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...
by Caleb Logan | Feb 28, 2019 | Saint Louis University
On Tuesday, February 12, I attended the Maplewood City Council meeting. The City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in the Maplewood City Hall in Maplewood, Missouri. The crowd in attendance included the Mayor, 6 councilmen and councilwomen,...
