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Jean Guerrero: Latinophobia in mainstream news fuels the radical right

A main driver of democracy's decline in the United States is Latinophobia — from its central role in the rise of Donald Trump to its influence in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Los Angeles Times

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai to plead not guilty in national security case

Democracy activist and Apple Daily founder will stand trial without jury and could face up to life in prison

The Guardian - UK

Scott Morrison's secret ministries: What we learned from the solicitor-general's advice

Anthony Albanese says the advice was a "very clear criticism" of the implications for Australia's parliamentary democracy. Here's what the advice said, and what happens next.

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How right is winning "information war"

With no "shared understanding of reality," "confusion and doubt" are everywhere — and the far-right loves it

Salon

Editorial: Election-deniers are poised to win key posts in swing states. They must not

With primary elections swirling all over the country, it’s easy to lose track of what’s happening where. But a recent Washington Post analysis clarifies a troubling pattern: In most of the half-dozen battleground states that will matter most in the 2024 presidential election, the GOP has nominated Trumpian election-deniers to…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Brian Stelter rebukes CNN on final show: ‘It’s not partisan to stand up to demagogues’

Host says, ‘It is not partisan to stand up for decency and democracy and dialogue,’ after CNN cancels media show Reliable Sources

The Guardian - US

What jetskis, horses and gun-toting leaders have to do with international peace

Global leaders who style themselves as military strong men may weaken United Nations negotiations over the trade in arms.

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Kansas recount confirms landslide win for abortion rights, but highlights risk to democracy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas reaffirmed its landslide vote to uphold abortion rights after election officials on Sunday finished a recount that never had any chance of changing the outcome but was sought by an election denier and anti-abortion activist advancing baseless allegations of fraud.

Tribune News Service

Ousted Republican reflects on Trump, democracy and America: ‘The place has lost its mind’

Rusty Bowers stood up to the former president’s demand that he overturn Arizona’s election result. He paid the price but has no regrets

The Guardian - US

6 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists plead guilty to subversion

HONG KONG — Six Hong Kongers who belonged to a pro-independence student group pleaded guilty on Saturday to charges of subverting the state under a Beijing-drafted security law, according to local media HK01.

Tribune News Service

Angola’s young voters prepare to call for change in ‘existential’ election

A new generation could end decades of MPLA rule this week and serve notice on Africa’s veteran leaders in polls seen as test of democracy

The Guardian - UK

Jonathan Bernstein: Look! It’s a sign democracy isn't totally broken

Lots of things are broken right now in U.S. politics. The good news is that there’s new evidence that one important thing is working just fine: When bad things happen presidents get less popular, and when good things happen? Their approval ratings improve.

Tribune News Service

Scholz Denounces Russian Repression on 2nd Anniversary of Navalny Poisoning

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has praised jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on the second anniversary of his attempted poisoning and denounced Russia's clampdown on freedom of speech. In a video message on Saturday, Scholz said he had spoken with Navalny while he was recovering in hospital in Berlin and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Margaret Ferrier must look in the mirror and do the right thing, it's time to go

Record View says her constituents and democracy are being done a disservice by the undignified insistence of carrying on as an MP.

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Bangkok Post

Why Taiwan matters to the democratic world

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's headline-generating visit to Taipei has reminded the world how much Taiwan matters to China. But Taiwan also should matter to the democratic world.

The Hindu

Touch people’s feet with slogan ‘Save Democracy’: Congress strategy for Munugode

Telangana Congress will go to Munugode with the slogan of ‘Save Democracy’ where the leaders would touch the feet of Telangana people to counter the ‘money bags’ of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Daily Record

Court of Session overturns council greenbelt designations of Renfrewshire land

An appeal was lodged against the council's inclusion of the land as greenbelt in its Local Development Plan.

Tribune News Service

Martin Schram: The Putinization of President Xi

In this broiling summer, when we are shaken by threats that could shatter our most globally revered national monument — America’s cherished democracy — a menacing development suddenly occurred half-a-world away.

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Salon

Giuliani: "U.S. too dumb for democracy"

"If the American people don't know what's going on by now . . ."

The National (Scotland)

Indy activists must maintain a clean image to win over new supporters

TORY leadership hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss displayed their usual breath-taking arrogance and shocking ignorance of Scottish politics at the…

Salon

The GOP turns on League of Women Voters

Voter registration and good-government group now seen as "radical leftists" by Republicans

Salon

Why online civility is hard to enforce

Some social scientists argue that civility is a poor metric by which to judge the quality of an online debate

The Independent UK

Hong Kong political activists plead guilty amid crackdown

Authorities in Chinese-controlled Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under a sweeping National Security Law have pleaded guilty in court

Dynamite News

Mehbooba Mufti: Allowing outsiders to register as voters in J&K last nail in coffin of democracy

According to Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar, Jammu and Kashmir is likely to get around 25 lakh additional voters, including outsiders, after the special summary revision of electoral rolls being held for the first time after the abrogation of Article 370. Read further on Dynamite News:

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: Liz Cheney’s defense of democracy needs a political strategy

Two years ago, Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney was on her way to being a future speaker of the House. She was the third-ranking House Republican with a totally safe seat. She lost that position in the House Republican conference, and now has lost her seat entirely. All because she decided…

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