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The Guardian view on Poland’s election: democracy on the line

Editorial: Victory and a third term for the radical right Law and Justice party would give it the chance to complete an illiberal takeover of the state

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023

Who is Yaz Ashmawi? Protester who glitterbombed Keir Starmer during major speech

Mr Ashmawi wore a T-shirt with the slogan ‘People Demand Democracy’ as he covered Sir Keir in glitter

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

Israel-Palestine conflict divides South African politicians – what their responses reveal about historical alliances

Hamas’ brazen and deadly attack on Israel on October 7 elicited varied responses within the South African political scene. These diverse reactions reflect the long history, since before democracy in 1994, of South African engagement with the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The conflict holds symbolic significance for many in the country.

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2023

"The old Right has left the building"

Power expert explains how MAGA is "consciously manipulated" by "a fear and loathing of liberals"

Salon · Oct 10, 2023

‘Our time will come’: Thai leader prevented from becoming PM hails dawn of a new era

Pita Limjaroenrat says time is on the side of his youthful Move Forward party that took on the establishment and shook up Thailand’s ‘half-baked democracy’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2023

‘People want change but fear the guns’: Fighting for democracy in Eswatini

Activists criticise ‘sham’ parliamentary elections in the Southern African monarchy, where political parties are banned.

Al Jazeera · Oct 9, 2023

Top Republican urges party to end ‘civil war’ and elect House speaker this week

Texas congressman Mike McCaul calls on House to unify and ‘move quickly’ because ‘we cannot paralyze democracy’

The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2023

Democracy Awakening review: Heather Cox Richardson’s necessary US history

The Boston College professor offers a valuable primer on Republican extremism – but also progressive achievement

The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2023

Nobel peace prize 2023: award for Iranian women's rights protester highlights fight against declining democracy around the world

One hundred days after Iranians first protested the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab incorrectly, Narges Mohammadi sat down in her prison cell to write a letter to the country’s women. She promised: “We shall not back down until the moment of victory, meaning the…

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2023

‘An end of American democracy’: Heather Cox Richardson on Trump’s historic threat

The historian and Substack superstar says the US is in peril not seen since the civil war – and Joe Biden is its best defender

The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2023