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Jonathan Bernstein: Reward demagogues, get more demagogues

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…

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022

AP-NORC poll: Many remain critical of state of US democracy

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

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

Bolsonaro victory would risk independence of Brazil’s Supreme Court

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…

France 24 · Oct 18, 2022

Brazil’s fearsome militias: mafia boom increases threat to democracy

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

The Guardian - US · Oct 18, 2022

'Terrifying attack on protest is back in Parliament - and our democracy is at stake'

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

Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022

The power of yindyamarra: how we can bring respect to Australian democracy

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.

The Conversation · Oct 18, 2022

Universities can foster more deliberative democracy — starting by empowering students

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

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2022

America’s spirit of democracy

What makes the U.S. exceptional is not that we are somehow immune to the erosion of democracy, Rep. Jamie Raskin says. What makes us exceptional is the progress we have made together.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 17, 2022

UN Says Renewed Tribal Clashes Kill 13 in Southern Sudan

Renewed tribal clashes in a southern province in Sudan have killed at least 13 people and injured more than two dozen others since late last week in the latest violence to hit the chaotic nation in recent months, the UN said Monday. The violence in the Blue Nile province came…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 17, 2022

In partisan year, some Democrats stress work with Trump, GOP

WASHINGTON — Like many Democrats, Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut hasn’t been hesitant to attack Donald Trump. She accused him when he was president of bullying and racism and said his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, posed a grave threat to democracy.

Tribune News Service · Oct 17, 2022