YOU THINK U.S. POLITICS ARE HIGHLY POLARIZED? IN THAILAND THEY ARE TAKING TO THE STREETS AND TALKING OF A COUP

DEMOCRACY 

IN THAILAND 

THAI PRIME MINISTER 

YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA 

ON THE WORLD STAGE 

THE APEC SUMMIT 

Bali, Indonesia 

October 2013 

Is an un-elected people's council more democratic than a democratically elected government? The opposition to Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra thinks so, and is trying to force her to resign by filling the streets of Bangkok and attempting to shut the capital down. Today was the first official day of the shutdown action; the story continues. Some reportage and analysis can be found here and here and here. 

Update January 21, 2014:  A State of Emergency declared; details here.