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Sovereignty for Sale
It goes way beyond tax havens and offshore banking. Enterprising countries have figured out how to put their legal systems at the disposal of corporate interests. In the past few years, a secretive consortium of technologists and investors has spent almost a billion dollars to purchase about ninety …

Digital sovereignty and data sovereignty
Digital technologies are data-driven. But who has access to the data, and who is allowed to use it? Digital sovereignty means that people can decide …

Somaliland Seeks Trump Backing for Sovereignty
Bloomberg Technology The only daily news program focused exclusively on technology, innovation and the future of business from San Francisco. Hosted …

How to overcome limits for quantum technologies to balance global cooperation with national sovereignty
Next year, the world will celebrate 100 years of scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs based on quantum mechanics, with the UN …

In history, context is everything
Te Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti outside Parliament Buildings, Wellington, November 19, drew tens of thousands opposed to the Principles of the Treaty of …

Minority rule is threatening US democracy
As any schoolkid might tell you, US elections are based on a bedrock principle: one person, one vote. Simple as that. Each vote carries the same …

Why Democracy Lives and Dies by Math
“Math is power” is the tag line of a new documentary, “Counted Out,” currently making the rounds at festivals and community screenings. (It will have a limited theatrical release next year.) The film explores the intersection of mathematics, civil rights and democracy. And it delves into how an …

How Australia’s Voting System Maintains Two-Party Rule
Australia’s two major parties — the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Liberal-led Coalition — are steadily declining in popularity, mirroring …

The League’s Commitment to Strengthening Democracy and Local Governance
The results of this year’s elections remind us that we are a diverse nation, made up of not just red and blue states, but also blue and red dots …

Is It Time to Torch the Constitution?
Some scholars say that it’s to blame for our political dysfunction—and that we need to start over. All republican governments live in fear of the man on the white horse. A republican government, like ours, is a system of rules designed to prevent any one person or faction from hijacking the …