by Gene Gibbons | 11 Jul 2022 | Politics, United States
A half century ago, I watched Richard Nixon plunge the U.S. into a constitutional crisis. Now I wonder if American democracy will survive Donald Trump. Former U.S. President Donald Trump as he spoke to supporters from the Ellipse at the White House in Washington on 6...
by Robert Holloway | 3 Feb 2022 | Europe, Government, Politics
French voters may have their minds on other matters ahead of April’s election, but President Emmanuel Macron stands firmly for a strong Europe. French President Emmanuel Macron at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 19 January 2022 (Bertrans Guay,...
by Urvashi Bundel | 10 Jan 2022 | Americas, Art, Culture, Personal Reflections, Politics, Youth Voices
A year after supporters of ex-U.S. President Donald Trump attacked the Capitol Building, a young poet reflects on the American dream — or nightmare. A police officer stands on the steps of the U.S. Capitol before a prayer vigil marking the one-year anniversary of the...
by Bernd Debusmann | 30 Dec 2021 | Culture, Decoders, Human Rights, Politics
The term “woke” is caught up in America’s divisive culture wars. Will citizens in other nations adopt the notion describing those alert to social injustice? A demonstrator holds a placard reading “I can’t breathe,” left, during a...
by Nelson Graves | 17 Nov 2021 | European School Brussels, Government, La Jolla Country Day School, News Decoder Updates, Transylvania College, Youth Voices
In a public webinar, a leading UK youth advocate and students from News Decoder’s network discussed challenges to democracy around the world. Democracy might be in trouble around the world, but it will survive the challenges it is facing in the early 21st...