When Aid Fades: Impacts and Pathways for the Global Democratic Ecosystem
In January 2025, the United States (US) administration initiated a sweeping overhaul of foreign aid, closed USAID, consolidating it into…
Theme: Transparency & Open Government
Bending the Arc of Democracy
The Kettering Foundation was a headline sponsor for this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, held in what many consider to be…
Trump Administration Purging LGBTQ+ People From Public Jobs and the Public Memory
Running in 2024, Donald Trump and JD Vance made attacking LGBTQ+ people a central feature of their campaign. The then-candidates…
Charlie Kirk’s Murder Sparks Calls for Civil War And Violent Retribution Against Political Opponents
The murder of Charlie Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus has ratcheted up political tension at home and abroad.…
How Drug Wars Destroy Democracy
On June 7, at an impromptu campaign event in Bogotá, Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot…
Open Measures Open Source Platform
Public and free tooling to conduct social media analysis
Urban Youth Council Guideline
“The Urban Youth Council (UYC) Guideline is a nationally approved policy framework, endorsed by the Ministry and developed in consultation…
Trump Administration Ruthlessly Guts Efforts Against Domestic Extremism
The Trump administration is dismantling U.S. efforts to counter domestic extremism, gutting grants, redirecting FEMA staff to ICE, and slashing…
Ecuador’s Fight Against Transnational Crime is Eroding Human Rights
Once considered Latin America’s “island of peace,” Ecuador is now among the most violent countries in the world. While the…
Grok’s Recent Antisemitic Spree Is Proof AI Needs Cleaning Up
On July 8, Grok, Twitter’s AI chatbot developed by xAI, went on an antisemitic and bigoted tirade, regurgitating antisemitic tropes…