Democrats see midterm election boost from abortion ruling leak - Roll Call A potential Supreme Court ruling eliminating abortion as a right could fire up Democrats in the midterm elections. Roll Call · May 3, 2022
The Disinformation Panic This “unprecedented crisis for democracy” is neither unprecedented nor a crisis for democracy. Reason · May 3, 2022
Manchin won't nix filibuster on abortion "The filibuster is the only protection we have in democracy," the West Virginia Democrat said Salon · May 3, 2022
Republicans suggested invoking the 25th Amendment after Jan. 6 — but failed to act In their book, This Will Not Pass, NYT journalists Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns reveal that GOP leaders, including Rep. Kevin McCarthy, privately discussed removing Trump from office. WEKU · May 3, 2022
‘Extra level of power’: billionaires who have bought up the media Elon Musk joins a list of men to use their wealth in the hope of extending their political influence The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022
‘Nightmare scenario’: Roe v Wade threat strikes at Americans’ trust in democracy, says Pulitzer Prize-winning historian ‘If you have any reservations about the system’s capacity to deliver justice, they have just been affirmed’ The Independent UK · May 3, 2022
Llynfi Independents leader on Bridgend County Borough and his community's biggest challenges "I couldn’t really imagine living anywhere else so I want to play a role in supporting Maesteg to be the best it can be" Wales Online · May 3, 2022
In Ohio, Trump endorses an election official who doesn't think 2020 was stolen Trump endorsed Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose ahead of Ohio's primaries on Tuesday. LaRose told NPR in January that candidates not conceding was a "really dangerous thing." WEKU · May 3, 2022
Musk’s Twitter: Tweet Freedom for Asia? Japan is the platform’s second biggest market with around 55 million accounts, followed by India. The News Lens · May 3, 2022
Deputy PM backs regional newspapers: 'You mightn't like them all the time but they're vitally important' Speaking in Armidale, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has acknowledged the important role regional media plays in upholding democracy and the need for it to be supported. Newcastle Herald · May 3, 2022
ANZ and CBA to raise after central bank decision – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2022
Protests in British Virgin Islands over plan for UK to impose direct rule on territory Plans to rule the islands from London after arrest of elected leader likened to “colonialism” by demonstrators The Independent UK · May 2, 2022
The church of Trump's Big Lie Evangelicals are the backbones of Trump's Big Lie — and it's all about white supremacy Salon · May 2, 2022
Ian Blackford: Independence is our alternative to ‘a government that’s rotten’ SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has urged the Scottish independence movement to rediscover a “sense of purpose” and argued that… The National (Scotland) · May 2, 2022
The Guardian - US · May 2, 2022 Conservatives don’t want true democracy, and ‘nice’ Republicans are no exception Even the few Republicans in Washington who opposed the worst excesses of Trumpism have been unwilling to fight attempts to subvert democracy at the state level
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022 The Tories are terrified of a Labour-Lib Dem pact – and they’re right to be Informal alliances between progressive parties help win seats. There’s no shame in working together, says Neal Lawson, director of campaign group Compass
Los Angeles Times · May 2, 2022 Commentary: Under Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, who will protect users? Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has triggered widespread criticism. Many people are panicked about the direction Musk will take the social platform. There’s a reason for alarm, but focusing solely on Musk ignores the crisis of monopoly control without accountability that characterizes much of the media in this country.
Salon · May 2, 2022 Expert: "Another bad year for democracy" Andrew Viteritti of the Economist says polarization and paralysis are here to stay — but there's reason for hope
Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022 Patricia Murphy: The big-money industry to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene Marcus Flowers' campaign headquarters in downtown Rome, Georgia, looks like any other you'd see four weeks away from a primary election, with campaign signs taped to the windows and a folding table as a make-shift reception desk in the nearly empty space.
The Independent UK · May 2, 2022 Philippine vote: Volunteers back reformer vs dictator’s son Large numbers of volunteers are waging a house-to-house campaign in the Philippines for presidential candidate Leni Robredo, who is facing an uphill electoral battle against the son and namesake of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos
360info · May 2, 2022 Outnumbered and outgunned, public-interest journalism losing to identity politics Media systems have no answer for toxic polarisation. The development of a public-service internet and public-service media needs to be on the agenda.
360info · May 2, 2022 Media in the Philippines bite back against Duterte Duterte’s presidency rapidly eroded press freedom in the Philippines. Media organisations see the May elections as a chance to set things right.
360info · May 2, 2022 Bangladeshi tech law would gag journalists, embed authoritarianism Already under fire from the Digital Security Act, Bangladeshi journalists face even worse censorship if a new piece of legislation gets up.
The Canberra Times · May 2, 2022 Police investigate neo-Nazi defacement of corflutes Parties condemn anti-Semitic vandalism of Kim Rubenstein's election material.
Reason · May 1, 2022 Consistent Paternalists Should Back Restrictions on Voters, Too In an important new article, political philosophers Jason Brennan and Christopher Freiman explain why standard justifications for paternalistic restrictions on consumers also apply to voters.