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Year after year, repressive regimes keep curtailing freedom. 2020 brought a new low.

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Persuasion Staff

Mar 3

Here are four lesser-known dissidents around the world who deserve your attention. How do they find the courage?

Andrew Stroehlein

Mar 1

The Weaponization of Nostalgia Trump's presidency, Brexit, and the mishandling of a global pandemic have made Douglas Alexander deeply concerned about the "powerful weaponization of …

Feb 27

The beguiling façade of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hides an authoritarian bent

Feb 26

La fachada terciopelada del Presidente del Gobierno de España, Pedro Sánchez, encubre su carácter autoritario

Feb 26

Activists must stop equating what they dislike to physical brutality. An opinion is never a punch in the face.

Nathaniel Rachman

Feb 24

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Feb 23

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