Making the Rules of the Internet, Uganda’s Women and Girls, and More

March 9, 2023

“The major digital platforms are American companies that have successfully used their economic and political power to keep Congress from acting. Having achieved what they wanted, they now face the reality that nations where they are not national assets will be making the rules for the interconnected world,” writes Tom Wheeler.

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On the latest episode of the Foresight Africa podcast, Winnie Kiiza—the first female opposition leader in the parliament of Uganda—joins Aloysius Uche Ordu to discuss growing up in a political family and her role as an advocate, mentor, and role model for women and girls in her country.

Throughout Donald Trump’s presidency and beyond, the Justice Department has struggled to navigate the difficult dynamics of defending the office of the presidency without excusing Trump’s abuses of power. In its recent amicus brief, however, the department threads the needle of protecting its traditional interest in defending robust executive power while refusing to shield the former president from all accountability, say Quinta Jurecic and Alan Rozenshtein.

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