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From CBS to TikTok, US media are falling to Trump’s allies. This is how democracy crumbles

We’re watching the Orbánisation of the US – and as in Hungary, control of the media is key to consolidating power, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Tanzania heads to polls with opposition barred and democracy under strain

Tanzanians are voting on Wednesday in a general election that looks set to keep President Samia Suluhu Hassan in power. But with opposition leaders jailed and political freedoms under pressure, the vote could mark another step back for democracy in one of East Africa’s more stable nations.

Radio France Internationale

Top cop eyes 'crime-influencers' amid social media ban

Parents are encouraged to have hard conversations with children about online safety even as a world-first social media ban for Australian kids is set to begin.

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Nigeria’s government is using digital technology to repress citizens. A researcher explains how

Digital authoritarianism is a new way governments are trying to control citizens using digital and information technology. It is a growing concern for advocacy groups and those interested in freedom and democracy. It is especially worrying for those who initially heralded digital and information technologies as liberating tools that would…

The Conversation

A Nostalgic Read for Foreign Policy Elites

Michael McFaul's new book feels like it was written in 2015, not 2025.

Reason

Life after Congress: Roemer’s focus turns to preserving democracy - Roll Call

Indiana Democrat has spent the past decade working with about 200 former public officials to “fix our broken political system.”

Roll Call

Forget diplomatic niceties: it’s beyond time Europe denounced Trump’s trashing of democracy in the US

The convention to stay out of allies’ internal affairs does not apply. What happens in America does not stay in America, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

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Democracy dips as Australia slips in global law ranking

A global shift to authoritarianism is eroding the rule of law and Australia isn't unscathed as overreaching governments create risks for democracies.

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‘It’s too cute’: Trump thinks he can come back for a third term as VP because the country obviously doesn’t run on the Constitution now

While on his way to Japan, Donald Trump called the idea of running as vice president to come back to power in a third term “too cute.” And this is exactly how dictators flirt with democracy before killing it. Was it a joke or a soft rehearsal?

The Mary Sue

Ethiopian quarter: how migrants have shaped a thriving shopping district in South Africa’s city of gold

Since its founding in 1886, Johannesburg, has been a city of migrants, internal and international. But the economic capital of South Africa has undergone big changes since 1994 when South Africa became a democracy. One such change involves migration into the city by people from other African countries.

The Conversation

We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation

It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

‘Someone read him the CliffsNotes’: Trump confuses democracy with dictatorship again, threatens Zohran Mamdani again

It took only a few words for Donald Trump to once again remind the nation that he doesn’t know how democracy works, or simply doesn’t care about it.

The Mary Sue

Prop 50 Supporters See a Litmus Test for Democracy

Even some champions of California’s citizen-drawn Congressional maps support the Nov. 4 ballot measure to suspend them and counter Trump’s attacks.

Capital & Main

Boycotts, strikes and more protests: organizers on what’s next for No Kings

Leaders of groups behind mass protests against Trump administration map out their vision

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The Conversation

Why some populist supporters want a strong-arm leader and others just want change

The rise of populist leaders has drawn significant attention over the past two decades. Around the world, they have reshaped politics, from Donald Trump in the United States to Viktor Orbán in Hungary, Marine Le Pen in France, Giorgia Meloni in Italy, Santiago Abascal in Spain and Jair Bolsonaro in…

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Raila Odinga: the Kenyan statesman who championed competitive politics and accountability

Raila Amolo Odinga, who died on 15 October 2025, aged 80, ran five times for the Kenyan presidency but didn’t win. Yet he became a statesman of enormous influence, whose political and humanitarian achievements surpassed those of many African heads of state. He will be remembered as one of the…

The Conversation

Côte d'Ivoire’s elections have already been decided: Ouattara will win and democracy will lose

Even before the ballot, the 25 October presidential polls in Côte d'Ivoire can already be described as a loss to democracy and democratic values. Incumbent president Alassane Ouattara is running for a fourth term. With his two main contenders barred from participating, the president will most likely win by a…

The Conversation

Syria’s new leader promised democracy. Then he excluded women from parliamentary elections

Women’s political participation is often treated as a measure of a country’s commitment to equality and democracy.

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‘Trump said what?!’ — How satire helps us navigate disorienting politics

In the context of the temporary suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show on ABC, commentators have rightfully raised concerns about free speech, First Amendment rights and press freedom, linking them to the larger issue of American democracy in decline.

The Conversation

Gender is not an ideology – but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people to think for themselves

Political attacks on teaching about gender in colleges and universities are about more than just gender: They are part of a grander project of eroding civil and human rights, limiting personal freedoms and undermining democracy in the name of “traditional” values.

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Fifty not-out: Madrid exhibition traces decades of democratic transitions in Portugal and Spain

"Inquietude: Freedom and Democracy" is the title of the exhibition at the Casa Encendida in the Spanish capital, organised by the Montemadrid Foundation and the Commission for the Commemoration of Fifty Years of Spain in Freedom.

The Conversation

Why are young people more likely to cast informal votes? It’s not because they’re immature

In Australia, where turning up to vote is mandatory, deliberately spoiling your ballot is one of the only legal ways to protest or opt out.

The Mary Sue

‘Always knew he was full of shit’: Trump just dropped an AI video of him shit bombing America from a ‘King Trump’ jet

There’s political propaganda, and then there’s the president of the United States uploading a video of himself dropping sh*t on his own citizens. When America is already rigged with questions of power and democracy, the latest stunt from Donald Trump feels less like a meme and more like a mirror.

The Guardian - US

Troops on the streets, a polarized country and climbing prices: welcome to Trump’s ‘golden age’

The president has repeatedly proclaimed a shining moment. Meanwhile, he’s taking a wrecking ball to truth and democracy

The Guardian - AU

Tony Abbott’s argument about Australian democracy is Trumpian in intent and based on half-truths

Former PM’s new book reads like a style manual for March for Australia types, weaving together evidence and myth, history and ideology

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