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Washington wants to address anti-west sentiment in Africa: Blinken is doing his bit

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to three African countries this week is another sign of the Joe Biden administration’s US-Africa policy of reengaging with the continent.

The Conversation · Aug 9, 2022

Editorial: Protect democracy, pass electoral reform

The proposed Electoral Count Reform Act, which would make explicit the process for certifying the Electoral College vote that determines the outcome of a presidential election, should never have been necessary.

Tribune News Service · Aug 9, 2022

Ex-Philippine leader and democracy defender Ramos is buried

Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos has been laid to rest in a state funeral

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

75 years ago, Britain's plan for Pakistani and Indian independence left unresolved conflicts on both sides – especially when it comes to Kashmir

In 1947, the United Kingdom was exhausted. World War II had ravaged its military and economy, and anti-colonial movements had begun to challenge empires. Within the Indian subcontinent, the U.K. faced two powerful, seemingly irreconcilable nationalist movements: one calling for the creation of Pakistan, a homeland for the Muslims of…

The Conversation · Aug 8, 2022

34-minute Darth Vader is irrelevant, says expert on history and politics

Dr Chris Kempshall's new book shows how The Empire used to represent the Soviet Union, then it became the USA

Wales Online · Aug 8, 2022

AIPAC funnels GOP money into Dem races

Despite claiming bipartisan interest, the United Democracy Project hasn't spent money on a single Republican race

Salon · Aug 8, 2022

Texas targets trans voters for purging

Voting restrictions push trans people to the outskirts of our democracy

Salon · Aug 8, 2022

India, democracy and the promised republic

At 75, the country must be judged by the extent to which it has advanced human development

The Hindu · Aug 7, 2022

Trump’s worst toadies hold degrees from Harvard and Yale. Did they learn anything?

Politicians educated at some of the US’s most elite universities are spreading conspiracy theories that they surely know are untrue. What happened to ‘service and stewardship’?

The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2022

Veering to conclusion Parliament 'dysfunctional'; democracy 'gasping for breath': Chidambaram

The Executive branch summoned the Leader of the Opposition when the Rajya Sabha was in session and one of the two heads of the Legislative branch “pleaded helplessness”, he said, adding that it was a “sad day”

The Hindu · Aug 7, 2022