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Political tumult is now the norm in the country | The Americas (2024)
It is not just sectarianism that is ailing the body politic | Leaders India’s democracy is not as healthy as this month’s elections make it seem... (2022)
In 1988 The Economist invited the philosopher Karl Popper to write an article on democracy. It appeared in the issue of April 23rd that year and ma... (2021)
They overthrew the government. Now they have to work out how to govern “Fork” is used in open source communities to describe the process of crea... (2021)
Polling is an imperfect attempt at providing insight and explanation. But the public's desire for insight and explanation about elections never end... (2020)
Democrats are tapping into the most popular game of the moment to reach young voters. ... potential of Twitch streams as a voter outreach tool. ... (2020)
We looked at how 16 battleground states have voted in the last five presidential elections to see how they might go in 2020 From one presidentia... (2020)
The Justice Department gave the agency the temporary power “to enforce any federal crime committed as a result of the protests over the death of Ge... (2020)
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here's how to protect your privacy if you plan to ... (2020)
Why free markets need free politics D Democracy is in trouble. Recent survey data paints a sobering picture: Fifty-five percent of Americans say... (2020)
The Founders considered it the gravest of crimes. Tossing the charge around is irresponsible and wrong. (2019)
Abolishing the Electoral College and creating a national popular vote are far-fetched ideas for now. But there’s a more targeted way to reform Amer... (2019)
More than 900 million people — over 10 percent of the world’s population — could head to the polls over several weeks. The government is committed ... (2019)
Knight Foundation has spent a decade exploring different approaches to helping local news adapt to a changed media environment. We have a sense of ... (2019)
On Socialism - In the age of A.O.C., the lesson must be learned again. (2019)
Stephania Taladrid writes about Spain’s continuing struggle to come to terms with atrocities committed during the Spanish Civil War and during the ... (2019)
Many people in Silicon Valley and San Francisco tech circles might not like Anand Giridharadas' vision for actually changing the world. (2018)
The invasion of Czechoslovakia did more than shatter the hopes of a country. It laid bare the totalitarian nature of the Communist regime. (2018)
vTaiwan is a promising experiment in participatory governance. But politics is blocking it from getting greater traction. (2018)
These experts say they can divine political preferences you can’t express from signals you don’t know you’re producing. (2018)
The DEF CON hackathon highlights the real threats malicious hackers pose to our democracy. (2018)
A new movement says that crypto-voting can purify democracy—and eventually eliminate the need for governments altogether. (2018)
Despite calls for their ouster, public university professors who utter offensive things enjoy free speech protection. But a scholar argues for anot... (2018)
Allies on Election Day, the two wings of the Democratic Party are growing further estranged in other aspects of their lives... (2018)
First you don’t hear other views. Then you can’t trust them. Your personal information network entraps you just like a cult - essay by C Thi Nguyen... (2018)
The former president could be jailed within days after Supreme Court judges ruled against him. (2018)
Felicitas Carrique Contributor Share on Twitter Felicitas Carrique is an Argentinian reporter focused on media, technology, and innovation. The abu... (2018)
YouTube is banning instructional and promotional firearm videos. The battle over firearms has officially entered the digital realm. YouTube anno... (2018)
Three principles in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act enable volunteers to collaborate in building the world’s largest online encyclope... (2018)
Christopher Wylie goes on the record to discuss his role in hijacking the profiles of millions of Facebook users in order to target the US electorate (2018)
Democracy might be mathematically impossible – here’s why. ▀▀▀ Massive thanks to Prof. Eric Maskin for helping with the script. Thanks to Chr... (2024)
Brazil’s supreme court ruled Wednesday that former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has to start serving a 12-year prison sentence immediately, ... (2018)
This short film by Stanley Nelson explores the impact of bias within public accommodations as well as the possibilities for a better future. (2018)
Italy is in the throes of a turbulent race to elect a new prime minister. John Oliver discusses the colorful contenders and introduces an equally r... (2018)
Puerto Rico's current relationship to the United States is as complicated as its past relationship with the United States. Produced by Paul Myers w... (2018)
How do bots and trolls work to infiltrate social media platforms and influence U.S. elections? We take a closer look at these insidious online pest... (2018)
Listen to this episode from Today, Explained on Spotify. Pandemic or not, the highest court in the land won’t extend Wisconsin’s deadline for m... (2020)
Listen to this episode from Today, Explained on Spotify. Even if Democrats win the White House, take the Senate, and hold the House, most of their ... (2020)
Whether in corporations, boardrooms, or political elections, voting is something we see in all kinds of social systems... including blockchains. It... (2019)
On The Sidelines Of Democracy: In recent midterms, 4 in 10 eligible voters cast ballots. Nonvoters talk of apathy, disgust, barriers and other ... (2018)
The 1996 law is praised by the tech industry as the core pillar of Internet freedom. But its path also runs through some of the darkest corners of ... (2018)
What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the con... (2023)
From the chief economics commentator of the Financial Times, a magnificent reckoning with how and why the marriage between democracy and capitalism... (2023)
The Narrow Corridor book. Read 107 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. 'A must-read. Acemoglu and Robinson are intellectual hea... (2020)
PredictIt is a New Zealand-based prediction market that offers prediction exchanges on political and financial events. PredictIt is owned and opera... (2020)
Right now, our model thinks Joe Biden is likely to beat Donald Trump in the electoral college (2020)