Author: Natalie Reyes
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Democracy in Peril: Biden and the 2024 Presidential Election
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This article was co-authored by Natalie Reyes. Despite signaling to aides in 2019 that he would almost certainly not seek re-election in 2024, 81-year-old President Joe Biden is doing exactly that. Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, Biden has positioned himself as the…
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From Gang Rule to Iron Fist: Questioning Progress in Bukele’s El Salvador
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Significant sums from a secret government fund? CHECK. Calling for occupation of the Legislature by security forces? CHECK. Intimidation of local journalists using death threats and imprisonment? CHECK. Nayib Bukele’s reign as president of El Salvador has exhibited all the fixings of an authoritarian regime. Embracing this image, Bukele openly…