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What Other States Can Learn from Georgia’s Historic Elections
Demonstrators protest outside of the Capitol building in opposition of House Bill 531 on March 8, 2021, in Atlanta. HB531 will restrict early voting hours, remove drop boxes, and require the use of a government ID when voting by mail.
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Organization, outreach, money, and meeting people where they are is the key to changing political winds.
Apr 8, 2021
Political watchers across the country have had Georgia on their minds lately and for good reason. After a historic, whirlwind election cycle in which the reliably Republican state not only made President Joe Biden the first Democrat to carry Georgia since 1992, but also delivered Democratic control in the U.S. Senate, the Republican-controlled state legislature has enacted draconian new voter restricti
By Nimmi Jayathilake
Regional Centre for Strategic Studies
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia has adversely affected all domains of social, economic and political life in the region. This global pandemic which engulfed every nook and corner of the world in the wink of an eye, entered South Asia in March 2020. By the beginning of the second quarter it had spread to all South Asian countries to a varying degree. The shock injected to South Asia by COVID-19 resulted in closed education institutes, stalled factories, idle ports, empty roads, and life standstill, at least initially. It filled hospitals and deserted public spaces, reversing the process of globalization to “slowbalization”.