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Three reasons America’s democracy is under threat

As the election draws closer, a scandal-plagued candidate may be returned to the presidency. Why is the race still so close?

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Social Media Industry Shifts Away From Safeguarding Democracy

Social media platforms face challenges in combating misinformation and safeguarding democracy amidst political pressure and elite influence.

Top News

House Speaker Johnson and Liz Cheney Reportedly 'Agree to Disagree' on Whether Trump is a Threat to Democracy

The two Republican leaders engaged in a tense text exchange last week, according to Axios

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How to Practice Democracy When There Isn’t Any

Marshall Ganz says lessons from 1960s organizing can apply to returning economic and political power to citizens from the oligarchs now in control.

Capital & Main

How Kamala Harris can win back momentum

Professor M. Steven Fish on what Harris should be saying in the final two weeks of the campaign

Salon

India is doing its best to control online speech. Here’s why you should be worried

“But in a democracy, it is not necessary that everyone should sing the same song.”

Newslaundry

Tens Of Thousands Rally In Georgia For EU Ahead Of Pivotal Vote

Tens of thousands of Georgians on Sunday staged a pro-Europe rally, days before parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test for the country's democracy and its bid for EU membership.

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New Christian right plots long holy war

Doug Mastriano's defeat in Pennsylvania was a step toward dominion, in the eyes of his rabid Christian followers

Salon

Dynamite News 9th Anniversary: Contemplation and discussion on Media; Veterans express opinions

On the occasion of the 9th anniversary of Dynamite News, a grand event was organized on Wednesday at the historic Constitution Club of India in the national capital Delhi. The symposium hosted on this occasion was attended by eminent personalities of the country. Full story:

Dynamite News

Indonesia’s new president, Prabowo Subianto, finds democracy ‘very tiring’. Are darker days ahead for the country?

Former General Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president today. Twenty-five years ago he was a pariah, and for good reason.

The Conversation

Ex-general Prabowo To Take Office As Indonesia President

Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in Sunday as president of the world's third-largest democracy, Indonesia, with the wealthy ex-general accused of rights abuses taking over eight months after a landslide election win.

International Business Times

‘That’s a good thing for democracy’: Is gambling making politics fun?

Is election betting good fun, civic engagement, or a threat to democracy itself? asks Josh Marcus

The Independent UK

How democracy nearly collapsed — in 1914

Once upon a time, a charismatic demagogue threatened civil war, while elected liberals flailed around helplessly

Salon

A sense of community and democracy diminished as pre-poll votes sizzle

The way we participate in democracy has changed.

The Canberra Times

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "The Fate of American Democracy Depends on Free Speech," by Suzanne Nossel

A new article from the Daedalus (Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences) Future of Free Speech Symposium.

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Germany Honors Biden For Strengthening Trans-Atlantic Relations

Germany honors President Biden for strengthening trans-Atlantic relations. Biden emphasizes support for Ukraine and the importance of democracy and alliances.

The Guardian - US

The electoral college has become a gun held to the head of US democracy

Created as a constitutional afterthought, the system now holds millions of voters hostage to a handful of counties

Salon

JD's Big Lie is even more fascist

Trump's conspiracy theory was vague and self-centered, but Vance's version is about justifying a radical ideology

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The Conversation

Who is Tundu Lissu? Tanzania’s opposition leader is fighting for change in the face of fresh attacks on political freedoms

Tundu Lissu has become the face of opposition in Tanzania following his defiant and unrelenting criticism of the government. Since he came into the national limelight in 1995 when running for a parliamentary seat, Lissu has been a champion of democracy and human rights. He has taken on the ruling…

The Independent UK

Who is Prabowo Subianto, the former general who becomes Indonesia’s new president?

A wealthy former general with ties to both Indonesia's popular outgoing president and the country's dictatorial past will be inaugurated Sunday as the nation's new leader

The Independent UK

UK wealth gap surges by nearly 50% in under a decade, research finds

Exclusive: Sir Keir Starmer urged to end ‘moral outrage’ of inequality as charity warns UK wealth gap now only second to US among OECD countries

International Business Times

1 In 4 Trump Supporters Believe He Should 'Do Whatever It Takes to Assume Office' If He Loses Election: Poll

As the 2024 election nears, Americans express deep divisions on key issues, with inflation and the state of democracy significantly influencing preferences.

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s depressing bid to gag its own MPs

Letters: Labour’s warning to its MPs against tabling amendments to government bills will harm democracy, thinks Victor Anderson. William Wallace fears party whips want to stifle reasoned debate

Latin Times

A Quarter of Republican Trump Supporters Believe He Should 'Do Whatever it Takes to Assume Office if He Loses the Elections": Poll

As the 2024 election nears, Americans express deep divisions on key issues, with inflation and the state of democracy significantly influencing preferences.

The Independent UK

Poland’s Tusk says future of liberal democracy across EU hinges on tougher migration policy

PM dismisses criticism that a plan to temporarily stop accepting asylum applications violates human rights

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