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India's lower house of parliament votes to reserve a third of seats for women

Indian MPs have voted to guarantee that a third of seats in parliament's lower house and in state assemblies go to women, a move that would more than double the number of female lawmakers in the world's biggest democracy.

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Africa’s coup epidemic: Has democracy failed the continent?

The support for military takeovers is growing across Africa, and civilian governments are to blame, say analysts.

Al Jazeera

Biden to deliver democracy speech and pay tribute to John McCain in Arizona next week

President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona next week to deliver a democracy-focused address that will also pay tribute to the late John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate who represented the state in the U.S. Senate for more than three decades

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Black leaders say threats to undermine US democracy appear aimed at their community

Some of the nation’s most influential Black leaders say many of the threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. appear to be aimed squarely at their community, including efforts to make voting more difficult, censor lessons around race and weaken social safeguards such as affirmative action

The Independent UK

Book bans spiked 33% last school year

"Eating away at the foundations of our democracy"

Salon

Rupert Murdoch’s reign at Fox News is over. But the damage he did may last forever

The media tycoon wreaked untold havoc on American democracy and beyond

The Guardian - US

Hail Australia’s public school P&Cs, the unsung heroes of the election sausage

These saintly sizzlers aren’t doing it to grease the wheels of democracy but because underfunded schools need money – and in the process they build communities

The Guardian - AU

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Gallows protest at Leinster House a ‘vile and vicious attack on democracy’

The Minister for Justice said the type of protest seen on Wednesday ‘has absolutely no place in a democratic society’.

The Independent UK

Between INDIA boycott and Modi’s cold shoulder, 7 questions for press freedom

The public declaration by the opposition bloc INDIA to boycott, or not cooperate with, 14 television news anchors is a welcome move because it has opened up space for a public discussion on the issue of media freedom. As has been argued by many, this is not the first time…

Newslaundry

Dining across the divide: ‘We had a real difference of opinion about the limits of democracy’

They’re both Labour supporters, but disagree over whether human rights should trump voters’ rights. Can they find common ground with the barge?

The Guardian - UK

Gallows protest at Leinster House marks ‘very grave day for democracy’

‘The ballot box is our answer to those people yesterday,’ Senator Jerry Buttimer said.

The Independent UK

Trump's "persecutory delusion" ramps up

Experts on why Trump was given a platform by NBC's "Meet the Press" to recruit new members for his MAGA movement

Salon

Biden is telling his donors that Trump is out to destroy democracy

President Biden isn't doing a lot of campaign events yet. But when he meets donors, he is spending a lot of time talking about the Republican frontrunner, former President Donald Trump.

WEKU

‘Golda’ director revisits Yom Kippur War, 50 years later - Roll Call

The urgency of 1973 is repeating itself, says director Guy Nattiv, whose movie about former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is suffused with haze and paranoia.

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The Independent UK

Guatemalans rally on behalf of president-elect, demonstrating a will to defend democracy

Protests by thousands of Guatemalans this week supporting President-elect Bernardo Arévalo suggest that the efforts by some officials to derail his presidency have awakened a new will among many citizens to defend democracy

The Hindu

Media should support good aspects of government for its criticism to be valued and respected: Stalin

CM Stalin urges media to support govt schemes, appreciate good work. He calls for safeguarding democracy, secularism, social justice & brotherhood. N. Ram, B. Srinivasan & Kamal Haasan recall close relationship between Karunanidhi & media. CM promises transparency in procurement of books & periodicals for State libraries.

Zenger

Protests Against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu During His U.S. Trip

Critics say opponents of reform have crossed a red line, one that sabotages Israel on the international stage

The Guardian - UK

US and Brazil warn of attempt to stop Guatemala president-elect taking power

Fears Guatemalan democracy is in peril amid warning of potential coup to block inauguration of anti-corruption crusader

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The Guardian - US

An impeachment-and-shutdown show will fuel the crisis in US democracy

The Biden impeachment inquiry and looming government shutdown show events once rare now deployed with increasing abandon

Salon

"Meet the Press" deserves the backlash

"Meet the Press" and NBC News are collaborators in normalizing Donald Trump's fascist demagoguery

The Conversation

Racism and democracy: why claims of ‘division by race’ in the NZ election and Voice referendum need challenging

It’s a coincidence that New Zealand elects a new parliament on October 14, the same day Australians decide whether (at the request of Indigenous people) they will entrench in the constitution an Aboriginal and Torres Islander Voice to Parliament. But there is one striking parallel between the two campaigns.

The Hindu

JD(S) Rajasthan unit opposes party’s move to join hands with BJP

JD(S) Rajasthan unit opposes alliance with BJP; pledges to follow path of socialism & secularism. State president Arjun Detha says coming to power should not be sole objective & party will continue to work for strengthening democracy & oppose BJP's anti-people policies.

The Conversation

What history can tell us about the success (or failure) of referendums in Australia

The Australian nation came into being following a series of referendums in the 1890s, and they have been a regular feature of Australian democracy ever since. In every decade of the 20th century, there was at least one referendum. However, the 2023 referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

The Hindu

Centre urged not to implement simultaneous polls, common code

Activists of CPI-ML Red Star urge Union gov't to halt One Nation One Election & Common Civil Code, citing potential harm to democracy. BJP, facing election defeats, plans simultaneous elections in 5 States. Decisions like Common Civil Code threaten India's diverse, democratic system; Union govt must protect people's interests by…

Salon

"On Disinformation," the media's failed

Author Lee McIntyre on why the media continues to use the word "misinformation" when they mean "disinformation"

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