#DEMOCRACY

Eric Garland

ericgarland

For every American who awakes this morning to feel like their right to vote in this democracy has been saved, let us never forget the fiercest and most stalwart warriors

James Baillie

JubalBarca

The UAE should be a dystopian sight in this regard for other countries: a growing, disenfranchised noncitizen body, largely of working age, is a feature in lots of places. Leaving

Eliot Hochberg (Actual)

EliotHochberg

I'm no expert, but I observe this:What is happening today is the culmination of both 40 years of backlash against progressive and civil rights victories, and more than 200 years

Naďa Kovalčíková, PhD.

NKovalcikova

Key ways to defend #EUDemocracy in uncertain times w/ the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP) - implemented by 2023, before next EU elections. How to 1. Promote free & fair

Sarthak Bhardwaj

sarthakk_20

Thread. 2020 was a good year in terms of the books I managed to read. Here are 10 (non-fiction) books that I enjoyed the most. In no specific order. 1.

John McDermott

johnpmcdermott

Just filed my last piece of the year. Bloody knackered but I feel so lucky to do this job. Among other things, in 2020 I’ve reported on:— How African politics

John Hayward

Doc_0

The worldwide movement toward "limited authoritarianism," already well under way but dramatically accelerated by the coronavirus, is driven by the elite consensus that ordinary people cannot be trusted with so

Wendell Pierce

WendellPierce

We are in a dangerous time in America. In less than 48 hours of armed insurrectionists storming the Capitol at the incitement of the President we are starting to have

Kaz Weida

kazweida

I remember Election Day 2016 like it was yesterday.I’d been up until 3am the night before. The kids had cried themselves to sleep.On the way to drop my middle schooler

Danté Stewart (Stew)

stewartdantec

People often say that we are too critical of America. In their mind, this country has made so much progress. “Didn’t we give you a Black President?” they ask. “You

Supriya Sharma

sharmasupriya

A silent crackdown has been sweeping through India's capital. Such is the fear that few are willing to speak about it. #Thread As you know, the Delhi Police has built

Joshua Weishart

joshuaweishart

Agree that we desperately need an educated citizenry, vehemently disagree with the not-so-subtle suggestion that teachers are to blame.Thread.@forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickhess/2021/01/07/the-storming-of-congress-reminds-us-

Stephen McDonell

StephenMcDonell

#HongKong breaking: Joshua Wong sentenced to 13.5 months in prison; Agnes Chow 10 months and Ivan Lam 7 months. #China The three activists had pleaded guilty to their roles in

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

An odd quirk of American socialism is that it has embraced a class analysis based not on occupation (i.e. relationship to the means of production), but on tax brackets. And

Andy Cohen

Andy

I am voting for Joe Biden because I want to raise my son in a decent world, and Joe Biden is a decent man. He respects the military. He respects

Vik Chechi-Ribeiro #joinaunion

VikCR86

Why I'm voting @ForwardMmtm. My experience organising workplaces is you need to trust and give members agency, involve them in decision making and give ownership of campaigns and successes. That's

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