Economic globalization was supposed to encourage democracy around the world. But sometimes the opposite happens.
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In the absence of proper teaching, people are adopting distorted, nostalgic far right narratives.
Many of Operation Condor’s crimes remain shrouded in impunity and silence, 50 years after its creation.
Writers have mined the region’s turbulent political history to explore how authoritarian rulers bend institutional leaders to their will.
The science-fiction show, which is currently topping the non-English charts in 24 countries, has come to symbolise the Argentine struggle for resistance.
It doesn’t matter how many rules we have if no one follows them. If they are not widely respected, then the structure becomes useless. The same goes for democracy.
Gen Z don’t hate democracy, they have a problem with the way it is being delivered.
Military coups are making a comeback: it’s a return to one of postcolonial Africa’s political traditions.
Cities are political battlefields, where elites try to retain control, and people challenge this authority.
Unfounded claims by Donald Trump and JD Vance about Haitian immigrants ignore the role of the US in their plight. Many of Haiti’s problems can be traced to debt forced upon it by the US and France.
Bangladesh has avoided total collapse, but what step the country takes next remains to be seen.
Bangladesh’s repressive leader has been forced out after 15 years in power.
Venezuelans head to the polls on Sunday to vote in an election that has so far not been a fair contest.
Challenging oppression, advocating for justice, and inspiring social change are the hallmarks of Soyinka’s life.
A new documentary pokes fun at the regime and it’s leader, but are there risks to laughing at North Korea?
Portugal is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, which marked the end of the Estado Novo dictatorship and the country’s colonial wars in Africa.
Nicolás Maduro cracks down on civil liberties as Venezuela prepares for its presidential election.
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Argentina to commemorate victims of the country’s military dictatorship amid renewed concerns for human rights.
Haiti is descending into anarchy, causing the gang leader behind the violence to emerge as the country’s most powerful leader.
During the Franco dictatorship, Spanish cinema goers were forced to watch the regime’s propaganda newsreels before every film.
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