| Berlin Wall’s lessons for promoting democracy 3 days ago by Michael Allen While Soviet communism has entered the dustbin of history, new forms of repression have emerged, writes RFE/RL’s Jeff Gedmin. As “authoritarian regimes are cooperating in unprecedented ways when it comes to the art and science of stifling the democratic impulses of their citizens,” the Berlin Wall’s ... Democracy Digest - demdigest.net/blog · Rank: 40,053 ·  19 references |
| 1989: The God That Failed, The Wall That Fell 3 days ago by Michael Allen On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Freedom House has launched a new web feature highlighting the changes in freedom in the former communist world. Freedom Before and After the Wall includes a retrospective essay; charts and graphs; a series of maps from 1989, 1999, and 2009 refl ... Democracy Digest - demdigest.net/blog · Rank: 40,053 · 19 references |
| Of the People, By the People, For the People 3 days ago by Qifa Nabki Here are the results of the “government priorities” poll that I posted earlier this week. The response was good: almost one hundred unique users cast their votes. I’ve ranked them below, in order of descending priority. But first, some observations and caveats. I’m under no illusion that the poll is ... Qifa Nabki - qifanabki.com · Rank: 13,305 · 56 references |
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