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Riot Fest is a benefit to Douglass Park and Chicago

I am a lifelong Chicago resident, for 63 years. I have been inconvenienced by sporting and other events and numerous street festivals and parades. This is what I have come to expect living in a large urban area.

Chicago Sun-Times

Q&A: Craig Newmark aims to defend democracy via philanthropy

Craig Newmark twists a “Batman” quote to jokingly refer to himself as “not the nerd you want, but maybe, now and then, I’m the nerd you need.”

The Independent UK

Biden says US democracy is under threat. Here’s what he can do to help fix it

We don’t need lofty rhetoric about democracy. We need to pack the courts, fight partisan gerrymandering, campaign finance reform and more

The Guardian - US

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Orban: EU lawmakers' democracy declaration is a joke

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has lashed out at the European parliament’s declaration that Hungary can no longer be considered a full democracy, saying that the resolution is “a joke.”

The Independent UK

How the Big Lie poison keeps spreading

Reason and truth will never defeat the Big Lie — its supporters are waging a religious war against democracy

Salon

Jan. 6 participant banned: Good or bad?

Pro-Trump "cowboy" is disqualified from politics – but the little-known law in question has pitfalls for democracy

Salon

Anti-monarchists to protest in Cardiff during King Charles’s visit to Wales

Silent demonstration to begin from 1pm at Cardiff Castle

The Independent UK

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The Divider review: riveting narrative of Trump’s plot against America

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser offer a beautifully written, utterly dispiriting history of the man who attacked democracy

The Guardian - US

The Govt Is Being Urged To Allow 16 And 17 YOs To Vote And Honestly This Is Long Overdue

The Federal Government is being called upon to lower the voting age to 16, as well as allow citizens in prison to participate in democracy. Finally.Several submissions to the joint standing committee on electoral matters this month have called for expanded voting rights because, well, there is literally no reason…

Pedestrian.tv

Direct democracy can force governments to better represent the people -- but it doesn't always work out

In August 2022, a statewide referendum in Kansas saw citizens overwhelmingly reject a plan to insert anti-abortion language into the state’s constitution. It comes as a slew of similar votes on abortion rights are planned in the coming months – putting the issue directly to the people after the Supreme…

The Conversation

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 39

September 15, 2022

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Protest planned in Cardiff for King Charles III’s visit to Wales

The silent demonstration will begin from 1pm at Cardiff Castle, organisers have said.

The Independent UK

AAP, Opposition trade allegations in Punjab

AAP alleges Opposition working together to ‘weaken democracy’; Opposition says AAP diverting attention from its governance failures

The Hindu

Hungary is no longer a full democracy, says European parliament

MEPs back resolution stating country led by Viktor Orbán has become ‘hybrid regime of electoral autocracy’

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European Parliament says Hungary is no longer a 'full democracy'

Hungary is no longer a "full democracy" and the EU needs to do everything to bring it back into line with European values, the European Parliament said Thursday.

The Conversation

US is becoming a 'developing country' on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality

The United States may regard itself as a “leader of the free world,” but an index of development released in July 2022 places the country much farther down the list.

Reuters

EU lawmakers raise pressure to cut funds for Hungary over graft woes

A large majority of European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to condemn damage to democracy in Hungary under veteran Prime Minister Viktor Orban, stepping up pressure on the bloc to cut funding for the ex-communist country.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Patriotism over polarization

Patriotism is defined as “love for or devotion to one’s country,” a value that, historically, Americans have shared very broadly. Yet one would not be criticized for questioning whether this trait is waning in the face of deep polarization, mounting national pessimism and politicization of the topic itself. In just…

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Chicago Sun-Times

Don’t take American democracy for granted

On Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, we’re reminding our readers of the challenges America faces in these fraught times — and how to fight back.

Chicago Sun-Times

Democracy is in crisis, and America must address that

Attacks on voting rights, unequal application of the law, MAGA Republicans and the fear of others are among the reasons for the threats our readers wrote to us about.

Reuters

German economy minister sees possible victory for democracy in Ukraine

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday he could see the possibility of victory for democracy in Ukraine and vowed to send more weapons as the country battles to extend its territorial gains against Russia.

Reuters

The Conversation

A New Mexico official who joined the Capitol attacks is barred from politics – but the little-known law behind the removal has some potential pitfalls for democracy

A county court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Sept. 6, 2022, became the first in more than 150 years to disqualify a person from public office because they participated in an insurrection.

The New Daily

Scott Morrison signs on with global political network home to ‘intolerant far right’

Mr Morrison’s register of interests was updated this week to reflect a new position on the board of the International Democrat Union.

Salon

Trump on Biden: "Enemy of the state"

Trump keeps threatening violence — and media keeps giving jobs to his stooges. What's wrong with this picture?

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