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Autocracy on the Rise

The whole world is turning back. 

Democracy under pressure, autocracy on the rise O P I N I O N Anton JieSamFoek In the 1990s it still seemed self-evident: democracy would triumph. The Cold War was over, dictatorships fell like dominoes, and elections became the new normal worldwide. But that hope is outdated today. According to research institutions like the V-Dem Institute and Freedom House, we now…
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Venezuela’s Oil Industry Is Broken

Now It’s Breaking the Environment Isayen Herrera // Sheyla UrdanetaPhotographs // Adriana Loureiro Fernandez Gas flares and leaking pipelines from Venezuela’s once-booming oil industry, hobbled by U.S. sanctions and mismanagement, are polluting towns and a major lake. Each morning, José Aguilera inspects the leaves of his banana and coffee plants on his farm in eastern Venezuela…
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