their faith in our hallowed institutions, it threatens the very fabric of...
by Tom Huynh | Nov 20, 2023 | University of Memphis
The Democratic Erosion Project exist to help shed light on how democracy falls apart and ways to preserve it as the rise of authoritarian states spread across the democratic world. However in the context of the United States, stealth authoritarianism is an American...