Mexico polls a lesson for the rest of the world Where might we find a way to restore trust in our democracy? Bangkok Post · Mar 2, 2023
Former SNP chief whip calls for social democracy to be focus of leadership race A FORMER SNP chief whip has urged leadership candidates to set out their stall on social democracy and make clear how their policies will enhance… The National (Scotland) · Mar 2, 2023
China’s Election Meddling: Canadians Deserve a Serious Response The last thing the country needs is a half-hearted approach to protecting our democracy The Walrus · Mar 2, 2023
Cambodian opposition leader set for treason trial verdict Cambodia’s beleaguered pro-democracy forces face another day of reckoning, as the country’s most prominent opposition politician not in exile is scheduled to hear the verdict in his trial for treason The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023
'What is a democracy sausage?': SBS foodie stars in Canberra for Great Australian Bites Their new show will screen on SBS later this year The Canberra Times · Mar 1, 2023
Republicans' pro-Putin plan: racism The GOP's "welfare queen" attack on Zelenskyy makes clear a much larger dynamic at play in Ukraine war Salon · Mar 1, 2023
Nigeria's ruling party candidate Tinubu wins presidential election Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu won Nigeria's highly disputed weekend election, electoral authorities said on Wednesday, securing the former Lagos governor the presidency of Africa's most populous democracy. France 24 · Mar 1, 2023
Mexico’s president hits out at implicit criticism from US ‘There’s currently more democracy in Mexico than in the United States,’ Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says. Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2023
Mexican president: Mexico has more democracy than US Mexico's president says his country is more democratic than the United States The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023
Could Joe Biden be the most consequential American president of our times? Speculation over US President Joe Biden’s intention to run for office again is reaching fever pitch. Biden is, reportedly, on the verge of announcing he will indeed seek reelection. Opinion pieces are being churned out at a rapid clip. Polls are being commissioned with a feverish intensity. The Conversation · Feb 27, 2023
Mexican president disparages pro-democracy demonstrators Mexico’s president lashed out Monday at demonstrators who protested cuts to election funding over the weekend, belittling their concerns about threats to democracy and dashing any hopes that he would try to ease rising political tensions The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023
Editorial: How to Be Problem-Oriented in Institutional Reform Reforms of governmental institutions should take into account of current economic challenges, such as shrinking demand, supply shocks and weakening expectations, and be driven by efficiency concerns and common values, including peace, development, equity, justice, democracy and freedom Caixin Global · Feb 27, 2023
Tens of thousands protest Mexico's electoral law changes Tens of thousands of people filled Mexico City's vast main plaza Sunday to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's electoral law changes they say threaten democracy. WEKU · Feb 27, 2023
Los Angeles Times · Feb 27, 2023 Mexican protesters see electoral overhaul as a threat to democracy MEXICO CITY — Juan Manuel Martinez remembers the days when he would vote in Mexico’s elections with no confidence that they were being run fairly.
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2023 Tens of thousands protest Mexico electoral reforms Tens of thousands of people filled Mexico City's vast main plaza to protest electoral law reforms that they say threaten democracy
Reuters · Feb 26, 2023 Mexicans turn out in droves to protest electoral overhaul, see democracy at risk Huge crowds gathered in Mexico on Sunday to condemn government moves to shrink the electoral authority as a threat to democracy, in what appeared to be the largest protest so far against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's administration.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023 Outdated and out of time: Biden’s crusade for global democracy is doomed to fail The US president won rave reviews in Kyiv and Warsaw. But his old, cold war mindset is out of step with a changing world
Reuters · Feb 25, 2023 Democracy means judicial autonomy, German envoy says on Israel overhaul Germany believes an independent justice system is a tenet of democracy and is closely watching the Israeli dispute over a government plan for judicial change, its envoy said, as protesters flooded the streets for an eighth straight week on Saturday.
Reuters · Feb 25, 2023 Factbox-Nigeria election 2023: how it all works and when to expect results Nigerians were voting in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday that are seen as the most wide open since the country switched from military rule to democracy in 1999.
Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2023 Jonathan Bernstein: Ex-felons deserve the right to vote Minnesota this month became the latest state to restore voting rights to ex-felons once they are released from prison. Democrats around the U.S. have been pushing to reduce or eliminate restrictions on voting, in particular fighting to extend voting rights to people on parole or probation. Many Republicans have been…
Manchester Evening News · Feb 25, 2023 The Greater Manchester town where only four people sleep rough Mo and Will have come through dark times
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023 Philippines 1986 revolt marked with dictator's son as leader Pro-democracy protesters have marked the anniversary of the 1986 “people power” revolt in the Philippines with the son of the dictator, who was ousted in that uprising, now the president in a stunning comeback
Reason · Feb 24, 2023 A Conflict Between Liberal Democracy and Authoritarian Nationalism: Implications of the Ideological Stakes in the Russia-Ukraine War The war is often described as a conflict between authoritarianism and liberal democracy. That reality has some underappreciated implications.
The Conversation · Feb 24, 2023 I assisted Carter’s work encouraging democracy – and saw how his experience, persistence and engineer’s mindset helped build a freer Latin America over decades When former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter founded the nonprofit Carter Center in 1982, one of their goals was to help Latin American countries – many of which were emerging from decades of military dictatorship – transition to democracies.