Elections
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Venezuela’s Electoral Autocracy
March 4, 2013 -
The Venezuelan government announced the death of Hugo Chávez on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck, Boris Munoz and Cristian Balteo Yazbeck chronicle the controversial leader’s rise to power, constructing a provisional history from Venezuela’s murky realities. More -
Kenya Elections: Whispers of Fear and Hope
March 1, 2013 -
Kenya holds elections on Monday, for the first time since more than 1,000 people were killed in ethnic violence following the country’s 2007 elections. Poet Ngwatilo Mawiyoo visits a town in the north, where she found tribal tensions quietly simmering. More -
Israeli Elections: Musings on Universalism and Identity Politics
January 22, 2013 -
Filmmaker Udi Aloni expresses both concern and support for a few of Israel’s 32 parties, which, he says, lead a way forward to “bi-nationalism and a state for all of its citizens from the river to the sea.” More -
The XYZ Show: Exposing Injustice in Kenya with Latex Puppets
December 26, 2012 -
Creative Time Reports editor Marisa Mazria Katz visited the Nairobi studio of the XYZ Show, one of the most beloved TV programs in Africa, months before Kenya’s next general election. More -
A Second Term, Another Chance for Change
November 7, 2012 -
Moments after President Obama’s re-election was announced, hip-hop artist Jasiri X interviewed activists and politicians at a Democratic committee in Pennsylvania about their hopes for the next four years. More