by Amani Ward | Apr 11, 2024 | Georgia State University
The history of social polarization in America is a web of economic disparity, racial division, political strife, and cultural differences. From the colonial era to the present day, the United States has grappled with deep-seated tensions that have shaped its social...
by EPEKESEN19@KU.EDU.TR | Jun 7, 2022 | Koç University
The harsh rhetoric and actions of the Pashinyan government/movement is straying Armenia from the very democratic principles that they were vowing to achieve. In 2018 during the month of April and May an approximately one-month long series of civil unrest...
by Carter Woodruff | Mar 16, 2022 | Brown University
In the digital age, it is plausible that a minor tweak in an algorithm could erode democracy as successfully as a charismatic demagogue. Juggernaut tech corporations have monopolized the markets of information and communication, serving as private-sector platforms...
by Judith Zhang | Feb 25, 2022 | University of Chicago
Congress recently passed a short-term spending bill to narrowly avoid entering a government shutdown. The formal deadline to pass spending legislation was September 2021, but due to divisions in the Senate between Republicans and Democrats, neither side has been able...
by Madeline Price | Feb 13, 2022 | Ohio State University
Thousands of local newspapers have disappeared across the United States over the past 15 years. Half of U.S. counties have only one local paper — and some have none at all. This decline of local news decreases civic engagement, increases polarization, and threatens...
