The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about unprecedented changes in the world, leaving the right to vote in the United States under siege. One of the pandemic’s most significant impacts will be on the …
A Crisis of Legitimacy for Democracy in Mali
Malian democracy is facing a crisis of legitimacy. Or perhaps, more accurately, Mali is no longer a democracy but it faced a crisis of legitimacy - before the recent coup. The question remains if Mali …
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The Trump Presidency: An Incremental Retrogression Towards Authoritarianism
On September 23, 2020, Donald Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transition of power in the event that he loses the 2020 election to Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The Trump Presidency has been …
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The Criminalization of Dissent: Alarming Signs of Democratic Backsliding in Hong Kong
A subtle revision to official media guidelines has caused an outcry over the state of democracy in Hong Kong. On Wednesday September 23rd, the Hong Kong police force announced their decision to limit …
Democratic Breakdown Turns Violent in Venezuela
The sweeping reforms of Hugo Chávez not only initiated democratic breakdown within Venezuela, but also signaled a rise in opposition against the increasingly authoritarian regime that remains …
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There Is No Democracy Without Reparations
The United States is not a democracy. Though some tout the US as a beacon of representative democracy in the world where economic prosperity is all but guaranteed to those who seek it, those people …
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