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When the wealthy can leave, whose votes still count?

November 6, 2026

🦋 What happens when you ask people to photograph democracy

November 4, 2026

🔮 How US conservatives are adopting Orbán’s classroom war

November 3, 2026

Russia’s age-old strategy of exploiting minorities

November 2, 2026

🌊 Colonial backlash: the far right and elections in Latin America

October 30, 2026
October 30, 2026

AI adoption should not outpace our ability to control it

Joe Torreggiani Joe Torreggiani, Rhianna C. Rogers and Swaptik Chowdhury argue that competition is pushing AI into use faster than it can be controlled. Drawing on a recent breach by AI agents at OpenAI and on their work in education, they call for safeguards that keep humans in control Read more
October 29, 2026

🎈 How Italy’s new electoral law could lock out young candidates

Alice Sanarico Italy’s new electoral reform, the Stabilicum, promises voters greater choice by bringing back preference voting. But allowing voters to choose individual candidates does not automatically make politics more representative. Alice Sanarico and Federico Taddei argue that the reform could make it harder for younger candidates to compete, reinforcing the very political exclusion that democracies need to overcome Read more
October 28, 2026

Europe’s divided approach to refugees and skilled migrants

Karina Adamova Karina Adamova argues that migration policies which attempt to address labour shortages and decrease refugee migration treat skilled migrants and refugees as separate categories. What they should do, she says, is treat them as the same people at different points in time. Recent events in Germany show that anti-migrant attitudes can affect migrants’ decisions about where to live – even as the country faces significant labour shortages Read more
October 27, 2026

🌈 Türkiye’s anti-LGBTQ+ raids are an attack on what’s left of democracy

Anton Borea Recent raids on LGBTQ+ associations and private homes of LGBTQ+ activists in Türkiye are more than an attack on a marginalised community. Anton Borea argues that they are part of a broader political project that threatens to dismantle the remaining foundations of democratic politics in the country Read more
October 26, 2026

Poland got more divided without getting more extreme

Maciej Sychowiec Poland’s democratic backsliding was not preceded by voters becoming more extreme, argue Marta Kołczyńska, Maciej Sychowiec and Oliwia Szczupska. Before democratic erosion took hold, Poles’ views were already becoming more tightly connected across issues, and more closely aligned with party choice Read more

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