Democracy Discussions

Civic Spaces

Civic Education is as important as STEM in keeping democracy strong

Transition Troubles

What are warning signs a democratic transition might not work? and what makes it work? Between the Ancien Regime and Strongman Cycles, a democratic transition must act wisely.

Maria Oropeza and the Venezuelan Elections

Maria Oropeza is a Venezuelan activist and former political prisoner whose livestream captured the repressive crackdown on Venezuelans documenting the 2024 election. She recently was freed from prison, and came on Democracy Discussions to talk about her experiences and hopes for a free Venezuela. For advocates and families of political prisoners, this is the handbook for liberation in English, Spanish, and French and the sequel in English and Spanish https://worldlibertycongress.org/handbook/ [https://worldlibertycongress.org/handbook/]

Dictatorships in Fiction

Many dictatorships are depicted in fiction, but what makes Les Miserables unique from other works when it comes to depicting autocracy? The psychology of autocracy is depicted strongly

Venezuela's Crisis and Political Persecution with Simon Molina

Simon Molina joins Democracy Discussions to discuss how the Maduro regime completely destroyed the education and healthcare systems in Venezuela. The importance of opposition unity and support for political prisoners. We recommend following Simon Molina, Leopoldo Lopez, Lilian Tintori, Genesis Davila, Rodrigo Diamenti, Luis Carlos Diaz, Germania Poleo, Juan Guaido, Maria Corina Machado, and other reliable Venezuelan voices as the regime propaganda is strong and still in place. Freedom for Freddy Superlano, Roland Carreno, Maria Oropeza, Jesus Armas, and all political prisoners