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Jim Cramer Compares AI To Hitler, Says ‘The Machines’ Pose Biggest Threat To Democracy In Ages

Artificial intelligence can be used as a tool for a lot of things, including generating believable lies

Zenger · Jun 15, 2023

Donald Trump in the dock: a fraught moment for US democracy

In the past few years, Donald Trump has notched up a series of disgraceful firsts, said Ahmed Baba in The Independent. He is the first US president to have been impeached twice; the first to have been found liable for a sexual assault, in a civil case; and the first…

The Week · Jun 15, 2023

Editorial: Ban on cameras in federal courts hurts democracy

For the first time in history, a former president of the United States entered a courtroom Tuesday to face charges of willfully retaining classified government documents and hiding them from investigators who demanded their return.

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2023

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For Biden, the indictment of Trump carries a heavy responsibility – and a risk

Biden is attempting to unite Americans 'behind the single purpose of defending our democracy', while Trump is indicted.

The New Daily · Jun 14, 2023

Voting rights reforms are still needed after Supreme Court ruled against gerrymandered map

The decision striking down Alabama’s gerrymandered congressional map was a rare win. Our future as a multiracial democracy depends on ensuring the full protections of the Voting Rights Act.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 14, 2023

There is a reason why MAGA didn't riot

Why break windows when J.D. Vance's plan to block DOJ nominees will do more to destroy the country?

Salon · Jun 14, 2023

Poland's new Russian influence law gets flak as an attack on democracy

Critics of the law, including in Washington and the European Union, warn that Poland's right-wing populist leaders could use the law to block candidates ahead of elections later this year.

WEKU · Jun 14, 2023

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Make the American flag great again

The left should reclaim their share of the flag which has been monopolized by the right for far too long

Salon · Jun 14, 2023

Francis Wilkinson: Trump has officially broken the Republican Party

There are tens of millions of conservatives in the U.S. For American democracy to succeed, they need a political party that productively channels their aspirations, represents their ideologies, mediates their conflicts and functions in accord with democratic values and the rule of law.

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023

As Trump pleads not guilty, Liz Cheney warns: ‘We have a continued assault on the rule of law in this country’

Ex-Rep. Liz Cheney received the 2023 Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government — named after the Illinois senator and corruption fighter — in a ceremony hosted by the University of Illinois system.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 14, 2023

Where anyone can be accused of sedition

No linguistic change and procedural reform can remedy the problem that Section 124A poses in a post-colonial democracy

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

Senegal's internet shutdowns are another sign of a democracy in peril

Senegal’s government began blocking several digital platforms – including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and YouTube – in certain areas on 1 June. Days later, it extended the disruptions to all mobile internet and several television stations.

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2023

MAGA hats, convict stripes and a dead pig: Trump fans, foes protest at Miami courthouse

MIAMI — On the morning of the 45th president’s court appearance for his second indictment, there were more media than MAGA hats mulling around Miami’s federal courthouse.

Miami Herald · Jun 13, 2023

Boris Johnson sends 11th-hour letter to Partygate inquiry - delaying report

David Campbell Bannerman, chairman of the Conservative Democracy Organisation, said Tory MPs on the Privileges Committee should be “brought to book” as he warned they faced deselection

Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2023

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Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2023

UN chief Guterres backs proposal to form watchdog to monitor AI

Secretary-general says the risks posed by artificial intelligence threatens democracy and human rights.

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2023

For Joe Biden, the indictment of Donald Trump carries a heavy responsibility – and a risk

In September last year, US President Joe Biden spoke to Americans from the “sacred ground” of Independence Hall in Philadelphia – the birthplace of the Constitution of the United States. In that landmark speech, Biden warned Americans, and indeed the world, that:

Bangkok Post · Jun 13, 2023

Target of the right, George Soros hands reins to son

NEW YORK: As George Soros passes control of his philanthropic empire to his son, the legendary investor and democracy advocate remains subject to unrelenting and often anti-Semitic attacks from the right.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 12, 2023

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies at 86

To admirers, the three-time premier was a capable and charismatic statesman who sought to elevate Italy. To critics, he was a populist who threatened to undermine democracy by wielding political power as a tool to enrich himself.

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The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2023

Kari Lake’s vow to defend Trump with guns threatens democracy, Democrat says

Ruben Gallego, running for US Senate next year, says Arizona Republican’s response to Trump’s federal indictment is dangerous

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2023

'If you want to die in jail, keep talking' – two national security law experts discuss the special treatment for Trump and offer him some advice

Lawyer Thomas A. Durkin has spent much of his career working in national security law, representing clients in a variety of national security and domestic terrorism matters. Joseph Ferguson was a national security prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, where Durkin was also a…

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2023

India is leading the world in every field: Om Birla

“The coming time belongs to India, whether it is economic, social, political or democracy.”

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2023

Governors cannot indefinitely hold back Bills

If an elected government cannot legislate, it could lead to a breakdown of parliamentary democracy

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2023

PM’s anti-Delhi ordinance infringes upon tenets of democracy: Kejriwal

Addressing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers at a “maha rally” in Ramlila Maidan against the Centre’s “unconstitutional” ordinance, party chief Arvind Kejriwal warned other States that they would be next on the list of similar ordinances by the Union government.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023

Farewell, Boris Johnson: Britain will not miss your attempts to play Trump

His era in power was marked by squalor and self-promotion. In the end, he proved himself afraid of parliament – and democracy, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2023

PM’s anti-Delhi Ordinance infringes upon tenets of democracy: Kejriwal

The Aam Admi Party (AAP) on June 11 organised the ‘Maha Rally’ at the Ramlila Maidan, following the ordinance promulgated by the Centre on May 19, which effectively reverses the Supreme Court’s May 11 judgment on the issue of services that gave the elected regime the power to wield control…

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