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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 · Jul 22, 2022

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 · Jul 22, 2022

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 · Jul 22, 2022

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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 · Jul 22, 2022

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 · Jul 22, 2022

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 · Jul 22, 2022

Why the Human Rights Movement Is Losing

And How It Can Start Winning Again

Foreign Affairs · Jul 22, 2022

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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 · Jul 22, 2022

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 · Jul 21, 2022

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"?

Bangkok Post · Jul 21, 2022

Opposition congratulates President-elect Droupadi Murmu

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

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2022

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 Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2022

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…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 21, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

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 · Jul 20, 2022

Letters to the Editor — July 21, 2022

Inner-party democracy

The Conversation · Jul 20, 2022

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 · Jul 20, 2022

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.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 20, 2022

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 · Jul 20, 2022

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

The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2022

One in five US adults condone ‘justified’ political violence, mega-survey finds

As mistrust and alienation from democratic institutions peaks, researchers explore how willing Americans are to commit violence

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2022

Chile marks a notch in global constitutionalism

The country’s draft Constitution is an example of a framework for an enduring and egalitarian democracy

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2022

No inner-party democracy

Unlike their counterparts in the U.K., MPs in India have no autonomy to question and challenge their party leadership

Reason · Jul 19, 2022

If Ukraine Wants To Stand for Liberty and Democracy, It Should Rethink Some of Its Wartime Policies

We can condemn the actions of Moscow without forfeiting the right to point out missteps in Kyiv.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022

The Tories are upping their attack on our democracy, under cover of the leadership contest

Deep within the Northern Ireland protocol bill, ministers are making a sinister grab for yet more unchecked powers, says transparency campaigner Gina Miller

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