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I have been thinking a lot about this shutdown and what it reveals about the balance of power between Congress and the Executive Branch. While the human impact is heartbreaking, there is also a deeper ...

Are we becoming an autocracy? 1. Authoritarians clamp down on free speech and control information and media. Trump has ended funding for public radio and TV and has sued media companies in order to ...

Many people are concerned about the rise in authoritarianism and autocracy globally. These political structures create a climate of fear, uncertainty, and stress. Authoritarian regimes can quickly ...

President Donald Trump began his second presidential term with an autocratic offensive aimed at consolidating power in his hands while bending public and private institutions to his will. But 10 ...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 27 - The Chancellor of the Co-operative University of Kenya, Benard Chitunga, has attributed the economic success of Singapore and Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | ...