For the Week of December 20, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
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For the Week of December 6, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Republicans are trying to get the supreme court to overturn democracy itself
For the Week of November 29, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Our Democracy’s Near-Death Experience
Trump went down to Georgia, pretending to care about democracy
For the Week of November 22, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Are you on the list? Biden’s democracy summit spurs anxieties — and skepticism
For the Week of November 15, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
‘A pivotal moment’: Democracies urged to band together to resist China
For the Week of November 8, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Trump putting democracy to the test after his loss to Biden
The crisis isn’t too much polarization. It’s too little democracy.
For the Week of November 1, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Millions of Americans have risen up and said: democracy won't die on our watch
For the Week of October 4, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of September 20, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Classic Authoritarian’: How Historians Rate Trump’s Danger to Democracy
Donald Trump's plot against democracy could break America apart
For the Week of September 13, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Our democracy has turned dangerously undemocratic
To achieve racial justice, America’s broken democracy must be fixed
For the Week of September 6, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
We're trapped in an obscene distortion of democracy. But we don't have to be: Ellis Cose
For the Week of August 16, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Trump v American democracy: the real battle on the ballot this November
Many leaders used Covid as cover to dent democracy. Trump may be the first to openly admit it
For the Week of July 19, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Roger McNamee: ‘Facebook is a threat to whatever remains of democracy in the US'
‘The Whole of Liberal Democracy Is in Grave Danger at This Moment’
For the Week of June 28, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Russian democracy is a farce. Putin wants the same fate for America
For the Week of June 14, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of June 7, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of May 24, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
What Poland's 'ghost election' can teach us about pandemic-era democracy
For the Week of May 10, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Editorial: The electoral college is a blot on democracy. The Supreme Court shouldn’t make it worse
For the Week of April 19, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of April 12, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of April 5, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
As leaders seize powers to fight coronavirus, fear grows for democracy
For the Week of March 29, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of March 22, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of March 15, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
This crisis is about democracy itself
Warnings over harm to Israel's 'democratic system' amid coronavirus crisis
For the Week of February 23, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Oregon Republicans are subverting democracy by running away. Again.
For the Week of February 16, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
ONLY THREE STORIES THIS WEEK
Tucker Carlson: Russia isn’t attacking our democratic system – our own ruling class is
For the Week of February 2, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of January 26, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
More Money, More Problems for Democracy
TRUMP’S INEVITABLE ACQUITTAL AND THE THREAT TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
For the Week of January 12, 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of January 5. 2020
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of December 15, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the week of December 8, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the week of December 1, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
We have now reached a code red moment in American democracy
Trump is the natural consequence of our anti-democracy decade
For the week of November 24, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Fareed Zakaria fears American democracy could be in peril
Impeachment shows unelected government employees are heart of democracy
For the Week of October 27, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Democracy Is on the March, Not in Retreat
Trump at rally says impeachment an 'attack on democracy itself'
For the Week of October 13, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of September 22, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
The whistleblower memo details Trump’s systematic attack on American democracy
Trump, Impeachment, and the Democracy That Happens Between Elections
For the Week of September 1, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of August 18, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Jason Chaffetz: Dems subvert democracy to win elections, embracing fascism as they resist Trump
Yes, Google is disrupting our democracy. But not in the way Trump thinks.
For the Week of August 11, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Hong Kong and Russia protesters fight for democracy. The West should listen and learn.
For the Week of August 4, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
China's worst fears: Hong Kong, Taiwan and any other democracy
For the Week of July 21, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of June 30, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Democracies are on track to lose their global economic dominance as ‘authoritarian capitalism’ rises
It Was a Robust Democracy. Then the New President Took Power.
For the Week of June 9, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of June 2, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Thailand’s crude mockery of democracy means it doesn’t deserve U.S. aid
For the Week of May 26, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of May 19, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
We Keep Forgetting That We Didn't Want Democratic Social Media
For the Week of May 12, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
You know India’s democracy is broken when millions wait for election results in fear
For the Week of April 28, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Q&A: 'India is heading towards a full ethnic democracy'
'Democracy Dollars': Gillibrand's plan to give every voter $600 to donate to campaigns
For the Week of April 14
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Mueller report unveils American democracy under Russian attack
For the Week of April 7, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Trump’s War on Democracy: An Update
Why diversity is vital to keeping American democracy healthy
For the Week of April 1, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Is the U.S. a Democracy? A Social Studies Battle Turns on the Nation’s Values
For the Week of February 18, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
TRUMP IS THE 'GREATEST THREAT' TO DEMOCRACY, CONSTITUTION 'SINCE THE CIVIL WAR,' CONGRESSMAN SAYS
Democrats Should Trust Democracy and Resolve to Kill the Filibuster
For the Week of February 4, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
The Long, Hard Road to Democracy
U.S. Democracy Has Weakened 'Significantly', Says Freedom House
For the Week of January 28, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of January 21, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of January 7, 2019
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of December 25, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of December 9, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
House Democrats’ big democracy reform package is good policy, and smart politics
For the Week of December 2, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
When I Said North Carolina Wasn’t a Democracy, People Called Me Crazy
The Wisconsin power grab is part of a bigger Republican attack on democracy
For the Week of November 25, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of November 18, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of November 11, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Malaysia and Indonesia are bucking the global trend on democracy
For the Week of September 30, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
American Democracy Is in Crisis
FOUR YEARS AFTER UMBRELLA MOVEMENT, JOSHUA WONG'S FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY CONTINUES
For the Week of September 16, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
‘Our democracy is in crisis’: Hillary Clinton takes aim at Trump in scathing new essay
For the Week of September 9, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of September 2, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of June 10, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of May 27, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of May 13, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
How Democracy Ends review – is people politics doomed?
Illiberalism Is Rising. Here’s How We Can Turn That Tide and Renew Our Democracy.
For the Week of May 6, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
‘The Era of Liberal Democracy Is Over’
Bloomberg warns that an 'epidemic of dishonesty' threatens U.S. democracy
For the Week of April 22, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of April 15, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Opinion: America’s youth is losing confidence in democracy, capitalism
For the Week of April 8, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of March 25, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of March 11, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
The three crises of liberal democracy
The Observer view on how Facebook’s destructive ethos imperils democracy
For the Week of February 25, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of February 4, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Trump's Suppression Of Democratic Rebuttal Memo Thwarts Democracy
For the Week of January 28, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Hong Kong democracy activists urge UK to release unseen files
For the Week of January 21, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Opinion: It's fashionable to say western democracies are dying. Don't buy it (yet)
For the Week of January 14, 2018
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Opinion: Democracy is more fragile than many of us realised, but don’t believe that it is doomed
For the Week of December 31, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Virginia clarifies the case against winner-take-all democracy
For the Week of December 24, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
After Tough Year, Hong Kong Democracy Protesters Sound Warning to China on New Year's Day
For the Week of December 17, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Commentary: America’s unfair democracy will hurt Democrats in 2018
Poland Overhauls Courts, and Critics See Retreat From Democracy
For the Week of December 10, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of December 3, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
OPINION: Alabama Senate race highlights new 'tribalism' that threatens our democracy
For the Week of November 26, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of November 19, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of November 12 , 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Digital democracy's steep decline
Populism and immigration pose major threat to global democracy, study says
For the Week of October 22, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of October 8, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
When democracies are under attack, it’s time to rein in executive power
For the Week of October 1, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
American plutocrats are running for political office across the country. Will democracy survive?
For the Week of September 24, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of September 17, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of September 3, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
France’s Macron hails democracy in Athens — and takes a sideswipe at the IMF
For the Week of August 27, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
How Kenya can make its ethnic democracy work
Boosting Civic Trust (And Democracy) With A Location-Based Mapping Platform
For The Week of August 13, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Thousands march in Hong Kong for release of pro-democracy leaders
For The Week of July 23, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Imran Khan calls for 'real democracy' in Pakistan following Sharif dismissal
As Venezuela Prepares to Vote, Some Fear an End to Democracy
For the Week of July 9, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Don't Let Our Democracy Collapse
With approval rating falling further, Trump blames media for 'distorting democracy'
For the Week of June 25, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
As July Fourth Approaches, Americans Debate Democracy's Fate
China's Xi talks tough on Hong Kong as thousands protest for democracy
For the Week of June 18, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of June 11, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
The real answer to the democracy-killing ‘administrative state’
For the Week of June 4, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
How to Hate Each Other Peacefully in a Democracy
What if “more public participation” can’t save American democracy?
For the Week of May 28, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Learn from us on democracy, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary
Facebook: good for democracy or a way to wage psychological warfare on voters?
For the Week of May 14, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Western democracy—as represented by the US—is 'crumbling,' Chinese newspaper claims
For the Week of May 7, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Internet Democracy Is Great … in Theory. Just Ask the FCC
Comey’s Firing Tests Strength of the ‘Guardrails of Democracy’
For the Week of April 23, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Between election rounds, French cardinal deplores ‘democracy gone mad’
For the Week of April 9, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
How Erdogan transformed Turkey's democracy in a decade How Erdogan transformed Turkey's democracy in a decade
Venezuela: The mask of democracy comes off
For the Week of March 26, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of March 19, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of March 12, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Social media’s effect on democracy is “Alexander Hamilton’s nightmare”
For the Week of March 5, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of February 26, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Russian interference could be greatest threat to European democracy
For the Week of February 19, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of February 12, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Gerrymandering is biggest obstacle to genuine democracy in US
For the Week of January 29, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
All Eyes on Romania: Democracy’s Improbable Beacon of Hope?
The Free Flow of Scientific Information Is Critical for Democracy
For the Week of January 22, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Forget Dow 20,000 — the Boom Times Are Over. Is Democracy Next?
Democracy Wins One as a Federal Court Strikes a Big Blow Against Gerrymandering
For the Week of January 15, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
With President Trump, American democracy faces its greatest test
For the Week of January 8, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
The Divided States: Trump's inauguration and how democracy has failed
Post-Fascist Europe Tells Us Exactly How to Defend Our Democracy
For the Week of January 1, 2017
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Cybersecurity Experts Stress Trump Must Take Russian Attack On Democracy Seriously
For the Week of December 25, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Democracy takes work, and that’s on all of us in this perilous new year
For the Week of December 11, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of December 4, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of November 27, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of November 20, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Restoring faith in American democracy
Do Africans still want democracy? This new report gives a qualified yes.
For the Week of November 13, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
The Observer view on the worldwide threat to liberal democracy
Mass democracy has failed – it's time to seek a humane alternative
For the Week of November 6, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of October 30, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
American democracy’s gravest trial: The system is teetering whatever the outcome of the US election
Facebook is harming our democracy, and Mark Zuckerberg needs to do something about it
For the Week of October 23, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
An Exiled Editor Traces the Roots of Democratic Thought in China
As Election Nears, Voters Divided Over Democracy and ‘Respect’
For the Week of October 16, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of October 9, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news.
For the Week of September 25, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of September 18, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Trump wants to destroy democracy by dismantling the Bill of Rights
As American Education Collapses, Democracy’s Foundation Shakes
For the Week of September 11, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Is Political Islam Compatible with Democracy?
The Electoral College Still Makes Sense Because We’re Not A Democracy
For the Week of August 21, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of August 14, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Democracy Failed Us In This Election. We Need to Admit That.
For the Week of August 7, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
A Pakistani daily laments about the country's 'fragile democracy' on the eve of its Independence Day
For the Week of July 31, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Despotism or model democracy - South Africa could now go either way
For the Week of July 24, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Bipartisan Security Experts: DNC Hack Is Attack on Democracy
For the Week of July 17, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
How Gay Rights Advance Democracy in the Middle East
Wikileaks Proves Primary Was Rigged: DNC Undermined Democracy
For the Week of July 10, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of July 3, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Obama Tells Poland Rule of Law, Free Judiciary Make a Democracy
Dallas shooting: A democracy as racist as America will never be at peace
For the Week of June 26, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of June 19, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
The European elite forgot that democracy is the one thing Britain holds most dear
For the Week of June 5, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
OAS Secretary Deserves Praise for Upholding Democracy in Venezuela
For the Week of May 22, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Nigeria: Democracy Day - Don't Lose Hope, Atiku Urges Nigerians
For the Week of May 15, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Five years after the revolution, more and more Tunisians support democracy
For the Week of May 1, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Graphic novel of the week: A song of democracy and demagogues
For the Week of April 24, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, residents still desire democracy
For the Week of April 17, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Brazil’s Rousseff: Brazilians Will Oppose Attempts to ‘Undermine Democracy’
Lawmakers Respond To Democracy Spring Protests With Call For Democracy Hearings
For the Week of April 10, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Thousands Demonstrate for Democracy Reforms April 16-18
The Spirit of Occupy Lives on in France's Emerging Direct Democracy Movement
For the Week of April 3, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
As Campaigns Seek Delegates, Ordinary Voters Feel Sidelined
Do Americans still believe in democracy?
For the Week of March 27, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Zuma court ruling: South Africans witness a massive day for democracy
For the Week of March 20, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
The Truth About ‘Democracy’ in Vietnam Today
Democracy Is The Only Way To End The Long Night of Stone
For the Week of March 13, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Have millennials given up on democracy?
Brazil’s judiciary is in danger of turning the clock back on democracy
For the Week of March 6, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Pro-Democracy Nonprofit Is Banned in Russia
Is global democracy in trouble? Or does it just feel like it?
For the Week of February 28, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Neocons for Hillary: why some conservatives think Trump threatens democracy itself
For the Week of February 21, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Myanmar's military goes to 'democracy school' with new civilian MPs
For the Week of February 14, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Editorial: Despite a hopeful election, full democracy is still uncertain in Myanmar
For the Week of February 7, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of January 31, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
As Myanmar power brokers meet, could democracy icon Suu Kyi emerge as president?
For the Week of January 24, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Young Americans have lost faith in democracy — thanks in large part to Republicans
For the Week of January 17, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
South Korea: A 'Flawed Democracy'?
Unhappy Anniversary, Democracy... But Together We Can Fix You
For the Week of January 10, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of January 3, 2016
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
New democracy dataset to ‘revolutionize’ democracy research
For the Week of December 27, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Origins of Athenian Democracy Explored in Graphic Novel
Poland's New Leaders Take Aim at Democracy
For the Week of December 20, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
The Creaking Joints of Democracy
Poland’s democracy is crumbling
For the Week of December 6, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Democracy needs transparency and the Government must not retreat from its promises
For the Week of November 29, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Let Math Save Our Democracy
There’s more to democracy than holding elections
For the Week of November 22, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
China democracy activist Guo Feixiong jailed for six years in Xi crackdown
'Spotlight' Celebrates Heroes of Investigative Reporting -- and Democracy
For the Week of November 15, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Hong Kong votes in first election since democracy protests
New Democracy Leadership Elections Called Off Due to Technical Issues
For the Week of November 8, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of November 1, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Stolen Fire: the Future of Democracy in the Age of Network Technology
For the Week of October 25, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
China’s Meritocracy Vs. Western Democracy
Has China Discovered a Better Political System Than Democracy?
For the Week of October 18, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Portugal Government Fuels Debate About Democracy in Europe
For the Week of October 11, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Arun Jaitley on SC NJAC verdict: Democracy cannot be ‘tyranny of the unelected’
For the Week of September 27, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
With transparent elections imminent, ‘dynamic democracy’ taking root in Guinea, Minster tells UN
The billion-dollar question – when will the US repair its damaged democracy?
For the Week of September 13, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Celebrating democracy
In Cuba, Democracy Activists and Dissidents Hope to Meet with Pope
For the Week of September 6. 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Jeremy Corbyn and the trouble with democracy
If Hong Kong truly wants to embrace democracy, then we have to learn to accept different views
For the Week of August 30, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Towards a new-generation democracy
Democratic Governments Don't Make War Less Likely, Study Finds
For the Week of August 23, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Myanmar Democracy Icon Finds Herself Assailed as Authoritarian
For the Week of August 14, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of August 9, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Expenses rorts point to the widespread rot in Australia's democracy
For the Week of August 2, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Yvette Cooper: Cameron is vandalising democracy by creating Tory Lords
Any democracy must stand the test of what works
For the Week of July 26, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of July 19, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Lessons in Democracy on Ukraine’s Front Line
For the Week of July 12, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
The Tories, trade unions and British democracy under threat
Uber: When Big Data Threatens Local Democracy
For the Week of July 5, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
For the Week of June 28, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.
The nasty Greek outcomes that democracy precludes
Social Democracy Is 100% American
For the Week of June 21, 2015
The Weekly Five
A selected round-up of democracy in the news. All opinions are those of their respective owners and do not reflect the opinions of H-Democracy.