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Historian Questions Outrage Over Trump’s Private Remarks On Veterans

Victor Davis Hanson challenges former aides' sudden objections and highlights potential damage to democracy

Zenger

AP, theGrio join forces on race and democracy panel discussion, as 2024 election nears

The Associated Press and theGrio have come together for a candid conversation about issues facing Black Americans ahead of the 2024 election and amid high levels of polarization

The Independent UK

Letters to The Editor — October 5, 2023

Readers’ mail to The Hindu’s Letters to The Editor

The Hindu

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MSNBC host Ali Velshi's 'Small Acts of Courage' will be published next spring

MSNBC host Ali Velshi is drawing upon the personal past for an upcoming book about democracy

The Independent UK

How Europe’s authoritarian populists maintain the illusion of a free press

Authoritarian leaders might be good at damaging democracy, but unless they are pure dictators they often still need to worry about winning elections. In the last few years, Europe has seen the rise of a number of authoritarian populists who rely on winning mass support among ordinary people – as…

The Conversation

The Voice Referendum: How To Find Out If You Qualify To Vote Early And Where You Can Do It

Over 2 million people have already voted in the Voice to Parliament referendum according to the Australian Electoral Commission.

Pedestrian.tv

Black day for Indian democracy: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee after release from police detention

TMC's Abhishek Banerjee decries "black day for Indian democracy" as police detain him and other party leaders after sit-in at Union Rural Development Ministry. He accuses BJP of snatching rights of people of Bengal and Delhi Police of manhandling elected representatives. TMC to march to Raj Bhavan on Oct 5…

The Hindu

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PM Modi says he rejected KCR request to join NDA

PM Modi reveals K. Chandrasekhar Rao sought BJP's support after GHMC polls. He declined to "cheat people of Telangana" and asked KCR about corruption. KCR wanted to handover power to son, but Modi said this is democracy, not a kingship.

The Hindu

Abhishek Banerjee blasts Delhi police action at Rajghat

KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday questioned the BJP's idea of "democracy" after Delhi cops broke up his press conference at Rajghat and gave his party's protesters five minutes to disperse after a two-hour dharna.

The Times of India

Abortion, guns, democracy: US rights at stake as supreme court term begins

As rightwing supermajority starts third term, legal experts ask how far it will go in reconfiguring the legal landscape of US

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden goes for the jugular

Biden calls out the "vengeance and vindictiveness" of an anti-American "extremist movement." Will the media notice?

Salon

Trump's criminality is contagious

"The strongest variable predicting a rise in the murder rate is trust in fellow Americans," says Rachel Kleinfeld

Salon

The Guardian view on Argentina’s presidential election: the danger to democracy is real

Editorial: Public spending hikes and pro-poor tax cuts might fix the economy and be popular enough to stop the far right

The Guardian - UK

Poland’s opposition hopes huge rally in Warsaw will swing election

Donald Tusk says his ‘march of a million hearts’ is the last chance to save democracy in the country

The Guardian - UK

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Inside the workshop where presidential flags are lovingly made, mostly by immigrants

Philadelphia – city of brotherly love, birthplace of American democracy. And the only place in the world where presidential flags are made.

The Hindu

Citizens for Democracy to educate people on need for free and fair elections in Andhra Pradesh

Citizens for Democracy, a newly formed apolitical and neutral platform, is led by former Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge G. Bhavani Prasad. The organisation aims to become the voice of the voiceless in society and will hold its first executive meeting in Vijayawada on October 1. Former Chief Election Commissioner…

The Hindu

People’s rights do not exist in isolation but they are intrinsically connected to one’s duties, says judge

SC judge Arvind Kumar delivers 3rd Advocate B.B. Deshpande Memorial Oration, stressing on the importance of duties in upholding fundamental rights. He draws parallels between ancient Hindu religious texts and modern Constitution, emphasizing the timeless wisdom of Ramayana and Bhagavad Gita in shaping moral and ethical fabric of India. Principles…

Chicago Sun-Times

Americans can’t tire of Biden’s warnings: Democracy is under siege

What does it say about the state of the nation when a president, with decades of experience in politics, feels compelled to make speech after speech reminding us that we all have a stake in protecting the American experiment?

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Al Jazeera

Fate of India ties, democracy in balance as Maldives votes in run-off

Voters in the Maldives choose their next president in a run-off election closely watched by China and India.

The Hindu

Electoral bonds are 'legalised bribery', says Congress leader Chidambaram

The Central government on September 29, 2023 approved the issuance of the 28th tranche of electoral bonds that will open for sale for 10 days beginning October 4.

The Hindu

BJP ready for polls in J&K to decimate opponents: Party leader Kavinder Gupta

Kavinder Gupta says Omar Abdullah is living in fool’s paradise because the BJP’s accomplishments have changed the scenario not only in Jammu but also in Kashmir.

The Independent UK

Gen. Milley delivers defense of democracy, swipes at Trump in farewell address

Army Gen. Mark Milley delivered a full-throated defense of democracy and not-so-subtle swipes at former President Donald Trump during a packed ceremony as he closed out his four, often tumultuous years as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Independent UK

Is climate change bad for democracy? Future-watchers see threats, and some opportunities

Senior experts gathered at an annual conference in Greece have warned that instability driven by climate change could threaten democracies in the future, even though representative governments are best equipped to provide solutions

Salon

Becoming America's first dictator

Trump is not exaggerating, posturing or just being hyperbolic. Take his threats seriously

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden says Trump 2.0 would threaten democracy

Faced with stagnant approval ratings, president ups ante in his re-election campaign. Plus, the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world

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