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Sting warns during Warsaw concert of threats to democracy

British musician Sting has interrupted a concert in Warsaw to warn his audience that democracy is under attack worldwide

The Independent UK

US faces new era of political violence as threats against lawmakers rise

Members of the House will now get up to $10,000 to upgrade their home security as experts warn such threats endanger the health of US democracy

The Guardian - US

South Africa is trapped again: what kind of leaders can set the country free

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki recently painted a gloomy picture of the country and its prospects. He said the governing African National Congress (ANC), led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, did not have a national plan to address the country’s many socio-economic problems. These include high and growing unemployment, inequality,…

The Conversation

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How we can win the education wars

Education is under attack — because it is essential to democracy. Educators can fight back, and turn the tide

Salon

Strengthening liberal democracy is essential for growth: Raghuram Rajan

The under-performance of the country in terms of economic growth “seems to indicate the path we are going on needs rethinking”, said former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan at the All India Professionals Congress conclave

The Hindu

BJP runs parallel governments through Governors, alleges TN CM Stalin

“Let us dedicate ourselves to save democracy,” Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin added.

The Hindu

We need to protect whistle blowers

Ignoring the fact that Right to Information users are facing death for keeping democracy alive is a threat to democracy itself

The Hindu

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Tunisia president rejects 'interference' after Western concerns about democracy

Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Friday he rejected "any form of foreign interference", in comments after several Western countries raised concerns over Tunisia's democracy amid his increasing political control of the country.

Reuters

Former White House aide Seth Andrew gets year in prison for stealing from NYC charter school

NEW YORK — A former education adviser to the Obama administration was sentenced to one year in prison Thursday for stealing more than $218,000 from the network of New York City charter schools he founded.

Tribune News Service

The independent state legislature doctrine could reverse 200 years of progress and take power away from the people

In a case to be heard in the coming months, the U.S. Supreme Court could decide that state legislatures have control over congressional elections, including the ability to draw voting districts for partisan political advantage, unconstrained by state law or state constitutions.

The Conversation

Billy Bragg and Tim Martin dine across the divide: ‘Not everyone who voted Brexit is racist, but every racist voted Brexit’

In our celebrity Dining across the divide special, the singer-songwriter meets the JD Wetherspoon founder. Can they find any common ground on leaving the EU?

The Guardian - UK

Editorial: Time for Maryland to consider a better, fairer way to decide crowded primary elections

One of the more unusual circumstances of Maryland’s primary election this year was the crowded race in the Democratic primary for governor featuring 10 slates of candidates. Wes Moore and his lieutenant governor running mate Aruna Miller have been recognized as winners with almost exactly one-third of the vote, followed…

Tribune News Service

Wife of executed Myanmar activist says fight for democracy must go on

Ma Nilar Thein says people must ‘eradicate this military regime’ as four prisoners executed after closed trials

The Guardian - UK

Election deniers are running to control voting. Here's how they've fared so far

In five states, Republicans who deny the 2020 election results have now moved closer to overseeing the voting process. Arizona, which has a primary on Tuesday, could be next.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ allies are back on the ballot in Pa., and could win more power over the next election

PHILADELPHIA — The summer hearings on the Jan. 6 riot have reinforced the direct line between Pennsylvania and the attack that tried to subvert American democracy.

The Conversation

As Myanmar suffers, the military junta is desperate, isolated and running out of options

The military junta’s execution of four pro-democracy activists earlier this week has again shone a spotlight on the appalling judgement and brutality of the junta leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, and his top generals.

France 24

Senegal opposition figures barred from standing in parliamentary elections

Senegalese opposition MPs including Déthié Fall of the Yewwi Askan Wi coalition have been barred from standing in Sunday’s polls, which could be an important test of the ruling party’s power. Fall was briefly detained in June as part of what he and some analysts see as a worrying sign…

The Independent UK

Italy's president: Strong democracy crucial against fascism

Italy's president is urging Italians to reinvigorate their democracy as the country notes the 100th anniversary of an attack that paved Benito Mussolini's path to power

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The Hindu

India raises 'deep concern' over execution of four pro-democracy activists in Myanmar

On Monday, Myanmar's military junta announced the execution of the four activists alleging that they were involved in "terror acts" against the administration

Reason

Dobbs Is Making Our Democracy Work

Justice Breyer, whether he admits it or not, should recognize how Dobbs reinvigorated the legislative process on abortion.

Tribune News Service

Bobby Ghosh: Tunisia’s democracy is collapsing. Biden shouldn’t just stand by

On the day Tunisia’s democracy died, it fell to a State Department spokesperson to deliver the Biden administration’s mealy-mouthed pieties. Asked about the July 25 constitutional referendum that allowed President Kais Saied to institutionalize one-man rule in the North African nation, Ned Price offered the following observations:

The Guardian - US

Malcolm Nance: ‘The Republican party is an insurgent party’

The author, pundit and soldier, recently fighting a war in Ukraine, talks about his incendiary new book and his alarming predictions

AAP

MP pledges to return trust in democracy

The former neurology head at Victoria's Royal Children's Hospital turned independent MP says action on climate change will be her main priority in parliament.

Reuters

U.N. Security Council condemns Myanmar executions

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday condemned the execution of four democracy activists by Myanmar's ruling military and called for the release of all arbitrarily detained prisoners, including President Win Myint and leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

France 24

In Myanmar and abroad, anti-junta protests continue after executions of four pro-democracy activists

The executions of four pro-democracy activists in Myanmar by the military junta not only attracted international condemnation but also fuelled anti-junta demonstrations that have been taking place in the country since early 2021. The FRANCE 24 Observers spoke to demonstrators in Myanmar and abroad for whom the junta’s brutality only…

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