List of Democracy articles
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TOPSHOT - Protestors prepare to post postcards written and addressed to terminally-ill Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo (pictured on cards) outside the General Post Office in Hong Kong on July 5, 2017. The Chinese hospital caring for cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo has decided to invite US, German and other foreign experts to treat him in China following international pressure to let him go abroad. / AFP PHOTO / Anthony WALLACE (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images) Chinese Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo Dies of Liver Cancer
Liu was released only after the disease was far advanced. Human rights activists accuse China of “political murder.”
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QIONGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 08: (CHINA OUT) Founder of Soros Fund Management LLC George Soros attends the Boao Forum for Asia on April 8, 2013 in Qionghai, Hainan Province of China. State and government leaders from Asia and other regions have been invited to attend three-days of economic meetings for the annual Boao Forum for Asia in Boao, a coastal town in south China's Hainan Province. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Hungary’s Orban Targets Soros in New Anti-Immigrant Campaign
The Soros posters are part of an ongoing battle over Hungary’s political future.
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WASHINGTON - JULY 4: Fireworks explode in the sky above the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol, as a U.S. flag is seen in the foreground, while the nation celebrates its 229th birthday July 4, 2005 in Washington, DC. Hundreds of thousands of people took part to celebrate the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in the nation's capital which concluded with the largest fireworks display in the area. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) We Didn’t Kick Britain’s Ass to Be This Kind of Country
Donald Trump’s abandonment of human rights is a repudiation of the country’s founding principles.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual press conference in Moscow on December 23, 2016. / AFP / Natalia KOLESNIKOVA (Photo credit should read NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images) Congress Must Make Russia Pay for Attacking U.S. Elections
Democrats and Republicans should take decisive action now.
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TOPSHOT - Cuban Americans in Miami's Little Havana celebrate the death of longtime Cuban leader Fidel Castro on November 26, 2016. Cuba's socialist icon and father of his country's revolution Fidel Castro died on November 25 aged 90, after defying the US during a half-century of ironclad rule and surviving the eclipse of global communism. / AFP / RHONA WISE (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images) Trump is Right to Reset U.S.-Cuba Policy
Reports are coming in that this Friday, in a Miami speech, President Donald Trump will unveil his revisions to former President Barack Obama’s controversial policy to normalize U.S. relations with the Castro dictatorship in Cuba. He's right to scale it back.
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Riot police detain a man covered with Russian national flag during an anti-corruption protest organised by opposition leader Alexei Navalny, on Tverskaya Street in central Moscow, Russia, June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva - RTS16OSX Anti-Putin Protesters Have Started Wrapping Themselves in the Russian Flag
The country’s leading opposition leader has made a bold move to claim the banner of patriotism for his movement.
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rouhani Rouhani Goes to War Against Iran’s Deep State
Iran's president is vying for votes by attacking the country's unelected institutions. But votes might not be what decides the election.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 29: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to the media following an extraordinary meeting with leaders of Germany's main political parties at the Chancellery the day after the European Central Bank announced it would not extend emergency funding to Greece on June 29, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Stock markets in Europe were markedly down today and the Greek government ordered cash machines turned off and a tightening on the flow of capital in an effort to staunch citizens' withdrawals. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) France’s Europhile-in-Chief Is About to Meet a Berlin Wall
Emmanuel Macron may have saved the European Union. But he’s not finding much gratitude in Germany.
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U.S. first lady Melania Trump hosts an event for military mothers on National Military Spouse Appreciation Day May 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump Is the President America Deserves
Democracy is less resilient in the United States than in Europe because Americans forgot it needed to be.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump salutes as an American flag passes the inaugural parade reviewing stand in front of the White House on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump was sworn in as the nation's 45th president today. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) From a Shining City on a Hill to a Banana Republic
The essential step to restoring faith in American democracy is authorizing an independent investigation into the president’s ties to the government of Russia.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA - MARCH 29: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey delivers the keynote remarks at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance Leadership Dinner March 29, 2017 in Alexandria, Virginia. While testifying before the House Intelligence Committee last week, Comey said the FBI is investigating the Trump campaign's ties to Russia, and will pursue it "no matter how long that takes." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Bonfire of Donald Trump’s Vanities
With the reckless, fishy sacking of James Comey, President Trump’s domestic behavior has become more than an embarrassment — it’s an international liability.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16: Reporters attempt to pose questions to U.S. President Donald Trump during a news conference announcing Alexander Acosta as the new Labor Secretary nominee in the East Room at the White House on February 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. The announcement comes a day after Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Can Freedom of the Press Survive Trump’s Onslaught?
In the United States, subscriptions are up and investigative journalists are in high demand. But the president's war on the media is just beginning.
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French presidential election candidate for the En Marche! movement Emmanuel Macron looks on after delivering a speech during a campaign rally in Reims on March 17, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS ≈) France’s Presidency Is Too Powerful to Work
Emmanuel Macron will likely be the next occupant of the most powerful office in the democratic world. He'll also be its next victim.
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TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 24: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives on stage to speak during a campaign rally at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on October 24, 2016 in Tampa, Florida. There are 14 days until the the presidential election. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) If Trump Would Only Stop Tweeting, He Might Actually Be a Good President
The White House’s foreign policy is normal. The commander-in-chief isn’t.
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN-OCTOBER 31: USAID blankets being distributed by Mercy Corps are about to be loaded onto trucks at Chaklala airport October 31,2005 in Rawalpindi, Islamabad surrounded by relief goods waiting to be distributed. The current death toll is now believed to be over 55,000 from the South Asian earthquake that happened over 3 weeks ago. Over 3 million people are still without proper shelter and aid organizations including the U.N are warning that thousands could die in remote mountainous regions as Winter approaches. Atleast 1,400 died in Indian-Kashmir. (photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images) After 100 Days, Trump Still Sets a Sad Example for the World
The president is making it very clear that the U.S. government will no longer prioritize democracy and human rights.
