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Barack Obama issues democracy warning to Americans

Barack Obama has issued a stark warning to Americans, stating that the US is "dangerously close” to losing its democracy.

The Independent UK

Nigeria’s new electoral chief: six priorities to fix a flawed system

Elections are a pillar of liberal democracy. Citizens use them to choose their leaders and influence governance.

The Conversation

Trump's dangerous rage after "No Kings"

After two weeks of chaos and violence, four experts consider what's next

Salon

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Obama warns America is ‘dangerously close’ to moving away from democracy

Former president says ‘I’m still optimistic – I’m still the ‘hope’ guy,’ even as he warns US is slipping towards autocracy

The Independent UK

Tough, whip-smart and selfless: Melissa Hortman, ‘singular force for democracy’, remembered

Colleagues speak of Hortman’s legislative accomplishments, a ‘steely negotiator’ who went into politics ‘to do something, not to be something’

The Guardian - US

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Pleads With Americans To Not Let Trump 'Destroy Our Democracy' In Fox News Op-Ed

Following the "No Kings" protests on Saturday, as well as days of unrest in Los Angeles over ICE raids, California Gov. Gavin Newsom took to Fox News to criticize Donald Trump

Latin Times

A radical proposal to abolish state government and strengthen American democracy

Get rid of states? Legal scholar Stephen Legomsky, who taught for 34 years at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, has just published a book, “Reimagining the American Union,” that proposes a radical idea: Abolish state government. The Conversation’s politics and democracy editor, Naomi Schalit – a…

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Mavis Staples' gospel of resistance

Protecting democracy requires many soldiers in "the army of love”

Salon

Regime change wouldn’t likely bring democracy to Iran. A more threatening force could fill the vacuum

The timing and targets of Israel’s attacks on Iran tell us that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s short-term goal is to damage Iran’s nuclear facilities in order to severely diminish its weapons program.

The Conversation

One weird trick — to save democracy?

Stanford prof James Fishkin says he can end political deadlock, and build true democracy for the internet age

Salon

Shifty review – Adam Curtis’s new show is an utter rarity: stylish, intelligent TV with something to say

The celebrated documentarian’s five-part series charts the decline of Britain’s democracy with a witty, kaleidoscopic selection of archive footage. It begins, of course, with Margaret Thatcher

The Guardian - UK

Wales will overhaul its democracy at the next election. Here’s what’s changing

Next May’s Senedd election won’t just be another trip to the polls. It will mark a major change in how Welsh democracy works

The Independent UK

J6 police: "Democracy is not guaranteed"

Two former police officers have filed a lawsuit over Republicans refusing to install a Jan. 6 memorial plaque

Salon

Wales is overhauling its democracy – here’s what’s changing

Next May’s Senedd (Welsh parliament) election won’t just be another trip to the polls. It will mark a major change in how Welsh democracy works. The number of elected members is increasing from 60 to 96, and the voting system is being overhauled. These changes have now passed into law.

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In LA, Trump is arsonist and firefighter

Trump and Stephen Miller's made-for-TV street theater ignores the facts — and threatens democracy

Salon

Media again distracted by MAGA spectacle

Trump and Musk successfully drive focus away from the GOP's "big beautiful bill" and war on democracy

The Guardian - US

‘We’ve got to become an aggressively populist party’: Chris Murphy on the task facing Democrats

The Connecticut senator is urging colleagues to take risks to confront Trump and show voters a less judgmental face

Euronews

LA imposes downtown curfew as Newsom criticises Trump

California Governor Gavin Newsom arned Trump was showing growing authoritarianism and accused the US president of subverting democracy.

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The Independent UK

Bob Costas calls out legacy press for paying ‘ransom’ to Trump and pivoting to ‘MAGA media’

‘The free press is under attack. Democracy as we know it is under attack,’ Bob Costas declared this week while accepting a lifetime achievement award

The Guardian - US

The Trump-Musk feud exposes America’s wealth-hoarding crisis

The Tesla boss wields power no one person should have. But there’s a way to fix the problem

Reason

The Best Democracy Is Anarchy

"Anarchism and democracy are—or should be—largely identical," wrote the anthropologist David Graeber.

Salon

Trump takes advantage of Dem disillusion

The image of then-President Biden welcoming Donald Trump back to the White House symbolized the disaster to come

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What Trump’s response to the LA protests could mean for US democracy

In today’s newsletter: A lauded human rights lawyer on the anti-immigration protests in Los Angeles – and just what is at stake

The Conversation

Albanese says the government’s focus on delivering commitments is essential to reinforce faith in democracy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his second term government is “focused on delivery” of its commitments, declaring this is important not only for the economy but also for Australians’ faith in our democracy.

The Independent UK

Voices: Why are the British courts handing a propaganda win to the Myanmar junta?

COMMENT: The British legal system is being used to deliver a blow to democracy in Myanmar, writes Christopher Gunness. It’s now up to the attorney general and Labour government to do the right thing

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