“Thank God for the Deep State,” declared former acting CIA chief John McLaughlin while appearing on a panel at the National Press Club last October.
Tag: Democracy
How Democracy Ends – Not With a Bang But With a Whimper
In this fast-paced century, rife with technological innovation, we’ve grown accustomed to the impermanence of things. Whatever is here now will likely someday vanish, possibly
Changing Political Regimes?
On several continents, 48 peoples are currently rising up against their governments. A movement of such magnitude has never been observed on a planetary scale.
The Decline of Democracy in the 21st Century
“In general, unfortunately, the qualifications required to gain power and keep it have almost no connection with those required to govern with competence and impartiality.”
India’s Democracy Is Facing an Existential Threat
India’s Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu made a curious comment on 28 December. “Express dissent in a democratic way,” he said. Before he became the
Inside the Battle for Another World
A succession of social upheavals over the last decade has radically realigned political power throughout the world. As a result of these tectonic shifts, what
Whose Coups?
Coups have been one of the greatest threats to democracy. The people elect a daring leader willing to take on the status quo. And then,
Resignation of Bolivia’s Evo Morales was No Victory for Democracy, But a US-Sponsored Coup
Evo Morales, an indigenous leader who bucked the IMF and condemned US imperialism, has been pressured by the military to resign after winning an election.
