constitution

Chile's President Gabriel Boric speaks during a ceremony introducing new cabinet members, at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile
Elections
Chileans categorically reject a new, progressive constitution
Podcast: 2019-05-09 Checking the Checks and Balances
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A man with "POLICE ICE" protective vest leads a man in handcuffs down street, with another officer with "POLICE FEDERAL AGENT" on vest on the right
Justice
As immigration arrests rise, advocates warn immigrants to know their rights when agents show up
Poland's President Andrzej Duda speaks
Global Politics
Protests persuade Polish president to veto court reforms
protest in Venezuela
Conflict
Venezuela’s opposition is hurling boycotts, protests and strikes at the president right now
Nicolas Maduro
Global Politics
Venezuelans turn up for symbolic vote to show their ‘discontent’ with President Maduro’s government
Venezuela
Conflict
Venezuela’s violent protests have claimed 31 lives so far
aerial photo of large complex in foothills
Conflict
A new government report is on hold because of errors — and now we know even less about immigration enforcement
Police in front of crowd
Justice
In sanctuary cities, immigrants find themselves with few real protections from federal officials
Magna Carta outreach in China, where the government says the idea that rulers aren't above the law is a dangerous Western concept
Episode 5: Magna Carta in China
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Protesters chant slogans at Place de la Nation in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, on October 28, 2014. Police fired tear gas at rock-throwing protesters after tens of thousands of people marched through the city on Tuesday morning.
Global Politics
People in Burkina Faso are taking to the streets to protest their ‘president for life’
The Magna Carta
The World That Was
The Magna Carta, nearly 800 years old, still influences modern perceptions of civil rights
Global Politics
Their ‘Great Charter’ is nice. But some British pols are pushing for a proper constitution
Global Politics
Controversial changes to Hungarian constitution have protesters, EU taking notice
Is Our Constitution Out of Date?
Conflict & Justice
‘We the People’: House to Hear Constitution Read Aloud
Conflict & Justice
Debating the Constitution, then and now
Your Take: Writing the Constitution