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Every Ten Years, Politicians in the U.S. Redraw Maps – and it’s Killing Democracy

by Jason Wright | Feb 14, 2022 | Ohio State University

            Following the conclusion of the 2020 Census in the United States, all fifty states began the process of legislative redistricting. Redistricting is the mechanism through which the boundaries of state...

Pandemics and Authoritarianism: The Dangers of Covid-19 Surveillance in Russia

by Hannah Ni | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago

The Russian government has implemented extensive surveillance measures that, they say, will help combat Covid-19. The measures include the installation of 178,000 facial-recognition cameras in Moscow, the mandatory installation of tracking software for those suspected...

The Beginning of the End for Free American Media?

by Frances Fields | Nov 30, 2021 | University of Georgia

For 25 years, one of the greatest protections of free speech survived within a law largely created to limit free speech on the Internet. Three years after the Internet became public, the Communications Decency Act of 1996 was passed to prevent certain indecent...

Chavez’s Era Of Stealth Authoritarianism In Venezuela

by Tori Ragan | Nov 30, 2021 | University of Georgia

In 1958, Venezuelans managed to overthrow their dictator and began hosting free and fair elections(https://www.cfr.org/timeline/venezuelas-chavez-era). Venezuela became one of those countries that were internationally considered a strong democracy. Their status...

Stealth Authoritarianism for Georgia Voters

by Humayra Bramblett | Oct 14, 2021 | University of Georgia

By Humayra Bramblett When defining democracy, the right to vote can be considered one of its key features. Yet in the past decade, the right to vote has become a privilege rather than an inherent citizen’s right, leaving some with the ability to vote at ease and...
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