Peru has a history of morally dubious and corrupt politicians, in fact “the past five presidents, who together governed for 33 years, have each been investigated or jailed for corruption.” But this …
Tennessee Republicans Continue Legislative Overreach by Em Bennett
Following February 2017 shooting of Nashville resident Jocques Clemmons by Metro Police officer Joshua Lippert, Nashville citizens began to call, yet again, for an independent oversight board to …
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Missouri’s Master Manipulators Amending Election Results, Again by Paige Cook
When discussing democracy, it is often referred to in the national or international sense, more specifically, in the notion of an entire governmental system. The theory of democracy brings about …
IS THE MEXICAN CORRUPTION CASE A SIGN OF DEMOCRATIC STRENGTHENING? BY JILLIAN NEWMAN @ OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Last year, a corruption case was filed against the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Mexico’s ruling party, by state prosecutors in Chihuahua. Dozens of PRI party members and politicians have …
Corruption, Lies, and Hope for Democracy: Macedonia’s Wiretapping Scandal by Mackenzie Patrick @The Ohio State University
Murder cover-ups. Bribes. Corruption. Governmental dissolution. These are the issues that Macedonia faced in 2015, following the country’s greatest political upheaval and democratic degradation since …
Democracy With a Side of Corruption: the Political Menu of Argentina by Sunder Sai @ The Ohio State University
What’s cooking in Argentina’s political kitchen? Democracy with a side of corruption is certainly featured on the menu. Here in this post I am bringing out the handy-dandy …
DEATH TO RESTORE DEMOCRACY by SAMUEL BROGADIR @ UCLA
Topless women, fine Italian suits, and two undisclosed murders… and no this isn’t about a Hollywood movie. The current political climate in Slovakia has gone from deleterious to deplorable in a matter …
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Is Poland’s Government Taking a Step in the Wrong Direction? by Lana Frazier @ UCLA
Throughout the end of the 20th century Poland made several significant changes including shifting from communism to democracy and joining the European Union. Proceeding 1989 Poland seemed to have …