Nov 04, 2022
World press freedom, 30 years after the Declaration of Windhoek
The seeds of World Press Freedom Day were sown in Windhoek, Namibia in 1991. Namibia had just won...
May 03, 2021
A struggle for democracy: Scenes from Myanmar’s protests
A young woman with a megaphone bravely holds up a three-finger salute, the symbol of resistance in Myanmar,...
Mar 19, 2021
COVID-19 has been a plague for democracy too
As those in vaccine-rich areas catch a glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel, much...
Mar 12, 2021
Beyond language: How to enfranchise voters who don’t speak English
Editor’s note: This is the last story in a two-part series about American voters who struggle to participate...
Mar 03, 2021
Myanmar’s failed experiment with democracy
Myanmar’s path toward democracy has taken a detour, circling back into the clutches of the military. Or, as...
Feb 05, 2021
The Egyptian Revolution, 10 years later
Looking back at a decade of revolution, authoritarian coups and lessons for U.S. democracy Ten years ago this...
Jan 29, 2021
America turns the page
WASHINGTON — Fireworks exploding spectacularly over a nearly deserted National Mall on Wednesday evening closed a nail-biting day...
Jan 21, 2021
Civil Rights generation sees echoes of Jim Crow in Capitol attack
WASHINGTON – Shirley Ann Queen remembers being 10 years old when Mr. Horton, the white owner of the...
Jan 18, 2021
Senate newcomer Rev. Raphael Warnock an heir to MLK’s work
ATLANTA — When Senator-elect Reverend Raphael Warnock embarked on his Senate race, he did so as a continuation of...
Jan 18, 2021
