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A case involving the potential dangers of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weed killer sold as Roundup, could affect broader consumer-protection efforts.
Colorado’s minimum wage has increased, but not nearly enough to cover the rising cost of food.
Participatory budgeting makes the people involved more likely to vote – an important consideration in a city like Detroit where many don’t.
Allegheny County is pouring millions into a new juvenile detention facility, even as evidence mounts that alternatives to detention are more helpful.
The real cost of what we buy is often hidden but demanding greater transparency from brands is one of the most powerful climate actions available to citizens.
Civil-society organisations are changing Ghana’s accountability landscape.
Federal agents have pepper-sprayed, tackled and detained people recording their actions. If you post your recordings of agents, you also risk the feds tracking you and those around you.
Scandals don’t have the resonance they used to. Both parties could do more to police offenders within their own ranks.
Allegations are swirling around a US military strike on an alleged drug boat that resulted in 2 civilian deaths. A military law scholar outlines how facts and accountability can be determined.
Congress has played an important role in holding federal agencies accountable since the late 1700s, but oversight can also devolve into a political circus.
When politicians act like managers rather than representatives, accountability, transparency and scrutiny suffer.
If Nigeria’s 2027 general election repeats 2023’s failures, it might embolden other west African leaders to treat election commissions as political tools.
Since 2005, the US has lost over one-third of its local newspapers. A scholar found out why some communities can keep their papers − while others can’t.
Corruption in the Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department is more than just a betrayal of public trust, it fuels non-compliance with the law.
A decade of studying whistleblowers reveals the indispensable role played by supporters.
Setting up a unity government highlights that a positive turnaround is possible for South Africa, though it is far from guaranteed.
The latest annual Corruption Perceptions Index shows Australia has reversed its decade-long slide, ranking back in the top 10 least corrupt countries.
African leaders’ authoritarian practices, domestic power struggles and governance failures have undermined efforts to create a ‘United States of Africa’.
Poorer states, like Rwanda and Burundi, have economic incentives for maintaining peacekeeping armies.
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Chief Research Specialist in Democracy and Citizenship at the Human Science Research Council and a Research Fellow Centre for African Studies, University of the Free State
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Adjunct Professor, National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor Emeritus of Public Law, University of Cape Town
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