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Three Points of Agreement on Democracy Protection

Sixth post in the symposium on the National Constitution Center "Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy" project. Edward Foley of Team Progressive highlights some points of agreement between the three reports.

Reason

Raila Odinga should be thanked - his election losses helped deepen Kenya's democracy

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission announced on 15 August 2022 that Deputy President William Ruto had won the 2022 presidential election following a close, tense race. The commission gave the count as 50.49% for Ruto against rival Raila Odinga’s 48.85%. This was immediately disputed by Odinga’s campaign and four…

The Conversation

Commentary: A bold idea for Liz Cheney

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Following her Republican primary defeat on Aug. 16, Rep. Liz Cheney referenced Lincoln’s words while introducing the establishment of her new leadership PAC, called The Great Task. This great task that Cheney is undertaking is enormous and it will require innovative political tactics.

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America is waking up: Is it too late?

Americans see the threat to democracy at last. But it's no time to celebrate: The Trumpists aren't beaten yet

Salon

Why you should care about the Greek wiretapping scandal

Greece’s national intelligence service surveilled an opposition figure, raising questions about privacy and democracy.

Al Jazeera

Enabling a demagogue: a new film traces Republicans’ capitulation to Donald Trump

Michael Kirk’s documentary Lies, Politics and Democracy is a chilling study in how Trump subdued the Republican party

The Guardian - US

Honiara reacts angrily after Australia offers to help fund Solomon Islands election amid moves to postpone the poll

The Solomon Islands government slams an Australian offer to fund national elections next year, calling it an "assault" on its democracy and an attempt at foreign interference.

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Uncivil wars? Political lies are far more dangerous than Twitter pile-ons

As Trump supporters call for civil war and American institutions of law and government teeter on the brink, threatening to spread extremist influences throughout the democratic world, Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens propose that the problem underlying this crisis is the loss of civility itself.

The Conversation

Coup leader v coup leader: strongman election shows cracks in Fiji’s democracy

Whatever the outcome of this year’s election, the next prime minister will likely be someone who first came to power through the barrel of a gun

The Guardian - AU

How Conservative members chose Liz Truss as the next prime minister

The way in which she has won the keys to Downing Street is a result of the UK having a parliamentary democracy.

The Independent UK

The Destructionists review: brilliant study of Republican rage pre-Trump

Dana Milbank of the Washington Post does not fall victim to false equivalency. He knows the GOP is a threat to democracy

The Guardian - US

Historic Yangon villa where Aung San Suu Kyi was held for 15 years under threat

Ousted leader’s estranged brother has won a court case allowing villa, considered a symbol of democracy in Myanmar, to be sold

The Guardian - UK

'Be a democrat': SNP urge Anas Sarwar to stand against plans to change indyref rules

THE SNP have challenged Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to “break the habit of his leadership and stand up for Scottish democracy” by…

The National (Scotland)

Democracy is under attack – and reporting that isn’t ‘violating journalistic standards’

Biden gave a rare primetime address on the most important challenge facing America – and the media coverage was just more he-said/she-said reaction

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Historians advise the president. The problem? The scholars were all white.

In early August the White House invited an all-white group of historians to talk about threats to American democracy.

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden has picked a fight with tyranny. The west must hope he wins

To counter the influence of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the US-led alliance has to show that freedom is worth fighting for

Reason

Our Constitution: "Well-Regulated Democracy," "In Its Principles … Purely Democratical"

I keep hearing the same (pointless, I think) claims that America is a republic, not a democracy. It's both a republic and a democracy.

The Guardian - UK

Don’t take democracy for granted, warns director of Argentine junta film

Comments at Venice film festival come after recent failed assassination attempt on Argentina’s vice-president

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The Hindu

The bulldozer goes global, three questions before the Gandhi family, and more

The bulldozer has become the symbol of a strong state for the BJP and its supporters, while critics

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Approves $1.1 Billion in Arms for Taiwan, Angering China

The United States on Friday announced a $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island's defenses as tensions soar with Beijing, which warned Washington of "counter-measures." The sale comes a month after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defiantly visited the self-governing democracy, prompting mainland China to launch…

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden’s call to save democracy was a message nation needed to hear

Those who would disable the machinery of fair elections are a threat to the ideals of the republic.

Reason

Trump Disregards Democracy, While Biden Ignores Its Dangers

The president's attack on the "extreme ideology" of "MAGA Republicans" elides the tension between majority rule and individual freedom.

Salon

Biden's MAGA message missed by the media

The Republican Party is a threat to democracy — and the media needs to get out of the "both sides" trap to say so

Daily Mirror

11 times Boris Johnson hasn't seemed all that bothered about endangering democracy

As Boris Johnson's lawyer complains that the investigation into his conduct is unfair, and his allies complain it could endanger democracy - here's a rundown of just some of the times Mr Johnson appeared to be less bothered about all that

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Six takeaways from Biden’s Philly speech slamming MAGA Republicans

PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden used Philadelphia as the launching point Thursday for a blistering speech warning that “MAGA Republicans” are a threat to American values, and urging voters to choose a different path.

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