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America needs a national conversation on race

The rise in racial hate crimes, white nationalism and voter suppression will pave our way out of democracy if we can’t achieve some consensus on race and racism

Chicago Sun-Times

Catherine West MP: I asked Boris Johnson directly about partygate – I’ve never believed his responses

When the Partygate saga first broke, with the footage of Allegra Stratton joking at the mock press conference, the Westminster rumour-mill went into overdrive. For weeks leading up Prime Minister’s Questions on the 8th of December there were growing mutterings of other parties and gatherings at the heart of our…

Evening Standard

After Buffalo, Trump threatens civil war

As the Trump movement builds toward violent conquest, mainstream media keeps pretending it's all a game

Salon

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Marcos Jr proclaimed next Philippine president with huge win

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been proclaimed the next president of the Philippines by a joint session of Congress following a landslide electoral triumph 36 years after his dictator father was ousted in a pro-democracy uprising

The Independent UK

US threatens sanctions on Sudanese blocking democracy return

The United States is urging rapid progress from military to civilian rule in Sudan and threatening sanctions on anyone impeding the country’s transition to democracy

The Independent UK

Club karaoke a step too far

Despite our half-baked democracy characterised by a series of coups and street protests, our parliament building should be the subject of our pride -- a pantheon of democracy.

Bangkok Post

The Guardian view on public order: criminalising protest is bad for democracy

Editorial: Boris Johnson criticises repressive laws in dictatorships but is emulating them at home

The Guardian - UK

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Eric Holder: Justice is coming for Trump

Obama's first attorney general on the lessons of history, the fight for racial justice and the payback for Jan. 6

Salon

The lessons learned after three months of war in Ukraine

IN THE PAPERS – Tuesday, 24.05.2022: Military analysts weigh in on the major takeaways from Russia's now three-month-old war in Ukraine. We also discuss the results of a major probe on sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Church across the United States. Finally, what does democracy look like among crows?…

France 24

Bernie declares "war" on AIPAC super PAC

"They are doing everything they can to destroy the progressive movement in this country," Sanders warns

Salon

Reich: GOP billions fund radical agenda

Peter Thiel once wrote, "I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible." He's sure acting like it

Salon

PEN America honors activists, artists and dissidents

From an imprisoned Ukranian journalist to a high school activist in Florida, PEN America paid tribute Monday night to democracy and free expression and warned about the dangers faced in the U.S. and abroad

The Independent UK

The fight for press freedom is local

A macabre political thriller recently unfolded in the Philippine province of Palawan, an island known mostly for its rich biodiversity and pristine beaches. On May 9, Joel T Reyes, a suspect in the 2011 murder of well-known radio broadcaster Gerry Ortega, ran again for governor. Had Mr Reyes won, the…

Bangkok Post

Greek leader urges students to sustain, strengthen democracy

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told graduates of Boston College in his commencement address that it is their sacred duty to protect democracy in an age when it is coming under increasing stress

The Independent UK

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Former Sao Paulo governor Doria drops out of Brazil's presidential race

Former Sao Paulo Governor Joao Doria, a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), said on Monday he has decided to drop out of the presidential race.

The Independent UK

Ex-rebel emerges as favorite in Colombian presidential race

A one-time rebel fighter has used an emotional anti-establishment discourse and promises to boost state involvement in the economy to garner a commanding lead in polls as Colombia heads into Sunday's presidential election

The Conversation

Ideology matters in unravelling Russia's invasion of Ukraine

In explaining the war on Ukraine, ideology matters as much as interests. This means that we need to factor ideology into our analysis if we want to gain a deeper understanding of interstate violent conflict. If we focus purely on the material interests of an aggressive state we land up…

Los Angeles Times

Biden administration races to salvage Summit of the Americas

WASHINGTON — A brewing boycott over the invitation list to this year’s Summit of the Americas, a hemispheric gathering held every three to four years and planned for Los Angeles next month, has the Biden administration scrambling to avoid an embarrassment that could erode U.S. influence in the region.

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Salon

Could Trump have staged a military coup?

Some Trump allies urged him to declare martial law. Brennan Center expert on the nightmare scenario after that

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: India has become a US partner in countering China — a limited partner, that is

For more than two decades, American presidents have invested high hopes in a deepening U.S. relationship with India, the world's largest democracy — as they almost invariably mention.

The Guardian - US

America’s billionaire class is funding anti-democratic forces

Billionaire donors are pushing an unsettling agenda for America – backing Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen, calling for restrictions on voting and even questioning the value of democracy itself

The Guardian - US

Biden pitches Democrats as saviors for US economy ahead of midterm elections

Amid unyielding criticism from Republicans, Biden warns as bleak as it seems now, Republican control of Congress would be worse

Evening Standard

New ‘crackdown’ on family voting following Tower Hamlets questions

A crackdown to prevent voting malpractice is being proposed in Parliament after controversy over the town hall election in Tower Hamlets.

Manchester Evening News

Six weeks until new Clean Air Zone plan - what happens next and what it means for you

The Local Democracy Reporting Service explains how Greater Manchester got to this point – and what comes next

360info

Ukraine a cautionary tale for a China eyeing Taiwan

China has long wondered how the world might react to a conflict in Taiwan. The invasion of Ukraine has given them good insight.

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