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Authoritarian Cases

News and Opinion
We exist but it is not a life': Afghan women face bleak prospects under Taliban
A look at the terrible consequences that result when efforts to make power-with democratic societies fail and authoritarians take over.

News and Opinion
Bolsonaro Isn't Preparing for a Coup. He's Preparing for a Revolution.
From Brazil, a look at how frustration and distrust of major social institutions is being amplified and exploited as part of an authoritarian attempt to take over an entire society.

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Why Putin's repression is worse than what I endured under the Soviets
A reminder that the terrible tyrannies of the past are not necessarily in the past. If we are not careful, the present can be just as bad -- if not worse.

News and Opinion
My Country Was a Dictatorship Before. This Feels Worse.
A sad story from Tunisia, the one place where we had hoped that the Arab Spring had succeeded.

News and Opinion
Young People in China Can't Find Work, and Xi Jinping Has Only One Response
A profile of the crisis arising from China's inability to put its young, educated workforce to work (and its authoritarian response).

News and Opinion
How the Russian Government Silences Wartime Dissent
A look into what Russia is doing to suppress opposition to its war in Ukraine and a window into how brutal, authoritarian regimes can make it impossible to effectively challenge folly and corruption.

News and Opinion
The Soul of Civility
A review and brief summary of an important new book exploring the concept of civility and explaining how it can help heal our society.

News and Opinion
On Putin's Reign Of Terror
For a time when increasing numbers of people are starting to view Putin's Russia in more favorable ways, the short history of his increasingly brutal brand of authoritarianism.

News and Opinion
The Long, Twisted History of Russia and ISIS
For those trying to understand the back story behind the ISIS attack on Moscow, this is a good place to start.