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How the states went nuts — what's next?

Political scientist Jacob Grumbach on his new book and how U.S. states became "Laboratories Against Democracy"

Salon

Differences in non-BJP camp family quarrel; enough time for Mamata to change mind: Margaret Alva

Speaking about her own journey, Margaret Alva said Indira Gandhi was her political mentor.

The Hindu

Coalition ‘subverted democracy’ with election-day statement on asylum boat, Labor says

Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says former government’s pressuring of public servants to reveal boat arrival was ‘unprecedented’

The Guardian - AU

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'Spywaregate' needs answers

The National Human Rights Commission and other related agencies must step in to examine allegations that the government has routinely used phone spyware to surveil dozens of politicians and pro-democracy activists known for playing active roles in demanding the reform of major institutions.

Bangkok Post

Jan. 6 takeaways: Trump, the riot and democracy under siege

Turns out, Jan. 6 was more than just the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on European democracy: central bankers are villains and heroes

Editorial: The European Central Bank is effectively deciding how much a eurozone government can spend. That can’t last for long

The Guardian - UK

Justice Elena Kagan warns that Supreme Court losing public confidence is ‘dangerous’

‘If over time the court loses all connection with the public and with public sentiment, that’s a dangerous thing for a democracy’

The Independent UK

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The real story of January 6 isn’t what Trump did – it’s what he didn’t

What was Trump doing in those crucial hours when democracy was on the line, when lives were in danger, when our very constitutional system of government hung in the balance? Absolutely nothing

The Guardian - US

January 6 panel: shining a light on American democracy’s nose dive

The gripping hearings have laid out a remarkably complex plot of a simple story: a president’s attempt to blindly retain power

The Guardian - US

Steve Lopez: He surveyed 8,600 Americans about political violence. The results are beyond scary

When UC Davis violence researcher Dr. Garen Wintemute queried Americans on political violence, race and threats to democracy, he didn't know exactly how scary the results would be.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Why Raphael Warnock should run for president in 2024

Across the country, public trust in democratic institutions has eroded to its lowest point in recorded history. This full-blown crisis of confidence, fueled by constant partisan gridlock in Congress and baseless denials of election results, is putting our democracy in serious peril.

Chicago Tribune

Why the Human Rights Movement Is Losing

And How It Can Start Winning Again

Foreign Affairs

Tunisia to Vote on New Constitution

Tunisians will vote Monday on a constitution that would give President Kais Saied almost unchecked powers, a key moment in his plan to overhaul the political system in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The referendum takes place a year to the day after Saied sacked the government and suspended…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Big Oil V the World review – how can these climate crisis deniers sleep at night?

This shocking documentary series reveals the lies oil lobbyists told to undercut democracy, prevent action against global heating – and bring our planet to the brink

The Guardian - UK

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Bangkok Post

Readers' role in democracy's death

Modern-day technology ensures that we have more information than ever before -- so why can't we all agree on the "truth"?

The Hindu

Opposition congratulates President-elect Droupadi Murmu

Parties hope Ms. Murmu will guard constitutional democracy in the country, stand by silenced voices

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Tory leadership and democracy: a dangerous deficit

Editorial: The next prime minister will have a threadbare mandate and badly depleted authority

The Conversation

Votes for cash: the significance of vote buying in Nigeria’s democracy

The 2022 primary and gubernatorial elections in Nigeria brought to the fore the reality of vote buying.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Massacres, abortion, climate change: What will it take to make voters wake up?

President Joe Biden is correct to blame Congress for the political stalemate blocking action on bills to address urgent issues such as climate change and abortion rights — action that most Americans want to see. But no amount of complaining about Republican obstinacy and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s swing-vote ambivalence…

The Independent UK

US publishes list of alleged bad actors in Central America

The U.S. State Department has named 60 current and former officials, as well as some corporate figures in its latest list of people suspected of corruption or undermining democracy in four Central American countries

The Hindu

Letters to the Editor — July 21, 2022

Inner-party democracy

The Conversation

Religion and state need to be in balance to protect democracy in South Africa

The relationship between religion and the law is often complicated. It is sometimes even conflicted. At the heart of the matter lies the tension between freedom of belief and association, and protection from abuse.

Tribune News Service

Rekha Basu: Jan. 6 committe points up fragility of our democracy

Whatever political side you’re on, and however you feel about Donald Trump’s policies, personality or problems with the truth, the latest testimonies to the U.S. House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, make a couple of things chillingly clear.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Some signs indicate a Republican sweep of Congress might not be inevitable

A new national poll suggests the midterm elections could end up being a lot tighter than Republicans are hoping for, and not the blowout that Democrats are fearing. Of course, the devil is in the details, and there’s nothing predictable regarding voter sentiments in a midterm election that pits urban…

The Independent UK

European Parliament VP urges renewed China-Taiwan dialogue

European Parliament Vice President Nicola Beer has met with Taiwan's leader Tsai Ing-wen and called for China to open a “mutual and respectful dialogue" with the self-governing island democracy it claims as its own territory

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