Democracy and Coronavirus

Coronavirus Isn’t Just a Threat to Public Health – It’s a Major Danger to Democracy

Besides its obviously destructive impacts on public health and on the global economy, COVID-19 has sparked a serious decline in democratic rights and freedoms in many countries. This series explores the immediate impact of COVID-19 on several of the world’s biggest democracies – Brazil, Indonesia, India, the Philippines, and the United States. 

This series is made possible by the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation.

An entrance sign to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on October 4, 2014. The sign says “EMERGENCY” and points to the left. In the background we can see an American flag billowing against a brilliant clear blue sky. REUTERS/Jim Young
Governance

The Future of American Democracy Depends on Improving U.S. Health

The U.S. is in the grip of two pathologies, one afflicting human health and the other the health of the political system

A U.S. flag is displayed at the National Mall, as part of a memorial paying tribute to the U.S. citizens who have died from the coronavirus disease in Washington, DC on January 18, 2021.
Governance

The Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. Democracy

It will take years until political analysts can definitively assess the pandemic's impact on U.S. democracy

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