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Biden's speech worked: MAGA is on notice

Despite warnings Biden's speech would backfire, it's had a galvanizing effect — and it's helping wake people up

Salon

Biden seeks to motivate voters from all parties against ‘Maga Republicans destroying politics’

Biden has repeatedly hammered the theme of Republican extremism in recent weeks as midterm elections loom

The Guardian - US

Queen ‘one of the greatest leaders world has ever known’, says Liz Truss in Commons tribute

PM hails longest-reigning monarch as ‘champion of freedom and democracy’ around the world

The Independent UK

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Joe Biden's speech was too damn nice

Biden's generosity is admirable — but this is the moment to confront the fascists and defeat them forever

Salon

Martin Schram: US military chiefs seek to disarm politicians

America’s most recent defense secretaries and military chiefs united behind a bold and unprecedented initiative this past week, hoping to prevent our democracy from being shattered by a future president who ignites a full-blown coup.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Leonard Leo’s dark money network threatens democracy

In August, a New York Times report revealed that Marble Freedom Trust, one of far-right political powerbroker Leonard Leo’s nonprofits, received a jaw-dropping $1.6 billion contribution from secretive industrialist and conservative mega-donor Barre Seid. It was the largest single contribution ever given to a nonprofit focused on politics. While Seid…

Tribune News Service

Michael Hiltzik: If Mississippi is a 'laboratory of democracy,' we're in trouble

The notion of states as "laboratories of democracy" is generally credited to Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis.

Los Angeles Times

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Solomons PM wins in bid to delay election to 2024

Honiara (AFP) - Solomon Islands' pro-Beijing prime minister on Thursday won a bid to delay elections until 2024 at the earliest, sparking opposition accusations of a "power grab" in the Pacific nation.

AFP

Well? ask the question

TIMING is everything in the entertainment business. So naturally Newcastle psych rockers Well? were ecstatic when news broke that former prime minister Scott Morrison secretly granted himself five portfolios just as they announced their new single. Who's Gonna Judge You Now? is released on Friday and sees the five-piece of…

Newcastle Herald

Well? keep asking the questions with new single

TIMING is everything in the entertainment business. So naturally Newcastle psych rockers Well? were ecstatic when news broke that former prime minister Scott Morrison secretly granted himself five portfolios just as they announced their new single. Who's Gonna Judge You Now? was released this week and sees the five-piece of…

Newcastle Herald

Gloves off, Biden embraces tough tone on 'MAGA Republicans'

In recent days, President Joe Biden has sharpened his attacks against Donald Trump and the so-called MAGA Republicans for posing a threat to democracy

The Independent UK

Hong Kong court finds five guilty of sedition over sheep books

The five face potential jail terms for publishing books that sought to explain the democracy movement to children.

Al Jazeera

The slow and the schooled — the gormless ineptitude of mainstream American news

If journalists can’t see it or say it, liberal democracy is doomed.

Crikey

Pheu Thai, Dems call for charter panel

MPs from the Democrat and Pheu Thai parties are calling for a panel to rewrite the charter, which they say will make for a better and more honest democracy.

Bangkok Post

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AFP

Obamas get their White House portraits after Trump snub

Washington (AFP) - Former president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama finally got their official White House portraits Wednesday, after four years of being snubbed by Donald Trump, in an emotional ceremony doubling as a rousing defense of American democracy.

The Independent UK

Obama praises Biden for guiding US through ‘perilous times’ at portrait unveiling: ‘The country is better off’

‘Thanks to your decency, and thanks to your strength – maybe most of all, thanks to your faith in our democracy and the American people, the country is better off than when you took office’

France 24

Brazil's democracy under pressure: Bitter presidential race upstages bicentennial rallies

Brazil is celebrating its bicentennial. Four weeks before he stands for re-election, President Jair Bolsonaro is opting for a decidedly martial tone to celebrate the 200th anniversary of a South American giant that has experienced plenty of ups and downs in the 36 years since the generals made way for…

AFP

Hong Kong court convicts five of sedition over children's books

Hong Kong (AFP) - Five Hong Kong unionists were found guilty of sedition on Wednesday for producing a series of illustrated children's books that portrayed the city's democracy supporters as sheep defending their village from wolves.

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The Guardian - US

The Democrats’ best message for the midterms: democracy is in grave peril

Republicans’ efforts to delegitimize the electoral process should trouble us greatly. Democrats ought to hammer this home

Salon

Let's stop pretending this is democracy

Joe Biden's speech was fiery political theater that did nothing to address America's real underlying crisis

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Why the cognitive dissonance of MAGA Republicans is so difficult to combat

It increasingly appears to be the case that some MAGA Republicans desire to replace American democracy with autocracy. President Joe Biden’s “Soul of America” speech forcefully called them out. Those individuals notwithstanding, around the rest of the MAGA world and in many other Republican circles, reactions to Biden’s speech have…

The Independent UK

Utah's Evan McMullin upends two-party fight for US Senate

Utah's Evan McMullin is emerging as the nation’s most competitive independent candidate running for U.S. Senate in the 2022 midterm elections

Tribune News Service

Why Japan is turning against a state funeral for assassinated former leader Shinzo Abe

TOKYO — The upcoming state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was billed as an opportunity to stand up for democracy after his assassination on the campaign trail. It has ended up dividing the public and threatening his successor’s agenda.

Reason

Three Points of Agreement on Democracy Protection

Sixth post in the symposium on the National Constitution Center "Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy" project. Edward Foley of Team Progressive highlights some points of agreement between the three reports.

The Conversation

Raila Odinga should be thanked - his election losses helped deepen Kenya's democracy

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission announced on 15 August 2022 that Deputy President William Ruto had won the 2022 presidential election following a close, tense race. The commission gave the count as 50.49% for Ruto against rival Raila Odinga’s 48.85%. This was immediately disputed by Odinga’s campaign and four…

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