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Why Canada needs to embrace innovations in democracy

According to a recent poll conducted by Ipsos for Global News, Canadians’ top priorities are the cost of living, health care, and housing availability and affordability.

The Conversation

What one university’s 30-year transformation reveals about Afrikaans and language planning in South Africa

When South Africa became a democracy in 1994, five of the country’s universities used Afrikaans as a medium of instruction. There were also two bilingual universities teaching in Afrikaans and English.

The Conversation

Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms

The latest actions of Musk and Zuckerberg are a sign of things to come, but the EU already has the power to give people back control, says Johnny Ryan, director of Enforce, a unit of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties

The Guardian - UK

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Bracing for the start of Project 2025

Donald Trump's return to power further undermines America's self-image of greatness

Salon

Young people are abandoning democracy for dictators. I can understand their despair

Fascism in power in the 1930s brought the world to genocidal war. But memories have faded, as has the stigma attached to the far-right – and that’s dangerous, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Pete Hegseth’s tense confirmation hearing ends with no sign of Republican defections against Trump’s Pentagon pick – as it happened

Democrats appeared skeptical of Hegseth’s qualifications to lead the Pentagon and grilled him on sexual assault allegations and women in the military

The Guardian - US

Peter Dutton’s greatest hits might get him elected but he’s not immune to the bad democracy trap

The opposition leader recognises voters’ anxiety and pessimism. Yet his solutions may intensify these forces

The Guardian - AU

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One in five Britons aged 18-45 prefer unelected leaders to democracy, poll finds

Exclusive: Voters overall are downbeat about politics and almost six in 10 think ‘the UK’s best years are behind us’

The Guardian - UK

Appeals Court Allows Release Of Special Counsel's Report On Trump

Federal appeals court decision allows public release of special counsel's report on 2020 election interference, sparking discussions on safeguarding democracy.

Top News

Judge Merchan Highlights Importance Of Presidency Over Individual

Judge Merchan underscores the legal significance of the presidency and the principles of democracy in the US.

Top News

11 councils ask Government to postpone local elections ahead of reorganisation

The Government has proposed the largest reorganisation of local government for decades.

Evening Standard

55 Facts You “Weren’t Taught In School” To Help You Get A Complete Picture Of The Past

Someone asked “What's one historical fact that they won't teach you in school?” and people shared their examples. The post 55 Facts You “Weren’t Taught In School” To Help You Get A Complete Picture Of The Past first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Trump will finish the Ayatollahs in Iran, says Mike Pompeo

Exclusive: Trump’s former secretary of state and foreign policy chief told an Iranian pro-democracy conference in Paris that the change of administration in Washington will mark an end to the current regime in Tehran

The Independent UK

Ohio Supreme Court Hears Public Records Case Involving Attorney General

Ohio Supreme Court case on public records request involving AG Yost and Center for Media and Democracy raises transparency and privacy concerns.

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'Democracy Won', Says Lula Two Years After Brasilia Riots

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday hailed the triumph of democracy as he oversaw the return of restored artworks two years after they were damaged during an assault on the national seats of power by his predecessor's supporters.

The Guardian - UK

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez denounces Elon Musk at Franco anniversary event

Sánchez accuses X owner of inciting hatred as country marks 50 years since start of its return to democracy

The Guardian - UK

Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner

Maria Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times’ for journalism and democracy after move to end factchecking in US

The Guardian - UK

Will flattery get you everywhere with Donald Trump? Billionaires are determined to find out

The US has been for sale to the highest bidder for some time, while democracy dies in plain sight. The difference now? How shamelessly transactional the incoming president is, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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The Guardian - UK

To see how Trump will control the US media, look at Viktor Orbán’s Hungary

Meta looks to be following X’s tilt towards the right. It leaves the way open for an insidious hollowing out of democracy, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Salon

The hard lessons learned in defeat

Retreat is not an option: "Now is the time for moral courage"

The Guardian - US

With the 21st century a quarter complete, illiberal democracy is the new global norm

Many of the political ideas we thought were taken for granted at the end of the 20th century have cracked and crumbled

Latin Times

Mike Pence Praises Kamala Harris For Certifying Her Own Election Loss: 'Particularly Admirable'

Kamala Harris said that "America's democracy stood" and accredited it to the people's "willingness to fight for and respect the importance of our democracy."

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Vice President Kamala Harris Presides Over Electoral College Certification

Vice President Kamala Harris upholds democracy by overseeing the Electoral College vote count and emphasizing the importance of a peaceful transfer of power.

The National (Scotland)

'A matter of democracy': New petition calls for Scotland's right to decide indyref

A Scot has started a petition calling for the introduction of a statutory provision for independence referendums in both Scotland and Wales.

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Vice President Kamala Harris To Preside Over Election Certification

Vice President Kamala Harris underscores the importance of the peaceful transfer of power and democracy's fragility during election certification.

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