Category Archives: World
The Inherent Strength of a Democracy
In the movie Juarez, a 1939 film that dramatized the life of Benito Juarez, Mexico’s “George Washington,” a screen writer drafted words for the freedom fighter that send a message to every democracy today, “If a Monarch misrules; the people change… If a Presidente misrules; the people change the Presidente…” The film debuted on the eve of World War II when 20th Century “monarchy,” — fascism — had installed itself as one of the most destructive and murderous forces the world had ever endured.
The Destruction of Election Integrity: Your City Could Be Next by Lawrence Kadish
The language could not be any clearer. You can participate as a voter in our American democracy if you are a citizen, over 18 years of age on Election Day, and meet certain state requirements regarding residency and registration – except in some areas of our nation which, inexplicably, now “allow non-citizens to vote in local elections only.”
European Union’s Border-Protection System Now A Tourism Agency for Migrants by Yves Mamou
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 16, 2021 Fabrice Leggeri, head of the EU’s border agency Frontex, poses for a photo at the Frontex headquarters in Warsaw. – The head of Frontex, Frenchman Fabrice Leggeri, submitted on April 29, 2022 his resignation from the European coast guard and border guard agency, which is to be “examined by the board of directors” on Friday, AFP learned from a source close to the case. (Photo by JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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