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America will now need a fourth founding to defend and renew its democracy

Central to Australia’s cultural and political identity is the notion of a “fair go”. But recent elections, including in the United States, have highlighted the challenge of maintaining shared norms and support for institutions when many voters don’t believe they’re getting a “fair go”.

There is nothing more dangerous than an autocrat who has managed to dupe the public into thinking that they are good at managing the economy, or are the key to maintaining security. That the Trump years saw reasonable levels of economic and job growth while inflation stayed under control, helped…

Donald Trump has won America's presidential election. Many have long worried that a Trump victory would place American democracy in jeopardy.

A historically brief campaign began with a surprise pullout and ended on the site of Trump’s 2020 attack on democracy

Mauritius’ communications regulator recently shut down access to social media platforms until a day after the upcoming general election, due to be held on 10 November 2024. The decision was reversed a day later. Nevertheless, the move came as a surprise to many – Mauritius is often touted as a…

I look the way people do outside the intensive care unit, as they wait to learn whether a friend will survive. Our friend, in this case, is democracy, says Francine Prose, a former president of PEN American Center

The anchor called voters' 2024 focus on Jan. 6 "ridiculous" and said the assault "was over in a matter of hours"

The economy was the second most important issue, followed by abortion