Division of labour and political polarization—two social phenomena not typically considered together—may actually share a common social mechanism.
Worldwide articles on Democracy Chronicles
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Democratic recession drives worries about US decline in new anti-Americanism
Anti-Americanism today is less about the exercise of unrivaled U.S. power but more about a U.S. retreat from both global leadership and liberal democracy.
China’s annus horribilis: Authoritarian turn ‘challenges the world’
DW reported detention and disappearance of dozen or more lawyers and activists in final days of 2019 as part of Chinese government’s end of year crack-down.
The Highest Form of Communism is Transcendental Communism
Let us encourage neighbors to create their own social vision and worldview, thinking globally and acting locally. Let each elementary, middle, and high school district create its own educational philosophy.
Would A Peace Prize To Greta Have Caused A Political Crisis?
On December 10, the Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded, and many have wanted Greta Thunberg to be the recipient. But would the world’s leaders really have been able to take in Greta’s message?
Democratic values: “Where Americans and Europeans agree – and differ”
Results of new Pew Research Center survey in 14 EU states and USA indicate American and European values sometimes vary on key areas affecting their lives.
Ukrainegate: indictments of Giuliani agents troubling picture of foreign money in US elections
On the indictment of 2 Giuliani aides Thursday, part of the Ukrainegate, Common Cause V. P. decries troubling free flow of foreign money into US elections.
Organized social media manipulation in at least 70 countries
Organized social media manipulation has more than doubled since 2017, with at least 70 states employing computational propaganda to shape public opinion.
‘Dictators in Moneyland’: Challenging kleptocracy
Ever since the earliest years of this century, Ukraine has been the contested frontier in a grand ideological struggle between democracy and kleptocracy.
New York Times defends publishing information on whistleblower
NYT defends decision to disclose key details about the whistleblower whose complaint against President Trump has sparked an impeachment inquiry.