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News Articles: democracy

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Believe it or not, this book makes taxes fascinating

The Price of Democracy tells the history of taxation from colonization to the present day. It's essential reading for anyone who cares about preserving democracy.

December 09, 2025
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By:
  • Ericka Taylor
People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.

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  • Africa

Tanzanian opposition decries 'sham' elections, alleges hundreds of deaths

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in for a second term amid disputed 98% win, deadly protests, and an information blackout.

November 03, 2025
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By:
  • Kate Bartlett
A supporter of Cameroonian opposition leader and presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary reacts as others gather materials from the streets to build barricades following the announcement of presidential election results in Yaounde on October 27, 2025.

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  • Africa

In Cameroon, the world's oldest leader claims victory -- again

92-year- old Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, claims victory in a disputed election, sparking unrest across the country already grappling with violence, corruption, and political tension.

October 27, 2025
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By:
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
Stacey Abrams says her focus is on ensuring free and fair elections in 2026.

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  • Author Interviews

Stacey Abrams warns of autocracy and voter suppression, doesn't rule out another run

Abrams isn't running for office — but she's not ruling it out, either. "Politics is a tool ... for getting good done, but it's not the only one." Her new thriller is Coded Justice.

July 16, 2025
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By:
  • Tonya Mosley
Donald Trump invoked emergency powers more times in his first 100 days in office than any other modern president has done during the same time period.

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  • Politics

What Trump's national emergencies could mean for American democracy

Trump invoked emergency powers more times in his first 100 days than any other modern president has in that time. Experts worry it could lead to an upending of the constitutional balance of power.

June 09, 2025
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
People walk past Hungary's parliament building in Budapest in May.

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  • Europe

Hungary inspires U.S. conservatives. Its leader is seen as running a 'dictatorship'

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been called "Trump before there was a Trump." Here's why his reshaping of Hungary's political institutions inspires U.S. conservatives.

May 29, 2025
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By:
  • Leila Fadel,
  • Arezou Rezvani,
  • and 2 more
Demonstrators stage a 'die in' at Atlanta's Piedmont Park Sunday

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  • News

Demonstrators stage a 'die in' at Atlanta's Piedmont Park on Sunday

Over 100 protesters gathered at a park in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon to speak out against what they’re calling the “death of democracy.” 

May 19, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. The annual four day conference geared toward energizing and connecting conservative youth hosts some of the country's leading conservative politicians and activists.

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  • National

Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism

Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey.

April 22, 2025
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
Hungary's parliament building as seen from Buda Castle, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban has moved his office to.

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  • Europe

How to dismantle democracy: Lessons aspiring autocrats may take from Hungary's Orban

The dismantling of Hungary's democracy is a point of fascination for political scientists around the world — including those advising the Trump administration.

April 20, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol holds a placard reading "Stop the Steal" as he takes part in a rally near Yoon's residence in Seoul on Sunday.

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  • World

Lessons from self-inflicted blows to democracy in South Korea and the U.S.

The brief declaration of martial law in South Korea last month has drawn comparisons to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The attempted power grabs could hold lessons for other democracies.

January 06, 2025
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By:
  • Anthony Kuhn
Half of the world's population lives in countries where elections took place this year. But only around half of those elections were in countries where they could be viewed as free and fair.

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  • Perspective

History has never ended, but are we at a crossroads again?

Oxford professor Ben Ansell says we are witnessing a battle between nationalism and liberalism that will write our own time indelibly into the history books of tomorrow.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Ben Ansell
Berry College and Georgia Tech University students pictured for WNET’s Preserving Democracy social media campaign, in which GPB, as a partner, asked students what democracy meant to them. Ambria Burton & Allexa Ceballos/GPB News

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  • Elections

Preserving Democracy: GPB asks college students about voting plans and democracy

In partnership with WNET for the nonpartisan Preserving Democracy project's "Ready to Vote" social media campaign, Georgia Public Broadcasting interviewed students from Berry College in Rome, Ga., and Georgia Tech in Atlanta about their plans to vote and their thoughts on democracy ahead of the election.

November 01, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Vice President Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Oct. 28, 2024.

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  • Politics

Harris returns to the site of Trump’s Jan. 6 rally to make her closing argument

A week before Election Day, Vice President Harris will use the backdrop to lay out the case for turning the page on the divisive and chaotic politics of her Republican opponent.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
 Former Republican Gov. Nathan Deal (left) is part of a new group of prominent former elected officials who are focused on pushing back on election disinformation and defending those who have sworn to uphold the rule of law. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (2023 file photo)

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  • Politics

Bipartisan group of former elected officials launches effort to restore trust in democracy

Prominent former elected officials in Georgia from both sides of the aisle are banding together to launch a new group focused on restoring trust in democracy and defending the state election system. The Democracy Defense Project, which was announced Tuesday, will consist of some former heavy hitters in Georgia politics: former Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, former Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes, former Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, who is a Democrat. 

June 25, 2024
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
People hold posters and candles outside a Mumbai church holding a memorial mass for the Indian rights activist and Jesuit priest Stan Swamy on July 6, 2021. Swamy was detained for nine months without trial under Indian anti-terrorism laws, and died on July 5, 2021 ahead of a bail hearing, officials said.

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  • World

What does the death of a jailed Jesuit priest say about India's democracy under Modi?

Indian police accused Stan Swamy of terrorism. His supporters say he was framed and evidence planted on his computer. Some call it Narendra Modi's Watergate. Six years on, no one has resigned.

June 02, 2024
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  • Lauren Frayer
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