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Lenin Cavalcanti Guerra, The Conversation
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‘Does not tyranny spring from democracy?’ How Plato’s 380 BC philosophy is truer than ever today
As in Athens, anti-elite demagogues in modern democracies are increasingly rising to power riding populist waves fueled not by logic but fear and nationalism.
Lenin Cavalcanti Guerra, The Conversation
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Is South America heading towards its own Arab Spring? Understanding recent protests in the continent
A wave of protests over public policy and economic discomfort has rocked South American countries such as Venezuela, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile.
Lenin Cavalcanti Guerra, The Conversation