Abuse of Power in a World at Risk
Anyone who believes that living in an autocracy or a neo-fascist state is better than living in a democracy should ...
Tag: Democracy
Monism and Pluralism in American Political Thinking
My daughter having expressed interest in the “silent generation” she thinks I grew up in, I reminded her that a ...
Saving Democracy Is Hard but Someone Has to Do It
Russia has voted in its Presidential Election and Vladimir Putin has returned for an unprecedented fifth term. Putin will now ...
Overthrowing a Dictator Is Not Easy
Historically, democracies have always been more fragile than dictatorships, and there is a reason dictators tend to appear so strong. ...
A Time to Choose: Utopia vs Dystopia? Democracy is Key
While 2023 will be remembered for some major breakthroughs in science and society, an alternative reality presents us with continuing ...
What Sparked the Latest Anti-Government Protests in Poland?
Hundreds of thousands of people protested in Warsaw, Poland against the ruling right-wing populist government and for democracy. Organised by ...
China’s Censors Go Into Overdrive for Tiananmen Square Anniversary
As the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre draws near, China’s censors have gone into overdrive. Like they ...
Earth Future: Time for a Global ‘Reset’!
Following two previous Impakter articles, Planet Earth: Averting a Point of No Return and Planet Resilience: The Choice is Ours, ...
Is Taiwan Still a ‘Beacon of Democracy’ in the Chinese World?
In April 1989, thousands of students began gathering in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to make an unprecedented cry for freedom. The ...
Out With the Old, in With the New: How Extinction Rebellion Is Changing Pace
Extinction Rebellion’s (XR) stated aim is to employ “non-civil disobedience in an attempt to halt mass extinction and minimise the ...
Planet Sustainability: The Choice Is Ours!
Editor’s Note: Building on previous publications, George Lueddeke PhD, independent Global Lead of the international One Health for One Planet ...
As Democracy Erodes Worldwide, Autocracies Are Getting Stronger, Concludes New Report
A recent report published by the Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) has concluded that democracy is ...
