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Memorial Day: A time to honor fallen heroes and pledge to defend democracy

On the battlefield, soldiers pride themselves on leaving no fellow soldier behind. Let us, as a nation, vow to leave the rights of no citizen behind.

Chicago Sun-Times

Not a sausage on the road to democracy

No sizzle in the drizzle, I grizzled. What's happening to this country?

Newcastle Herald

Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua condemn exclusion from U.S. summit

A bloc of leftist countries meeting in Havana on Friday condemned the exclusion of certain nations from next month's Summit of the Americas, after the United States said that it only wanted the leaders of governments that respect democracy to attend.

Reuters

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Doing no justice to a vision of democracy

The existing economic system pursued by the political parties is antagonistic to the model envisioned by B.R. Ambedkar

The Hindu

Commentary: White replacement theory is fascism’s new name

Since Anders Breivik killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, mass murders in the name of white replacement theory (WRT) have become prevalent. Many of these killers, including Breivik; Brenton Tarrant, the Christchurch shooter; and Payton Gendron, the suspect in the massacre in Buffalo, New York, are self-identified as fascists.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Trump mused about hanging Pence. Voters mustn't let GOP candidates ignore that

Reports that then-President Donald Trump reacted favorably as the Capitol mob chanted “Hang Mike Pence” on Jan. 6, 2021, is a fresh reminder that Trump is, at his core, an aspiring anti-democracy strongman — one who still has a realistic prospect of winning the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. For years…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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

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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

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

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

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France 24

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?…

Salon

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

The Independent UK

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

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Bangkok Post

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…

The Independent UK

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

Reuters

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.

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

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