Leopoldo López, a Venezuelan patriot, explains how the fight to save Ukraine reflects a much bigger, existential fight for freedom everywhere. As...
Them vs Us: What Ukraine Is Really About
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The crisis of democracy and governance
Poland to the Rescue
Marta Górczyńska is a human rights lawyer from Poland specializing in the protection of migrants, refugees and victims of human trafficking....
The Faces of War
Janine di Giovanni has spent much of her celebrated career witnessing the worst of what mankind can do to itself, but also the best that people...
Is it the End of Democracy?
Joel Kotkin argues that the withering of democratic process and institutions reflects the deeper transformation of American and European societies:...
Overcoming Hunger, One Empowered Farmer at a Time
According to the United Nations, approximately 10% of people on the planet are undernourished, while 30% lack year-round, reliable access to...
All That Jazz: Tällberg’s Jazz for the Planet
“Climate change” isn’t really about climate. It’s about people, migration, food, water, access, health, education, and fairness of opportunity,”...
Escaping the Taliban
The Taliban's surge to power in Afghanistan is one of those events that will have repercussions for years to come. Listen as Jamila Afghani...
Latin American Democracy: Dead or Alive?
Why hasn't liberal democracy developed deeper roots in Latin America? Why are institutions under pressure in so many places? Why do many...
Can Brazil’s Democracy Survive Bolsonaro?
Can Bolsonaro bully his way into reelection? Will the country’s democratic institutions be so badly damaged by him that Brazil’s future stability...