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The news last week that former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard was leaving the Democratic Party might not have seemed at first like a very big deal. Gabbard, after all, didn’t seek re-election to her House seat in 2020 and hadn’t played a role in party politics since her failed presidential…

A new poll shows that many adults remain pessimistic about the state of U.S. democracy and the way elected officials are chosen

President Jair Bolsonaro is prompting fears for Brazil’s democratic system by threatening to appoint new judges to the Supreme Court, the central institution to the country’s young democracy. Between the two presidential rounds, Bolsonaro is blowing hot and cold on the issue – making threats to galvanise his base, then…

Scuffles broke out outside the building on Sunday afternoon after 30 to 40 pro-democracy protesters gathered and put up posters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that a safe and secure world is a shared responsibility, calling India a case study for the world in upholding diversity and democracy. Read more:

Influential media critic Margaret Sullivan demonstrates the perils of letting narrative get ahead of verification.

Brad Woodhouse of the Defend Democracy Project: These are no ordinary midterms; they'll determine America's future

Rio’s heavily armed paramilitary groups have exploded in influence in recent years to wield power over dozens of communities

Writing for the Mirror, Caroline Lucas says the Public Order Bill - which enters its final Commons stages today - is dangerous and puts our democracy at risk

This is a piece by Stan Grant, Professor of Indigenous Belonging at Charles Sturt University, and Jack Jacobs, Research Fellow at Charles Sturt University, following the launch of the Yindyamarra Pledge for democracy: a call to reimagine Australian democracy.

As universities roar back to life with renewed expectations, students head to institutions that will shape their lives both now and in the future.