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Federal government shutdowns are costly, for the economy and public trust

There are serious debates to be had about government spending, but the edge of a shutdown is no place to have them. Ignoring the consequences won’t bring us closer to more responsible government, two University of Chicago experts write.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hong Kong lecture by British barrister linked to Jimmy Lai trial cancelled

Timothy Owen, who was blocked from representig the activist Jimmy Lai, was due to give a talk on law and democracy

The Guardian - UK

Mike Johnson's "biblical” economics

Author Katherine Stewart on how Mike Johnson ended up with so much power

Salon

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‘I’m more worried today than I was on January 6’: top conservative’s warning to America

Retired judge Michael Luttig is battling to stop a Trump victory – which he says would be ‘catastrophic for America’s democracy’

The Guardian - US

The Dirty Secrets of Capitalism Are Undermining Democracy

The West’s growing culture of tax avoidance is taking a political toll.

Foreign Policy

Maharashtra speaker Rahul Narwekar highlights role of majority in pending Shiv Sena MLAs' disqualification cases

MUMBAI: In a statement that once again created a flutter in political circles, State Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Sunday said that in a democracy majority matters and added that there was more time for "firecrackers" to burst.

The Times of India

Zuccaro, Cordelia and Chenevix Trench please

Zuccaro, Cordelia & Chenevix Trench pleased when horses exercised on Fri. Inner sand: 600m: 2/y/os Gold Caviar, Saamidd/Shivalik Honour 41. 800m: 2/y/o Zarkan, Neilina 54, 600/41. She's A Teaser 51, 600/38. Democracy 51, 600/38. Sunburst 55, 600/42. 1000m: Believe 1-10, 800/55, 600/42. Generosity 1-7, 800/53, 600/39. Zuccaro 1-7, 800/51, 600/38.…

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Cricket World Cup 2023: what it'll take for South Africa to win

Second-ranked South Africa is the only African team to make it to the semi-finals at the 2023 Cricket World Cup. After being banished from the international game in 1970 because of apartheid policies, the country began playing in the tournament in 1992 once democracy was on the cards. Since then…

The Conversation

Hello, Michael Gove? I’d like to report a gang of extremists who are undermining British values

Destroying national morale, attacking democracy, inciting hatred … By its own definition, this government is so extreme it should be reported to itself, says George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

It's time to cancel Trump's reality show

The threat of growing war leaves Trump looking so very small

Salon

The public doesn’t understand the risks of a Trump victory. That’s the media’s fault

With democracy in the balance, the press must relay the crucial importance of this election and the dangers of a Trump win

The Guardian - US

Hiding in plain sight: Trump goes public

The mainstream news media is continuing to miss an obvious and critically important aspect of Trump's plans

Salon

4 takeaways from the Republican debate in Miami where no one went after Trump

The five GOP rivals did front-runner Donald Trump a favor, basically ignoring all the criminal charges he is facing and the threat to democracy he poses if he wins a second term. What a gift.

Chicago Sun-Times

As in 1971, India should support democracy in Bangladesh: senior Bangladesh National Party leader

India should extend unambiguous support to the democratic aspirations of the people of Bangladesh, a top leader of the Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said in New Delhi on November 8, 2023.

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Council looks to ditch religious representatives' voting rights

RELGIOUS representatives voting rights should be removed in East Lothian as part of an effort to “tidy up democracy”, a Green councillor has…

The Independent UK

Ex-GOP candidate says ‘pure democracy not the way to run a country’

‘I thank goodness that most of the states in this country don’t allow you to put everything on the ballot,’ Rick Santorum says

Salon

Don't wait to panic about the polls

Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in the polls, controls the Republican Party and is still growing in power

The Guardian - US

Argentinians urged to reject ‘dictatorial’ Milei by offspring of regime torturers

Open letter from offspring of officials convicted of crimes against humanity warns that democracy is at risk in presidential election

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The Guardian - UK

In his speech, King Charles spoke of ‘my government’. Well, it certainly isn’t ours

The shabby state of British democracy was made plain by a king’s speech tailored not for the country’s needs, but the Tories’ own grubby ends, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Evening Standard

OPINION - Britain is no liberal democracy if it bans the march for Palestine on Armistice Day

Here is the difference: in March 2019, as peaceful protesters in Gaza took to the streets to demonstrate against deteriorating economic conditions, Hamas responded with vicious beatings, arbitrary arrests and torture. This is how the Islamist regime routinely deals with dissidence.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson’s next floor leader has to get along with colleagues — and let democracy work

With Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa departing as zoning chairman and floor leader, Mayor Brandon Johnson has to select a replacement who can help the City Council function effectively and solve the city’s many challenges.

The Hindu

Kept in the dark; democratic norms thrown to wind, says Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on selection of Chief Information Commissioner

Congress MP and member of the selection committee for appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to President Droupadi Murmu saying he was “kept in the dark” in the selection process and that all democratic norms, customs and procedures were “thrown to the wind”. In the…

Chicago Sun-Times

At the Table with Lynn Sweet

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill will join Lynn Sweet to discuss his just-released book “Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in our Divided Country” on November 9.

The Conversation

Madagascar's 2023 presidential election is crucial for the island's future, but it's off to a rocky start

Madagascar is set to elect its president on 16 November 2023, for the next five years.

Reason

Is Restricting Pro-Israel-as-Jewish-Democracy Speech National Origin/Ethnicity Discrimination or Harassment?

Harvard concludes that it is, but I’m skeptical that this is right—just as I’d be skeptical that an employer’s restricting pro-Hamas speech constitutes such discrimination or harassment.

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