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Anne Salmond - Tiriti and Democracy, Part 6: Property

In the final part of her series on Te Tiriti and Democracy, Dame Anne Salmond examines the Māori and western views of land and 'property'

Newsroom.co.nz

North Tyneside's first black councillor speaks of pride after landslide victory

Benton's new Labour councillor said she wanted all children in the diverse ward to feel represented and promised to work hard for her constituents

Chronicle Live

Will Democrats waste this moment?

The GOP is so outside of the mainstream that Democrats have an opportunity to save themselves before the midterms

Salon

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Keep laughing at Trump: See what happens

It was funny when Trump couldn't tell his bootlicking acolytes apart. After the SCOTUS leak: You still laughing?

Salon

Unless Democrats start fighting like they mean it, they’re going to lose Congress

We are engaged in an existential battle over the identity of this nation. The Biden administration’s tepid midterm strategy is failing

The Guardian - US

China installing former security chief as Hong Kong leader

China is installing a career security official as the new leader of Hong Kong in the culmination of a sweeping political transformation that has gutted any opposition in the Asian financial center and placed it ever more firmly under Beijing’s control

The Independent UK

Commentary: What I learned in Kyiv

I returned on Monday from traveling to Ukraine with a congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. We met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his top national security team in Kyiv for almost three hours.

Los Angeles Times

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Australian Electoral Commission struck by regional workforce shortages in Victoria

With polling day just weeks away, the Australian Electoral Commission is struggling to fill rolls in regional Victoria due to a shortage of workers.

ABC News

GOP works to get out the vote after calling elections rigged

Republicans who embraced discredited conspiracy theories about Donald Trump's 2020 defeat and preached skepticism about elections now need their supporters to trust the system enough to vote for them

The Independent UK

The Trouble With “the Free World”

Why It’s a Bad Idea to Revive a Cold War Concept

Foreign Affairs

PM refuses to comment on leadership future

Scott Morrison has declined suggestions the coalition has lost its way, following remarks by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

AAP

West Lothian Election 2022: Postal votes and independents make for nail-biting count

More than 30,000 postal votes were requested in West Lothian which saw polling station traffic slow and steady throughout the day across the county

Edinburgh Live

President Biden hits Chicago next Wednesday for IBEW convention

Biden is traveling to the city to speak to the 40th International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers International Convention.

Chicago Sun-Times

Journalist says Britain has become a safe deposit box for oligarchs' ill-gotten gains

Butler to the Word author Oliver Bullough says the UK has developed a system of bankers, lawyers, accountants and PR managers who work to help Russian kleptocrats hide their wealth.

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The Guardian - US

Georgia sees first major test for a Republican defending democracy

The most important primary in the US might be the Georgia secretary of state race, where Brad Raffensperger is in a tough re-election battle after standing up to Trump

Salon

Can we defeat democracy's enemies?

Confronting Putin isn't about sanctions or military strategy. It's about facing what we did to make him possible

Wales Online

Local elections 2022: The UK's most unusual polling stations

A windmill, a dog training centre, and a laundrette are among the more bizarre places to vote

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Republican lawmakers now are looking for ways to punish election officials

It’s no secret that Republican state legislatures are working overtime to alter election laws in ways to twist American democracy to their favor. Having imposed rules that make it harder to vote and to discourage those who can’t vote in person, the newest point of attack is to threaten election…

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Democrats promise votes on abortion rights despite vanishingly small odds of success

With the Supreme Court seemingly poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Democrats look to legislation to keep abortion legal.

Tribune News Service

Q&A: He may be a political scientist, but Rep. David Price doesn’t have a ‘magic key’

David E. Price wrote the book on Congress. “The Congressional Experience,” by the political science professor turned longtime lawmaker from North Carolina, is now in its fourth edition.

The News Lens

Let’s Stop Calling Taiwan a “Digital Democracy” (And Start Telling Better Digital Stories)

If we focus only on the tech itself and its impressive uses, we risk leaving most citizens feeling like they have no voice in the matter.

The Conversation

Recent COVID-19 court cases show New Zealand's Bill of Rights Act is not as strong as some might wish

While the recent legal challenges to elements of the government’s COVID-19 response have had mixed results in the courts, they have revealed something important – how the rule of law works in New Zealand.

Foreign Affairs

The Philippines’ Strongman Problem

Why Political Dynasties Are Dominating the Presidential Election

Reason

Should the FCC Block Elon Musk from Buying Twitter?

Last week, the Open Markets Institute called on the FCC, the FTC, and the DOJ to block Musk from buying Twitter: Yesterday Twitter's board agreed to sell the corporation to Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla and SpaceX. The Open Markets Institute believes the deal poses a number of immediate…

The Independent UK

DiCaprio, Ruffalo urge Brazilians to vote, irking Bolsonaro

Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo have joined other celebrities making a final push for voters in Brazil to register before the Wednesday deadline

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