by Sarah Ampolsk | Mar 19, 2019 | American University
by Sarah Ampolsk “It’s an honor to be here after decades of anti-American presidents,” Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office today. Bolsonaro, often referred to as the “Trump of the Tropics,” was elected president of...
by Gabriel Moran | Mar 10, 2019 | Suffolk University
What does democratic backsliding mean for the U.S. economy when looking through the scope of other nondemocratic/backsliding countries? With abject poverty on the decline, and industrialization of previously agrarian countries on the rise, one has no reason to doubt...
by Brynn Kooyenga | Mar 9, 2019 | Suffolk University
On the three-year anniversary of the former Venezuelan President’s, Hugo Chávez, death I attended a discussion lead by the Massachusetts Peace Action organization at the Community Church of Boston. The discussion was called “Venezuela: Sanctions, Elections, and...
by Isabel Colyer | Mar 3, 2019 | Saint Louis University
A defining feature of local democracies is that these smaller units of government can allow for more direct participation by the public. In Columbia, Missouri, each of the city council’s monthly meetings includes opportunities for Columbia residents to speak in front...
by John Barrett | Feb 28, 2019 | Saint Louis University
On Monday, February 11th, citizens of a St. Louis suburb braved the cold temperatures and sleeting weather to voice their concerns on the state of affairs within their own community. In hoping to witness democracy-in-action, I attended a city council meeting at the...
