Democratic Decay News Today

By Jorge G Castañeda and Carlos Ominami (*), NEW YORK – The best way to safeguard democracy in Latin America is to build strong welfare states. But since this is a medium- to long-term project, meeting the short-term threat of authoritarian populism will require more immediate solutions.

Commentary The second round of Brazil’s presidential elections was held this Sunday, Oct. 30. The former president, Lula ...

As Poles and Bulgarians worry their cookers and heaters will run dry, the rest of Europe is scrambling to respond after Vladimir Putin's latest chess

European energy providers open Russian rouble accounts for gas, challenging bloc’s united front against Moscow.

Literally means rule by the people. a system of government determined by the people and for the people. while its never quite perfected it, the united states of america was a hallmark of democracy since the ink dried of the constitution in 1787. things have largely improved since then. the civil rights movement made voting fairer and more accessible to all. last week, a european think tank called the international institute for democracy an electoral assistance, placed the united states on its l...

Their own personal integrity that they tried to build for their careers. i think the strongest parallels 2014 in turkey when president erdogan facing a corruption investigation. he called it a witch hunt. he fired prosecutors and he purged the equivalent of the department of justice. this sounds really familiar, right. and they chipped away at it slowly, day after day and i think thats what were in the midst of, democratic decay, we accept new normals, that were previously unacceptable by republ...

Collections of rules and norm the agreed upon by human beings. if leaders attack and abuse them they will be weakened and this will weaken the character and quality of democracy. american system is stronger than most but not immune to these forces of democratic decay. for more, go to cnn.com/fareed and read my washington post column this week. lets get started. the shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high school has argu opened up the robust argument on guns. but the question is will just as ...

Facilitating an organization with more favorable coverage. ralph waldo emerson once wrote an institution is the length and shadow of one man. institutions are just collection of rules and norms agreed upon by human beings. if leaders attack, denna grade and abuse them were they will be weakened and this in turn will weaken the character and quality of democracy. the american system is stronger than most, but it is not immune to these forces of democratic decay. for more, go to cnn.com/fareed and...