SELECT LANGUAGE BELOW

How the Trump administration can support democracy in Venezuela

Support for the Democratic opposition to Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro is one of the few international policy issues that has unified Democrats and Republicans in recent years, and the consensus remains strong as the new administration takes power in Washington. It is essential to maintain the While the two parties may disagree on the details […]

We Can Either Have a Few Billionaires or a Democracy, ‘But We Can’t Have Both’

Former Clinton administration Secretary of Labor Robert Reich said Tuesday on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” that democracy cannot survive with “huge wealth in the hands of a few.” “I think the biggest problem with having so many billionaires at the top of government is that billionaires don't know exactly how ordinary people live, but secondly, and […]

How we can save Georgian democracy

On January 1, 2017—eight years ago next month—my father, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), visited Georgia. It was the last of many visits to the country and people he loved and respected. That day, he shook hands with Georgian farmer Data Vanishvili, affectionately known as Data Grandpa (Data Papa) in Georgian. the property was unfairly separated […]

Media Shouldn’t Go to Mar-a-Lago, Trump Is Threat to Democracy

Former Republican Congressman David Jolly said Friday on MSNBC's “Deadline” that the media should go to Mar-a-Lago like “Morning Joe” and give President-elect Donald Trump “impartiality.” He said it was not.“ Hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski did so. “What's really worrying is that people who have tried to act responsibly in the aftermath of […]

Russia continues to subvert democracy in Moldova and Georgia

The United States is not the only country that has just held a consequential election. In former Soviet Union states Moldova and Georgia, citizens recently voted in contests to join the Western world. In both cases, Russia appears to have tried to influence the outcome, as it has done in the United States and many […]

The Democratic Party has no credibility on building democracy 

Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party tried to convince the American people: “Democracy is on the ballot.” last week. their appeal I was almost deaf. The conclusion most analysts draw from this is that Americans don't care about process, only narrow self-interest and basic issues. we disagree. It is more accurate and honest […]

After Trump’s White House visit, Charlamagne asks how Biden went from ‘threat to democracy’ to ‘welcome back!’

Radio host Charlamagne Tha God praised President Biden's quick turnaround from condemning President-elect Trump as an “existential threat” to American democracy to welcoming him warmly in the White House. During his campaign, Biden repeatedly called Trump a “threat to democracy.” While campaigning in the final weeks of the vice presidential election, Biden specifically called for […]