Tag: Democracy
María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients...
David Smilde, Tulane University
Few can doubt the courage María Corina Machado has shown in fighting for a return...
Why journalists are reluctant to call Trump an authoritarian – and...
Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University
In an authoritarian state, the leader engages in unconstitutional or undemocratic practices for...
Authoritarian rulers aren’t new – here’s what Herodotus, an early Greek...
Debbie Felton, UMass Amherst
“No Kings” rallies. “Good Trouble” protests. “Rage against the Regime” uprisings. These events in the...
Elon Musk’s plans for a new political party will likely be...
Thom Reilly, Arizona State University
As dissatisfaction with the two-party system grows in the United States, the idea of...
Leaders in India, Hungary and the US are using appeals to...
Riyad A. Shahjahan, Michigan State University and Michalinos Zembylas, Open University of Cyprus
Harvard University is under siege by...
Justice Department efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans likely violate...
Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University and Irina D. Manta, Hofstra University
The Trump administration wants to take...
Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down...
Lisa Schirch, University of Notre Dame
Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions,...
What MAGA means to Americans
Jesse Rhodes, UMass Amherst; Adam Eichen, UMass Amherst; Douglas Rice, UMass Amherst; Gregory Wall, UMass Amherst, and Tatishe Nteta, UMass Amherst



















