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Central bank digital currencies could mean the end of democracy

In recent years, we have witnessed a growing interest in the idea of central bank digital currencies. Similar to cash, central bank digital currencies are a form of money issued by central banks.

The Conversation

This summer may be one of the most consequential in US democracy

The Long Summer of 2022 began in May, when the abortion opinion draft leaked, and continued through a series of brutal rulings and congressional hearings

The Guardian - US

Sorry, Andrew Yang – a new third party won’t fix America’s political problems

Those who care about democracy should advance the Democratic party. Anything else is a vanity project

The Guardian - US

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Sudanese Protesters Face Tear Gas as Anti-military Campaign Enters 10th Month

Thousands of protesters marching towards Sudan's presidential palace were blocked by police firing tear gas, as an anti-military campaign entered its 10th month. Protests have continued weekly since an Oct. 25 military takeover that halted a transition to democracy and plunged the country into turmoil. Military leaders have said they…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sting calls war in Ukraine ‘an absurdity based on a lie’ during concert in Poland

He also warned the audience during a concert in Warsaw that democracy is under threat worldwide

Evening Standard

Pelosi confirmed details of her trip to Asia, but did not say if she'll visit Taiwan

The speaker of the House will stop in four Asian countries this week, but made no mention of a possible stop in Taiwan. Rumors she might visit the island democracy has fueled tension with China.

WEKU

Ramos, ex-Philippine leader who helped oust dictator, dies

Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, a U.S.-trained ex-general who saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars and played a key role in a 1986 pro-democracy uprising that ousted a dictator, has died

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Sting Warns during Warsaw Concert of Threats to Democracy

British musician Sting interrupted a concert in Warsaw on Saturday evening to warn his audience that democracy is under attack worldwide and to denounce the war in Ukraine as “an absurdity based upon a lie.” He asked a popular Polish actor, Maciej Stuhr, to come onstage to translate his warning…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

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.

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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

Reuters

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

The Conversation

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.

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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?

Tribune News Service

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…

The Guardian - UK

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

WEKU

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.

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…

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