“[Venezuela] has become a threat to the security and stability and democracy of the hemisphere.” “I think that any option…is legitimate to protect...
What Happens When Democracy Dies?
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The crisis of democracy and governance
Casas Muertas
Venezuela has been in a death spiral for years. The country have been devastated by political repression and economic depression; its people suffer...
Speaking Freely
“Free speech is counterintuitive…That's why we have it as part of the Bill of Rights. We have to have courts that stop the government and the...
The (non) Future of Europe
“I don't see us Europeans taking hold of our future…technologically and economically we are totally torn up between United States and China. We may...
Persian Delights; Persian Dangers
“After all of these years of sanctions and containment…is it not time to stop wondering when the Islamic Republic is going to fall and instead think...
High Anxiety
There is mounting evidence that the pandemic is generating a global mental health crisis. How do we cope with the results? Dr. Jonathan DePierro and...
Online Conversation: Long COVID
International health expert and physician Dr. Kees Rietveld worries that instead of a fast exit from COVID we are entering a twilight scenario of...
Opinion: Long COVID
It is time for society to bite the bullet and accept that SARS CoV 2, the virus that causes COVID, is here to stay. It has become an endemic...
Democracy Now?
“I have never been in my whole life as worried as I was on that day…about whether or not we could survive as a democracy. I think we're as divided...