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Kizito Byenkya is a senior program specialist at the Open Society Human Rights Initiative.

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  1. Freeing Africa’s Internet
    Clients surf the internet in Congo Federico Scoppa/Getty Images

    Freeing Africa’s Internet

    Nov 6, 2017 Kizito Byenkya & Alex Humphrey highlight the proliferation of government efforts to control speech online – and how repression can be resisted.

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    How Trump Did It

    Not only did Donald Trump win last week’s US presidential election decisively – winning some three million more votes than his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris – but the Republican Party he now controls gained majorities in both houses on Congress. Given the far-reaching implications of this result – for both US democracy and global stability – understanding how it came about is essential.

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    The Big Picture

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    Capitalism Is Driving Democracy’s Death Spiral

    Katharina Pistor argues that the financialization of the global economy has come at the expense self-governance.
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    What Germany’s Next Government Must Do

    Helmut K. Anheier argues that whoever wins the upcoming snap election must make progress in four key areas.
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    To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump

    Yasheng Huang

    By voting for Republican candidates, working-class voters effectively get to have their cake and eat it, expressing conservative moral preferences while relying on Democrats to fight for their basic economic security. The best strategy for Democrats now will be to permit voters to face the consequences of their choice.

     urges the party to adopt a long-term strategy aimed at discrediting the MAGA ideology once and for all.
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    What If Trump Keeps His Promises?

    Kaushik Basu warns that the president-elect’s proposed trade policies will erode America’s competitiveness.
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    What Progressives Must Learn from Trump’s Campaign

    Peter Singer thinks one of the most important lessons is to uphold open debate and address hot-button issues head-on.
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    The BRICS Currency Charade

    Barry Eichengreen chronicles the latest vain attempt to create an alternative to the dollar-based international monetary system.
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    Once Again, It Was the Economy, Stupid

    Mohamed A. El-Erian

    The economy played a critical role in the 2024 presidential race, creating the conditions not only for Donald Trump to trounce Kamala Harris, but also for a counter-elite to usher in a new power structure. Will the Democrats and “establishment” experts get the message?

     explains how and why Democrats failed to connect with US voters’ pocketbook realities.

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