Freedom House's Report Shows Democracy in Trouble
The Atlantic A new report reveals that democratic governments are in retreat around the globe. March 3, 2021 Adam Maida / Getty / The Atlantic After November 3, I allowed myself to dream that the battered troops of democracy would regain their courage and go on the offensive. For a decade or more, authoritarian populists around the globe had won one upset victory after another. They rose to power in India and Brazil, in the Philippines and the United States. And though Jair Bolsonaro and Rodrigo Duterte were at first mocked as incompetent leaders who would soon lose power, they have proved su...
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