Axing public notices will threaten local democracy, Cleverly tells Rayner Sir James Cleverly has demanded the Government share its assessments of how the move would hit local newspapers. Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025
Some Democrats want to use gerrymandering. That’s a bad idea When a house is on fire, more fire won’t help The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2025
Victoria’s ‘dump day’ is finally headed for the scrap heap. Will it be a win for democracy? Controversial practice that allows governments to escape scrutiny looks set to end as Greens’ amendment passes upper house The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2025
Gavin Newsom Urges Trump And Republicans To Drop Redistricting Push: 'Risking The Destabilization Of Our Democracy' California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged Trump to direct Republicans to drop their redistricting push, saying the president is "playing with fire." Latin Times · Aug 11, 2025
The troubled legacy of Ion Iliescu, who rebuilt Romania but left it torn in two Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first freely elected president after Communism, helped bring down the country’s dictatorship and led its transition to democracy and a market economy. A central figure in the 1989 revolution, he went on to serve three terms as head of state – but was later charged with crimes… Radio France Internationale · Aug 9, 2025
‘We are at war – bring it on’: Democrats ready to fight dirty to stop Trump Republican push for gerrymandered congressional maps triggers down-and-dirty response from new generation – will it work? The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2025
Two charts that lay bare the threat posed by radical right parties to western democracies In the 2024 UK general election, Reform came third with a 14% share of the vote, capturing five seats in the House of Commons. This was a breakthrough election for the party. In the previous general election in 2019, when it was known as the Brexit party, it won a… The Conversation · Aug 8, 2025
Mocking Elected Officials Is a Sign of a Healthy Democracy Thin-skinned MAGA can dish it out, but can't take mockery. Reason · Aug 8, 2025
As Netanyahu moves toward full takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a crisis of international credibility For all its claims of being a democracy that adheres to international law and the rules of war, Israel’s global reputation is in tatters. The Conversation · Aug 8, 2025
James Carville says Democrats need a radical plan to ‘save democracy,’ including new states 80-year-old strategist calls for expanding Supreme Court and adding Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico as states The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
A Trump-Putin summit will be as useful to Ukraine and democracy as Agent Orange is for gardening ANALYSIS: This toxic relationship is weird and dangerous for the West. World affairs editor Sam Kiley explains why The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
Penny Wong complained to China about intimidation of exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners Exclusive: Foreign affairs minister used July meeting on Asean sidelines to elevate criticism of targeting of Adelaide-based Ted Hui and Melbourne-based Kevin Yam The Guardian - AU · Aug 7, 2025
Donald Trump’s war on statistics is an authoritarian attack on democracy and countries like Australia should call it out Reality might be hanging on to the political debate for dear life, but this move threatens to fling it off the cliff The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2025
The US supreme court paved the way for Texas’s gerrymandering mess In a 2019 case, John Roberts said federal courts shouldn’t intervene in such matters. Trump’s team is taking advantage The Guardian - US · Aug 6, 2025
The Guardian - US · Aug 6, 2025 I’ve spent my life fighting bullies. I still believe there’s hope for America As a child, an activist, and secretary of labor, I’ve seen the harm bullies cause. Yet I can see what led to Trump’s rise
Euronews · Aug 6, 2025 Fact check: No, the EU is not eroding European democracy European countries, including EU member states, tend to dominate democracy indexes, even as democracy faces threats worldwide.
International Business Times · Aug 5, 2025 Ion Iliescu: Democratic Romania's First President Romania's former president Ion Iliescu, who died aged 95 on Tuesday, was long hailed as Romania's "little father" but faced charges over his role in the eastern European nation's chaotic transition from communism to democracy.
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025 ‘We are at war’: Democrats reach breaking point over Republican threats in political map arms race Democrats have long warned that partisan gerrymandering threatens American democracy — but now they’re ready to fight fire with fire, Alex Woodward reports
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025 Bangladesh marks anniversary of Hasina's ouster with pledges for a stronger democracy Bangladesh is marking the first anniversary of the ouster of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a student-led uprising
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025 Poland is sliding back towards populism. Democrats elsewhere should heed our mistakes Donald Tusk has failed to offer a positive vision for the future. Without one, liberals will just be an interval between populist acts, say historian Karolina Wigura and journalist Jarosław Kuisz
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025 A year after a bloody uprising, Bangladesh is far from political stability Bangladesh is marking one year of the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Aug. 5 amid hopes and desperation for a better democracy
The Guardian - US · Aug 1, 2025 Brazil judge hits back at ‘cowardly and treasonous’ plot behind US sanctions US put sanctions on Judge Alexandre de Moraes as an apparent move by Trump to help his ally Jair Bolsonaro
The Guardian - US · Aug 1, 2025 Opposition leaders say ‘democracy in El Salvador has died’ after scrapping of presidential term limits Legislation allows rightwing president Nayib Bukele to seek unlimited terms, sparking fears of dictatorship
The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2025 ‘Classic tinpot dictator’: Trump exports his assault on democracy to Brazil US president seems to be weaponizing tariffs to punish Brazil for its coup trial against his ally Bolsonaro
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025 First Thing: Israel’s measures do nothing to stop Gaza starvation crisis, say aid workers The UN has called for a full ceasefire and for Israel to allow humanitarian aid in. Plus, Trump accused of ‘direct attack’ on Brazilian democracy over judge sanctions