U.N. envoy says Myanmar military faces strong demands for democracy
The top U.N. envoy for Myanmar says the strong united demand for democracy by its people has created "unexpected difficulties" for the military in consolidating power after the February coup and risks bringing the administration of the nation to a…
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A Brief But Spectacular take on how democracy can work for everyone
Eric Liu, who worked in former President Bill Clinton's White House, offers his Brief But Spectacular take on why he's still hopeful democracy can work for everyone. His latest book is called , "Become America."…
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Wynton Marsalis meets the moment with jazz and a focus on the nation’s founding principles
Trumpet player, composer and jazz ambassador Wynton Marsalis is one of the country’s leading cultural figures. He is again meeting the moment with music, writing and recording his new composition "The Democracy! Suite" amid the pandemic. Jeffrey Brown has the…
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10 years after the Arab Spring, democracy remains elusive in Egypt
Ten years ago on Thursday, longtime Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak was deposed. The Egyptian revolution was the high point of what became known as the Arab Spring, a movement that spread across the Middle East bringing with it the possibility…
Recent comparisons of the U.S. Capitol to a war zone are insensitive and devoid of the context that led to the invasions of countries like Iraq by American forces, experts warn.
Voters in Belarus will head to the polls this Sunday in the country’s most contested election in decades. Alexander Lukashenko has been called Europe’s last dictator, leading a regime accused of human rights abuses, stifling dissent and running sham elections.
According to pro-democracy institutions, authoritarianism was on the rise globally even before the coronavirus pandemic hit. But experts say the distraction of the crisis has allowed some leaders to indulge their dictatorial impulses without attracting much attention from the people…
The reverberations from China’s new national security law, which restricts freedom of speech in Hong Kong, continue. Nathan Law is a prominent pro-democracy activist who fled Hong Kong after the crackdown. He joins Nick Schifrin to discuss what protesters on…
Hong Kong is reeling from the impact of a new national security law imposed by the central government in Beijing. After nearly 25 years of relative freedom, residents are confronting a new reality in the semi-autonomous city. And the change…
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