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Bolsonaro and Lula face off in Brazil presidential debate

Brazil's main presidential candidates took their gloves off on Sunday and laid into each other in the first presidential debate for the October general election with accusations of corruption and threats to democracy.

Reuters

Kinzinger on GOP abortion bans: ‘The crueler you are, the more likely you are to win a primary’

Kinzinger said Sunday he is open to backing “left wing” Democrats who believe in democracy over “anti-democracy”: Republicans.

Chicago Sun-Times

Morning mail: 100 days of Albanese, Victorian bail blowout, US democracy warning

Monday: The PM will make a speech about what comes next, with better economic equality for women among his goals. Plus: meet the ‘sommeliers’ of crisps

The Guardian - AU

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The "Good Government Trilemma": Why We Can't Have Democracy, Accountability, and Big Government all at Once

Canadian legal scholar Leonid Sirota outlines some reasons why.

Reason

‘The US could lose the right to vote’: top official’s democracy warning

Jena Griswold urges Americans to pay attention to crucial but often overlooked races for secretary of state

The Guardian - US

My New Book Chapter on "Top-Down and Bottom-Up Solutions to the Problem of Political Ignorance""

It is now available for download on SSRN. The chapter is part of a forthcoming volume on "The Epistemology of Democracy," edited by Hana Samaržija and Quassim Cassam.

Reason

Pa. man who beat officer with a Trump flag at Jan. 6 riot sentenced to nearly 4 years

PHILADELPHIA — A Montgomery County man who beat a Washington, D.C., police officer with a Trump flag during the Capitol riot was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison Friday — one of the harshest punishments imposed so far for a person accused in the Jan. 6 attack.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Thackeray’s Shiv Sena forges alliance with pro-Maratha Sambhaji Brigade

Alliance an effort to save democracy, says Sena chief

The Hindu

Biden finally busts out the F-word

Trump attempted a fascist coup — so anyone who continues to support him is implicated in an anti-democracy ideology

Salon

CNN shifts right: Will they never learn?

With Brian Stelter off the air, CNN seems determined to repeat the grotesque errors that led to President Trump

Salon

Attempt to topple AAP government shows how dangerous ‘Operation Lotus’ is for democracy: Shiv Sena

The editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana said the BJP was worried about 2024 Lok Sabha elections and scared of rival leaders such as Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee and Nitish Kumar.

The Hindu

Biden accuses Trump-aligned Republicans of "semi-fascism" at Democrats' rally in Maryland

"The MAGA Republicans don’t just threaten our personal rights and economic security, they're a threat to our very democracy."

Axios

Biden likens Trump-aligned Republicans' ideology to "semi-fascism" at rally in Maryland

"The MAGA Republicans don’t just threaten our personal rights and economic security, they're a threat to our very democracy."

Axios

‘The survival of our planet is on the ballot’: Biden kicks off midterm campaigning with talk of high stakes

President warns Maryland voters that democracy is still at stake despite Donald Trump’s defeat in 2020

The Independent UK

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Even With Political Nemesis Prayuth on the Ropes, Thai Democracy Advocates Still Glum

Despite the suspension of the prime minister, the same authoritarian players still dominate Thai politics.

The Hindu

By not giving answers, government has made it clear it used Pegasus to weaken democracy: Congress

By staying silent the government has made it clear that it used the Pegasus spyware against Rahul Gandhi, other opposition leaders, scientists, election commissioner, registrar of the Supreme Court, civil society activists, senior journalists, Gourav Vallabh said.

The Hindu

Will Rahul Gandhi, Congress apologise on Pegasus issue: BJP

The prime minister was accused of crushing democracy and parliamentary proceedings were disrupted over the issue.

Salon

Abortion, democracy reshaping midterms

No, one special election victory doesn't prove anything — but it sure feels like the political winds have shifted

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Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why CNN’s efforts to appease democracy’s enemies will backfire

Since 2016, MAGA propagandists like Kayleigh McEnany, Jason Miller, Jeffrey Lord, Rick Santorum, Ben Ferguson, Steve Cortes, Corey Lewandowski have at one time or another been on the CNN payroll. On one hand, they aided and abetted a figure who amplified violence against CNN, labeled the free press the “enemy…

Asharq Al-Awsat

First US Ambassador to Sudan in 25 Years Lands in Khartoum

John Godfrey landed in Khartoum on Wednesday to assume the position of the first US ambassador to Sudan in almost 25 years. “Ambassador John Godfrey arrived today in Khartoum, the first US Ambassador to Sudan in nearly 25 years,” the US embassy said in a statement. “Godfrey will work to…

The Hindu

Strangling Tunisia’s democracy

Kais Saied is a populist zealot who promises El Dorado even as he leads his country into a quagmire

WEKU

As India turns 75, Muslim girls are suing to wear the hijab — and protect secularism

When her high school banned the hijab, Ayesha Shifa sued. Her case went to India's Supreme Court. A verdict, expected soon, could redefine what secularism means in the world's largest democracy.

Irish Mirror

Eamon Dunphy's new lease of life at 77: Podcast milestone, Trump, Brexit and friendship with Giles and Billo

In the week he released his 1500th episode of The Stand, Dunphy spoke to the Irish Mirror about Brexit, Trump, the potential fall of democracy - and John Giles

The National (Scotland)

Ukrainians in Scotland 'celebrate democracy' on country's independence day

UKRAINIANS in Scotland have marked Ukrainian Independence Day with protests and gatherings amid the continuing Russian invasion.

Salon

Adam Schiff on Trump and the road ahead

Conscience of the Congress says he's "more worried about the health of our democracy" now than after Jan. 6

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