Kenya has grown steadily and sustained a largely peaceful democracy. But now the picture is looking bleak, as people grow discontented and vent their anger in the streets. The country’s leader must change tack https://t.co/2Ce84Qgz23Photo: Imago https://t.co/ImUycbUWZ6 ...

As we prepare to celebrate our country's 249th birthday, we are getting new insight into what Americans think about where the country stands. A new NPR PBS News mayor's poll found 34 of Americans feel that democracy is under serious threat and see politically motivated violence as a major problem. So, who better to talk about this moment in time than presidential historian John Meechum.He wrote a new introduction to Random Houses's volume of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. So, John, um ...

Continued repression and the absence of a credible opposition may help William Ruto secure another term in the face of widespread unhappiness. Kenya’s reputation as an exemplar of African democracy looks set to suffer further https://t.co/f7zOqKl4WT ...

And so as I take my seat, I just want to say to the American people that no matter what the outcome is on this singular day, what fight forward, we're going to press on. We're going to press on. We're going to press on. We're going to press on for our children. Press on for our seniors.Press on for our veterans. Press on for our unions. Press on for our farmers. Press on for our dreamers. Press on.Press on for workingclass Americans. Press on. Press on for the middle class.Press. Press on for all who aspire ...

Kenya has grown steadily and sustained a largely peaceful democracy. But now the picture is looking bleak, as people grow discontented and vent their anger in the streets. The country’s leader must change tack https://t.co/0maJ0yXJkT ...

William Ruto’s tenure is a how-to guide for sowing cynicism about democracy https://t.co/dGN3vngwaN ...

The biggest question facing Bangladesh is how quickly it can restore democracy—and how long that achievement will endure. Banning an opposition party is not a good start https://t.co/qKSzfreum8 ...

Should we be putting this on recording? Well, let's start. This is the fifth in our series, the Wolf Krugman Exchange. I'm Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator of the Financial Times. And I'm Paul Krugman, professor at the City University of New York and author of an independent Substack newsletter. And today's episode is being recorded on Monday, June 30th, uh, at 9 in the morning in Massachusetts, where I am now, and 2 p.m. in London. Um, tell us where you've been recently, Paul. Yeah. Um, um, occasio ...

More than two thirds of Americans say they believe democracy in the United States is under serious threat as the country remains divided over polarizing issues. https://t.co/ShABPT1Pt0 https://t.co/ShABPT1Pt0 ...

More than two thirds of Americans say they believe democracy in the United States is under serious threat as the country remains divided over polarizing issues. https://t.co/JcmATURdWB https://t.co/JcmATURdWB ...