McG Comparative Government

Gorbachev Says Putin Obstructs Democracy One of Putin’s predecessors, Mikahil Gorbachev, is now openly voicing his opinion of Russia’s current leader, saying that Putin has had a negative effect on Russia’s road to democracy. While in office, Gorbchev, the last leader of the Communist party in the Soviet Union and last president of the USSR, [...]

“UN investigates Nigeria lead poisoning deaths” Author Unknown. Illegal gold mining in northern Zamfara, Nigeria has left more than two hundred children dead this year from lead poisoning. It is feared that as many as 18,000 people have been affected.  The World Health Organization and Unicef are reacting and sending specialists from the U.S. and Britain to seven [...]

A violent rivalry-based fight broke out in a Mexican prison this week, and at least 23 inmates were killed. This bloody outbreak took place in Durango, a northern state that witnesses a lot of drug related violence as it is the battleground for two competing cartels: the group led by Joaquin Guzman, the most powerful [...]