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Don’t panic: AI can strengthen democracy too

By Abi Olvera | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

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Introduction: Securing elections, democracy, and the information ecosystem in a critical political year

By John Mecklin, Dan Drollette Jr | Special Topics

Constitutional mistakes of the past can tyrannize the present—but we can fix them

By Lawrence Douglas | Special Topics

How demagogues destroy democracy: a step-by-step global guide

By John Keane | Special Topics

To protect democratic values, journalism must save itself

By Sara Goudarzi | Columnists

An interview about the 2024 election with Harper Reed, chief technology officer for Obama 2012

By John Mecklin | Special Topics

The path to compulsory voting

By Aidan Calvelli | Special Topics

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In the UK, a dangerous escalation in the criminalization of climate protests

By Oscar Berglund | Climate Change, Opinion

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How AI surveillance threatens democracy everywhere

By Abi Olvera | Disruptive Technologies

China surveillance

The future of technology: Lessons from China—and the US

By Maya Wang, Frederike Kaltheuner, Amanda Klasing | Disruptive Technologies

How conspiratorial thinking is undermining democracy, and what we can do about it

By Alan C. Miller | Disruptive Technologies

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A climate scientist’s personal reckoning

By Adam Sobel | Climate Change