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It was a tale of two cities and two speeches — Joe Biden in Warsaw, Vladimir Putin in Moscow. To borrow Dickens’ famous opening line, the worst of times was represented by the Russian leader’s wall-to- wall paranoia. The best, perhaps, was the American’s exhortations to back democracy and the…

Far-right Republicans won't come right out in support of Putin, yet they agree with his anti-democratic agenda

Curiously, it is the same reason why they are best equipped for the meme wars

Poll reveals west more united but gulf growing with countries such as India that do not subscribe to post-cold war view

US president issues rallying cry in Warsaw speech but warns of ‘very bitter days’ ahead in defence of democracy

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's parliament took a step towards approving a controversial judicial reform Tuesday despite weeks of mass protests against the legislation critics see as a threat to democracy.

Plus: The National Endowment for Democracy ends funding of conservative media blacklist, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear major internet free speech case, and more...

More than 50 council jobs are set to be cut and residents are facing a 4% council tax rise

The wisdom of the crowd is at the foundation of any belief that democracy can produce a good society. Elections, public forums, comment periods and the like all offer each person the chance to share their assessment of a candidate, issue, or regulation — the aggregation of those assessments determines…

Steven Waldman says a new initiative, Rebuild Local News, wants to revitalize hundreds of outlets decimated by the industry

In diners across the country, the media has obsessively stalked out so-called white working class voters for years