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Articles in Politics tagged with Democracy

Thad Williamson

Melvin Rogers and Neil Roberts discuss the difficulty of keeping faith in a foundationally anti-Black republic.

Neil Roberts, Melvin Rogers

In Foolproof, psychologist Sander van der Linden compares misinformation to viral infection—and claims to have a vaccine. 

Daniel Williams

Amna Akbar talks with Bernard Harcourt about his new book—and how we can build on existing forms of cooperation to transform society.

Anthony Morgan, Amna A. Akbar, Bernard E. Harcourt

Real democratic participation in foreign policy is almost unimaginable today—but this wasn’t always the case.

Daniel Bessner

Financial Times commentator Martin Wolf says "it's the economy, stupid." The truth is more complicated.

Pranab Bardhan

Robin D. G. Kelley on the midterm elections.

Deborah Chasman, Robin D. G. Kelley

The tradition allows private and public life to meet, maintaining a baseline solidarity in civic life.

Jonathan Levy

They may seem the cornerstone of democracy, but in reality they do little to promote it. There's a far better way to empower ordinary citizens: democracy by lottery.

Nicholas Coccoma

From street demonstrations to song, dance, film, and poetry, women are advancing a long legacy of struggle against authoritarianism in Iran.

Nojang Khatami
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