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He’s anti-democracy and pro-Trump: the obscure ‘dark enlightenment’ blogger influencing the next US administration

Key figures in the incoming administration follow Curtis Yarvin, who’s pushing for an autocratic takeover of the US

The Guardian - US

Manipulated and Betrayed: How Andhra Pradesh Used Citizen Data to Deny Aid and Control Votes

Andhra Pradesh ruling party allegedly misused citizen data to deny welfare benefits to opposition voters, undermining democracy and violating privacy.

International Business Times UK

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some would-be candidates and even compelling some elected officials to change their vote.

The Conversation

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Taiwan Lawmakers Brawl Over Bills That Would 'Damage Democracy'

Taiwanese lawmakers tackled and doused each other with water on Friday as President Lai Ching-te's party tried to block the passage of bills they say could harm the self-ruled island's "democratic system".

International Business Times

Democratic senator says Trump’s plans to undermine democracy have already begun

‘If you have a family at home, are you really going to stand up to Trump if there’s a chance you could end up in jail?’ Chris Murphy asks

The Independent UK

The week American journalism died

It was a slow death — and it took down democracy with it

Salon

Watch the trailer for Independent TV’s Aung San Suu Kyi documentary

This is the story of Aung San Suu Kyi. Mother to two sons, fate and history conspired to bring her to the forefront of Myanmar's push for democratic freedom, the world rushing to build her up as an icon of democracy.

The Independent UK

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Free Aung San Suu Kyi, demand three former UK foreign secretaries

The pro-democracy Nobel Peace Prize winner turned global pariah was toppled by the military leaders of Myanmar in 2021 and sentenced to 27 years in prison

The Independent UK

Trump pardoning Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes would be ‘frightening’ for democracy, judge says

Far-right militia leader was sentenced to 18 years in prison for conspiring to commit an act of treason

The Independent UK

Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Vows To Continue Fight For Democracy

Narges Mohammadi, Iranian activist and Nobel laureate, persists in advocating for democracy and women's rights despite imprisonment and persecution by the ...

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Senate’s progressive wing proposes bill to end the Electoral College and ‘restore democracy’

Senators propose abolition of ‘flawed and outdated’ system that ‘disenfranchises millions of Americans’

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Democracy across the Americas is in crisis

Political crises are rocking several nations of the Americas. From El Salvador and Venezuela to Bolivia, Argentina and the United States, political crises are posing serious challenges to democratic institutions.

Salon

No mandate for Christian nationalism

Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush reminds us why Trump "reached record levels of unpopularity when he last served"

The Independent UK

Taipei mayor calls for less confrontation as China continues sending ships, planes near island

The China-friendly mayor of Taiwan's capital, Taipei, has called for less confrontation between the sides even as Beijing continues to send warships and fighter jets near the self governing island democracy

The Independent UK

Campaign groups to take part in appeal bids over M25 protest sentencing

Friends of the Earth said that it and Greenpeace UK would intervene in support of five protesters seeking to appeal against their sentences.

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Salon

Using "religious freedom" to fight back

Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush on how some churches "created a permission structure for cruelty on a massive scale"

Roll Call

A bigger House? First of all, where would everyone sit? - Roll Call

A new report from Protect Democracy and POPVOX probes the theoretical realms of a world with 150 extra U.S. representatives.

Top News

Bolivia's Controversial Judicial Elections: A Political Power Struggle

Explore the controversy and intrigue surrounding Bolivia's judicial election, with implications for democracy and the rule of law.

The Guardian - UK

‘Trump has been explicit about revenge’: Asif Kapadia on his new film about the threat to democracy

The man behind Amy and Senna has turned his attention to ‘techno-authoritarianism’ in the genre-defying 2073. He talks to our journalist – one of the movie’s unlikely stars – about the events that fed his dystopian vision

International Business Times

South Korean Democracy Holds Firm Against Yoon's Martial Law Bid

South Korea's swift rebuke of martial law and removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol from office have been hailed in the country as evidence of the strength of its young democratic institutions.

The Guardian - US

Washington DC steels itself for Trump’s ‘takeover’: ‘We’re in for a bumpy ride’

Trump said he intends to usurp authority of the city, which he has openly disparaged – and the feeling is generally mutual

Dynamite News

75 years of India's Constitution is memorable journey of world's greatest, largest democracy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that India is the mother of democracy and the 75-year journey of the Constitution is a memorable journey of the world's largest and greatest democracy. Read further on Dynamite News:

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