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"It will take us a long time to recover"

"It will take us a long time to recover" from the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second term

Salon · May 1, 2025

'Clock is ticking': Olympic venues to skirt state laws

A move to ensure new 2032 Olympic Games venues are exempt from planning laws to fast-track construction has been described as a "slap in the face to democracy".

AAP · May 1, 2025

BBC’s terror policy: Fair reporting or double standard?

While the horror of the Pahalgam attack was unambiguous, the words used to describe it have become a flashpoint between one of the world’s oldest broadcasters and Asia’s largest democracy.

Newslaundry · May 1, 2025

We are witnessing slow constitutional collapse in the US

The vestiges of the US’s democracy are crumpling to the ground. We don’t yet know what will be erected in its place

The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2025

France is banning activist groups as presidential rivals jockey for position ahead of 2027 poll

France is banning activist groups on the edges of the political spectrum as it tries to portray itself as the guardian of democracy against extremism

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

Readers give their verdict on Trump’s 100 days: ‘Extraordinary destruction’

The president promised an ‘extraordinary’ first 100 days in office but for many that has been true in all the wrong ways

The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2025

After 100 days of turmoil, it’s time to make American democracy great again

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: No US president has inflicted so much damage, on so many, in so short a time. Finally, there are positive signs of resistance to Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025

Trump Seen as 'Dangerous Dictator' by Most Voters, Many Who Regret Voting For Him in Last Election: Poll

A majority of Americans view President Donald Trump as a "dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy," according to a new survey

Latin Times · Apr 29, 2025

Ghana’s citizens have a right to protest: what does the law say about restricting it?

Ghana’s attorney general and minister of justice dropped charges against members of Democracy Hub, a civil society group, in February 2025, after four months of prosecution. The group had organised a protest in September 2024 against the widespread destruction and contamination of the country’s water bodies by persons and gangs…

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025

Hong Kong frees pro-democracy lawmakers after years in prison under China-imposed law

Claudia Mo, Jeremy Tam, Kwok Ka-ki and Gary Fan were among 47 activists arrested in 2021 for their roles in an unofficial primary election

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025