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The Guardian view on Brazil’s election: never mind the voters – Bolsonaro plans to win

Editorial: The stakes could hardly be higher as election day approaches. Lula’s defeat would be disastrous for democracy and the planet

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden and Cyril Ramaphosa: finding common ground amid divisions at home and abroad

US president Joe Biden’s invitation to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to meet at the White House, and the latter’s acceptance, are positive signs of renewed cooperation. But they do not suggest a return to the 1990s era of heady optimism between the two countries.

The Conversation

Biden says not all Republicans are Trumpists. But that position has limits

The president wants to separate ‘extremist Maga Republicans’ from the decent folks on the right. Can he?

The Guardian - US

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Kenya's President William Ruto sworn in after divisive vote

William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenya's president. He narrowly won the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy over longtime opposition figure Raila Odinga. The Supreme Court last week rejected challenges to the official results.

France 24

Democracy, are you OK? What recent history tells us about the state of politics

The U.K. has had four prime ministers in six years. Israel is about to have its fifth election in four years. Many in the U.S. still deny the 2020 election result. What is going on?

WEKU

Arrests of anti-monarchy protesters prompt free speech row

At least three arrests have been made in Scotland and Oxford on suspicion of breach of the peace and public order offences.

Evening Standard

A milestone in holding people accountable for Jan. 6

A New Mexico judge ruled that a county commissioner who participated in the attack on the U.S. Capitol can no longer hold public office.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Arrests of anti-monarchy protesters an affront to democracy – campaigners

At least three arrests have been made in Scotland and Oxford on suspicion of breach of the peace and public order offences.

The Independent UK

CPI condemns Speaker’s comments on Amaravati farmers’ padayatra

Tammineni’s remarks are a threat to democracy, says Ramakrishna

The Hindu

Do Americans even understand democracy?

Shawn Rosenberg predicted the "inexorable decline" of democracy in 2019. But he still thinks it's not too late

Salon

Brian Stelter heads to Harvard while he figures out next gig

Stelter will convene discussions about threats to democracy — and possible responses by the media.

Axios

Ukrainian's continue to fight back against Putin's troops 200 days after war breaks out

They are not only fighting for their own survival against tyranny but in defence of democracy and a free Europe.

Daily Record

News you might have missed: Biden's September 11 pledge, Ukraine's President mocks Russians, and Carlos Alcaraz wins US Open men's title

Here's your quick catch-up of news happening around the world.

ABC News

History will judge Republicans who stay silent about the big lie

If the democratic experiment called America continues to unravel because of what Republicans did or failed to do, they will live in infamy

The Guardian - US

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Salon

Harris talks "attacks from within"

On "Meet the Press," VP Harris is asked to compare the attacks of 9/11 to recent attacks on Democracy

Axios

Biden stresses the importance of democracy in 9/11 anniversary speech

"What was threatened, we fortified. What was attacked, the indomitable spirit, has never, ever wavered."

Axios

Kamala Harris says internal threats to democracy fuel questions of U.S. values

"We're starting to allow people to call into question our commitment to those principles. And that's a shame."

The National (Scotland)

Former Belarus political prisoner to perform at Scottish Parliament

AN award-winning poet who was held as a political prisoner in the horrific crackdown on the democracy protests in Belarus is to perform at the…

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The Guardian - US

President Biden finally is sounding the alarm about democracy. Good

The president’s speech last week was a testament to the extraordinary danger democracy is facing

WEKU

Is America a democracy or a republic? Yes it is

Election denialism has become not only a thing but a movement. And if critics call this an attack on democracy, some election deniers respond by saying the U.S. is not a democracy, it is a republic.

Salon

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

The Guardian - US

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 Independent UK

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

Salon

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

Tribune News Service

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.

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