Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld on how all of us can help protect democracy, Part 1.
ndonesia's overhaul of its criminal code has alarmed human rights advocates, who say the updated version enshrines numerous anti-democratic practices.
It’s been a difficult decade for much of Latin America, but there are also some causes for optimism. As 2022 draws to a close, Moisés Naím, one of the region’s most respected and followed political commentators, provides an overview of where things stand.
The U.S. is advancing to the next round of the World Cup thanks to a 1-0 win over Iran. The match was built up mostly because of the politics surrounding it. Iran was very upset over a social media post from the U.S. Soccer Federation.
No Israeli prime minister would ever have signed up with three ministers who will hold considerable authority in an Israeli government whose views embody the worst manifestations.
Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins Julie Mason to discuss the Iranian protests and the impact that the World Cup has on the protests.
There was a big narrative propagating by many in the media heading into the 2022 U.S. elections that Indian Americans who had traditionally been inclined to the Democratic Party were going to deflect to the Republican Party.
One, the socioeconomic agenda may stage a comeback. There is certainly a limit to identity politics, when it does not deliver or when it results in more poverty.
From the US to Brazil to India, deepening political polarisation is used as a frame through which to see a lot of 21st-century politics. But what can actually be done to depolarise deeply divided societies, particularly democracies?
Republicans are hinting that if they take control of Congress they'll work on cuts to Social Security and Medicare.