The types of political officials who create the most social media attention are highlighted in new data from Axios.
Embrace What Is Politically Possible To Defend Democracy
With the refusal of Democrats Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema to vote to suspend the filibuster, the voting rights bill we go nowhere.
The Link Between Suppressing Votes, Cutting Rich People’s Taxes
Battling at the state level — on a tidal wave of proposed new voter-suppression laws — could well determine the course of [US] democracy.
Federal Prosecutors Looking At 2020 Fake Elector Certifications
Federal prosecutors are reviewing fake Electoral College certifications that declared former Trump the winner of states that he lost.
A Gold Medal For Censorship In China Olympics
Human Rights Watch has begun a video series with Badiucao, a Chinese-Australian artist, to put the upcoming Winter Olympics in context.
Third Journalist Killed In Mexico In Less Than A Month
Mexican authorities must immediately and thoroughly investigate the killing of reporter Lourdes Maldonado López, CPJ.
24 States Had No House Seat Flip Over Last Decade
In comparison to the preceding decade, two and a half times more states failed to flip a single U.S. House member in the last ten years.
The Contentious State Of South Korean Democracy
Even after elections in March, South Korea’s politics will still feature three unchanging elements that weaken its democracy.
Indian Democracy: Blossoming Or Slithering?
India is hailed as the world’s largest democracy, since independence 1947. But there is much that casts a shadow on this reputation.
Course Led By Garry Kasparov Lifts Up Dissident Voices
Course led by human rights advocate Garry Kasparov shares stories of those who have risked their lives to promote democracy.