by Arsentiy Novak | 19 Jun 2017 | Europe, Future of Democracy, Student Posts
I urged British voters to stay away from the polls this month. Why? Because the state lacks moral legitimacy. I do not preach violence but urge abstention. Earlier this month, on the day British voters went to the polls for a snap parliamentary election, one of our...
by Arsentiy Novak | 8 Jun 2017 | Europe, Future of Democracy, Student Posts
Vote! That’s what students in Britain are being told on election day. But here’s an alternative view: Abstain and withhold your approval of a flawed system. British voters go to the polls today in a snap election that Conservative Prime Minister Theresa...
by Nelson Graves | 7 Feb 2017 | Economy, News Decoder Updates
By Nelson Graves Here’s a video produced by students at Columbia Journalism School that focuses on News-Decoder’s mission and unusual strategy — to build trust without going viral. Sonah Lee and Arijeta Lajka are master’s degree candidates who...
by Nelson Graves | 1 Feb 2017 | Americas, Donald Trump, Refugees, United States, Women's rights
By Nelson Graves Are you worried that Donald Trump will curtail civil liberties and undercut democratic institutions in the United States? Well, his election could also have profound implications for democracy and human rights in the rest of the world, where...
by News Decoder | 30 Mar 2016 | Climate change
By Nelson Graves Are you depressed by doomsday forecasts that see our planet and species hurtling irreversibly towards disaster? A French documentary to be featured soon in movie theaters around the world offers an antidote. “Demain” (Tomorrow) tackles...