Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.
New research sheds light on how mediocre #employees help would-be #authoritarians maintain power.
Turns out career pressures familiar to employees everywhere — desire to revive stalled career or obtain minor promotion — can be enough to incentivize lower- and midlevel officials to violate professional obligations, fundamental norms and even basic morality. Often just middling workers looking for a way to get ahead.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
https://archive.is/20260518091508/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html