democracy
‘Barbaric’: Global Outcry as Myanmar Junta Hangs Prominent Political Prisoners
While the military has condemned more than 100 people to death since the coup, including two children, the executions were the first since the 1980s.
We Can’t Save Democracy Just by Voting
In a country as fundamentally hostile to democracy as ours, limiting it to the political sphere makes little sense.
Democrats Are Not Going to 'Vote Harder,' Primaries Show
Democrats have been voting, and voting dutifully, for decades. After a disastrous week for liberal priorities thanks to the opinions of six unelected people, the question is: What has it got them?
Trump’s Candidates Took a Beating in Georgia—But Don’t Get Too Excited
That high you feel from his hand-picked candidates getting trounced? Wait ’til the primaries in Arizona, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
‘Time to Get Out’: Arizona’s Election Security Chief Quits Over Threats and Conspiracies
Ken Matta has dire a warning about his state handing over election integrity to election deniers and conspiracy theorists.
Turmoil in Pakistan After Its Prime Minister Accuses the US of Trying to Oust Him
The allegations were followed by a constitutional crisis, dissolved parliament, and ministers resigning every day.
Why Putin’s M.O. Feels So Right to Trumpists
If you deny your opponents’ legitimate claim to power, then you can justify any means to deprive them of it.
Should the Press Be Interviewing Trump at All?
Serious question: How do you cover a candidate (if he ends up running in 2024) who’s running within the system but also trying to destroy it?
The World’s Longest Ruling Prime Minister Has Backed His Son to Take Over
But the 69-year-old Southeast Asian leader has plans to stay in power for several years yet.
Amal Clooney Protects Journalists. We Asked Her About Asia's Shrinking Press Freedom.
The human rights lawyer, who is defending Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa, says it's time to do away with colonial-era laws.
A Dictator’s Son and Duterte’s Daughter Team Up in a Bid To Rule the Philippines
A “tandem of the country's worst spoiled brats hailing from the worst political dynasties,” are frontrunners in the upcoming national elections.
Duterte ‘Resigned’ From Politics, Now He’s Running for Senator
The political drama in the Philippines could put Netflix to shame.