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The Move Forward Party's (MFP) triumph in the general election has sparked new hope for political change in the region, as experts expect the ascendance of an MFP-led progressive government will help shift the landscape of international relations in Southeast Asia toward a more liberal democracy.

Bangkok Post

US senators introduce bill for restoration of Tunisia’s democracy

The legislation acknowledges that President Kais Saied has taken steps to undermine Tunisia’s democratic institutions.

Al Jazeera

Boris Johnson has been utterly disgraced, so why does Rishi Sunak flinch from condemning him?

If he sincerely believes in integrity in public life, the prime minister must unambiguously endorse the privileges committee’s damning verdict on his predecessor

The Guardian - UK

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Jack Smith is no hero

The special prosecutor is a professional doing his job — and that is exactly why Trump fears him

Salon

As the U.S. and democracies worldwide face threats, Britain shows how to fight back

With democracy under siege around the world, the U.K. offers a glimmer of hope. Despite attacks from former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain's institutions resisted.

WEKU

Trump's promise of payback for prosecution follows years of attacking democratic traditions

Donald Trump’s attacks on the justice system after his indictment on federal charges this week are the latest step in a now eight-year campaign by the former president and his allies against the traditions and institutions that have helped maintain American democracy

The Independent UK

Jim Cramer Compares AI To Hitler, Says ‘The Machines’ Pose Biggest Threat To Democracy In Ages

Artificial intelligence can be used as a tool for a lot of things, including generating believable lies

Zenger

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Donald Trump in the dock: a fraught moment for US democracy

In the past few years, Donald Trump has notched up a series of disgraceful firsts, said Ahmed Baba in The Independent. He is the first US president to have been impeached twice; the first to have been found liable for a sexual assault, in a civil case; and the first…

The Week

Editorial: Ban on cameras in federal courts hurts democracy

For the first time in history, a former president of the United States entered a courtroom Tuesday to face charges of willfully retaining classified government documents and hiding them from investigators who demanded their return.

Tribune News Service

For Biden, the indictment of Trump carries a heavy responsibility – and a risk

Biden is attempting to unite Americans 'behind the single purpose of defending our democracy', while Trump is indicted.

The New Daily

Voting rights reforms are still needed after Supreme Court ruled against gerrymandered map

The decision striking down Alabama’s gerrymandered congressional map was a rare win. Our future as a multiracial democracy depends on ensuring the full protections of the Voting Rights Act.

Chicago Sun-Times

There is a reason why MAGA didn't riot

Why break windows when J.D. Vance's plan to block DOJ nominees will do more to destroy the country?

Salon

Poland's new Russian influence law gets flak as an attack on democracy

Critics of the law, including in Washington and the European Union, warn that Poland's right-wing populist leaders could use the law to block candidates ahead of elections later this year.

WEKU

Make the American flag great again

The left should reclaim their share of the flag which has been monopolized by the right for far too long

Salon

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Tribune News Service

Francis Wilkinson: Trump has officially broken the Republican Party

There are tens of millions of conservatives in the U.S. For American democracy to succeed, they need a political party that productively channels their aspirations, represents their ideologies, mediates their conflicts and functions in accord with democratic values and the rule of law.

Chicago Sun-Times

As Trump pleads not guilty, Liz Cheney warns: ‘We have a continued assault on the rule of law in this country’

Ex-Rep. Liz Cheney received the 2023 Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government — named after the Illinois senator and corruption fighter — in a ceremony hosted by the University of Illinois system.

The Hindu

Where anyone can be accused of sedition

No linguistic change and procedural reform can remedy the problem that Section 124A poses in a post-colonial democracy

The Conversation

Senegal's internet shutdowns are another sign of a democracy in peril

Senegal’s government began blocking several digital platforms – including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and YouTube – in certain areas on 1 June. Days later, it extended the disruptions to all mobile internet and several television stations.

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Miami Herald

MAGA hats, convict stripes and a dead pig: Trump fans, foes protest at Miami courthouse

MIAMI — On the morning of the 45th president’s court appearance for his second indictment, there were more media than MAGA hats mulling around Miami’s federal courthouse.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson sends 11th-hour letter to Partygate inquiry - delaying report

David Campbell Bannerman, chairman of the Conservative Democracy Organisation, said Tory MPs on the Privileges Committee should be “brought to book” as he warned they faced deselection

Al Jazeera

UN chief Guterres backs proposal to form watchdog to monitor AI

Secretary-general says the risks posed by artificial intelligence threatens democracy and human rights.

The Conversation

For Joe Biden, the indictment of Donald Trump carries a heavy responsibility – and a risk

In September last year, US President Joe Biden spoke to Americans from the “sacred ground” of Independence Hall in Philadelphia – the birthplace of the Constitution of the United States. In that landmark speech, Biden warned Americans, and indeed the world, that:

Bangkok Post

Target of the right, George Soros hands reins to son

NEW YORK: As George Soros passes control of his philanthropic empire to his son, the legendary investor and democracy advocate remains subject to unrelenting and often anti-Semitic attacks from the right.

Chicago Sun-Times

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies at 86

To admirers, the three-time premier was a capable and charismatic statesman who sought to elevate Italy. To critics, he was a populist who threatened to undermine democracy by wielding political power as a tool to enrich himself.

The Guardian - US

Kari Lake’s vow to defend Trump with guns threatens democracy, Democrat says

Ruben Gallego, running for US Senate next year, says Arizona Republican’s response to Trump’s federal indictment is dangerous

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