#5SmartReads - February 8, 2021

The one about declining democracy all over the world

After a decade of change in Myanmar, fear of the past drives anti-coup protests (Reuters)

What’s happening in Myanmar - a military led coup and detention of the democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi (who has blood on her hands with the mass murder of Rohingya Muslims) - is scary, especially for the older Myanmar residents who spent most of their life living under military rule.

The spirit of the youth is inspiring…but what can you do when the military is shutting off the Internet and thus your ability to organize, communicate, and tell others what’s happening?