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Democracy

World

The Heir Apparent

Qaddafi’s son is alive. And he wants to take Libya back.

Robert Worth The New York Times Magazine Jul 2021 30min Permalink

Tech

My Front-Row Seat to the Decline of Democracy in India

A reporter watches as a Hindu nationalist government uses tech from the companies he covers to destroy a secular democracy.

Pranav Dixit Buzzfeed News Apr 2021 20min Permalink

Best Article History Politics

The Unpolitical Animal

How political science understands voters.

Lous Menand New Yorker Aug 2004 Permalink

Business Politics Tech Media

Mark in the Middle

For years, Mark Zuckerberg has faced criticism that Facebook is bad for democracy. A cache of leaked audio reveals the story of how much ultimately comes down to his judgment—and the forces freezing him in place.

Casey Newton The Verge Sep 2020 25min Permalink

Politics World

Do You Hear the People Sing?

Brutality and resistance on the front lines of Hong Kong’s battle for democracy.

Lauren Hilgers The Atavist Magazine Jul 2020 35min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "The International Congress for Kids Whose Dads Are Commie Draft Dodgers"

Children engage in their own democratic process.

Keene Short Longleaf Review Oct 2018 Permalink

Best Article Politics Tech World

This Country's Leader Shut Down Democracy – With a Little Help From Facebook

Facebook was supposed to open up societies like Cambodia—but instead it has wreaked havoc on the fragile political order and destroyed opposition leadership.

Megha Rajagopalan Buzzfeed Jan 2018 15min Permalink

History Politics

The End of the Anglo-American Order

For decades, the United States and Britain’s vision of democracy and freedom defined the postwar world. What will happen in an age of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage?

Ian Buruma The New York Times Magazine Nov 2016 20min Permalink

Politics World

Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement Isn't Over Yet

The young people fighting for democracy will be back.

Lauren Hilgers New York Times Magazine Feb 2015 20min Permalink