Despite the results of a referendum held in 2016, Bolivian President Evo Morales has decided to try and run for a fourth term in 2019. As of December 2017, the highest court in Bolivia has given him …
Iceland’s Minister of Justice Remains in Power, Sending Mixed Signals for the Health of the Democracy by Kasey Powers @ The Ohio State University
Earlier this month, Iceland’s Minister of Justice Sigríður Á. Andersen faced a vote of no confidence in response to her handling of appointments to a newly formed court that took effect in January. …
Who is Fighting Democratic Erosion at the Local Level? By Jackson Schumacher @ The Ohio State University
I arrived at the city council chambers as the zoning and planning meeting was getting to head. Spirited debates over the choice to re-zone area A09-17-42 from low density residential to low density …
On Campus Abortion Protests: A Study in Polarization by William Weber @ The Ohio State University
Last week, pro-life activists came to the Ohio State University to campaign, bringing graphic images, divisive rhetoric, and a potential case study of democratic erosion with them. After watching …
The Unsung Victories for Planned Parenthood and Democracy By: Bailey Markowski @ The Ohio State University
Planned Parenthood usually brings to mind debates about abortion, Roe v. Wade, the Women’s March vs. The March for Life, and plenty of other controversial topics, mostly on a national scale. But the …
It’s not all about the money…right, guys? by Marissa Kelly
$250 to attend. $1,000 to be a host. $1,500—sometimes more—for a picture with the famous senator or celebrity or whomever the campaign managed to get for this particular event. If you’ve ever …
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Planned Parenthood, Location Sharing, and Morality by John Ganger @Ohio State University
At Planned Parenthood meetings they tell you not to share your location on social media. While the leaders at the meeting I went to at the Columbus City Library in downtown Columbus, Ohio on February …
Women’s March Ohio 2018, Marching to Resist Democratic Erosion by Lei Guo @ Ohio State University
I see a girl, about 5 years old, in a blue “Girl Power” shirt. Her blue and red flower crown, echoes the tiny American flag which she is waving in her hand. The girl is there, in the Greater Columbus …