Helldivers 2 players have formed the 'Freedom Alliance' to organise their own community orders This is good democracy, right? PC Gamer · Oct 22, 2024
It’s time Australia called in the big guns on the social media firms. Our democracy is at risk Meta has made it very clear to Australians that they do not value our journalism or our public interest media The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2024
Social Media Industry Shifts Away From Safeguarding Democracy Social media platforms face challenges in combating misinformation and safeguarding democracy amidst political pressure and elite influence. Top News · Oct 21, 2024
House Speaker Johnson and Liz Cheney Reportedly 'Agree to Disagree' on Whether Trump is a Threat to Democracy The two Republican leaders engaged in a tense text exchange last week, according to Axios Latin Times · Oct 21, 2024
How to Practice Democracy When There Isn’t Any Marshall Ganz says lessons from 1960s organizing can apply to returning economic and political power to citizens from the oligarchs now in control. Capital & Main · Oct 21, 2024
How Kamala Harris can win back momentum Professor M. Steven Fish on what Harris should be saying in the final two weeks of the campaign Salon · Oct 21, 2024
India is doing its best to control online speech. Here’s why you should be worried “But in a democracy, it is not necessary that everyone should sing the same song.” Newslaundry · Oct 21, 2024
Tens Of Thousands Rally In Georgia For EU Ahead Of Pivotal Vote Tens of thousands of Georgians on Sunday staged a pro-Europe rally, days before parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test for the country's democracy and its bid for EU membership. International Business Times · Oct 20, 2024
New Christian right plots long holy war Doug Mastriano's defeat in Pennsylvania was a step toward dominion, in the eyes of his rabid Christian followers Salon · Oct 20, 2024
Dynamite News 9th Anniversary: Contemplation and discussion on Media; Veterans express opinions On the occasion of the 9th anniversary of Dynamite News, a grand event was organized on Wednesday at the historic Constitution Club of India in the national capital Delhi. The symposium hosted on this occasion was attended by eminent personalities of the country. Full story: Dynamite News · Oct 20, 2024
Indonesia’s new president, Prabowo Subianto, finds democracy ‘very tiring’. Are darker days ahead for the country? Former General Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president today. Twenty-five years ago he was a pariah, and for good reason. The Conversation · Oct 19, 2024
Ex-general Prabowo To Take Office As Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in Sunday as president of the world's third-largest democracy, Indonesia, with the wealthy ex-general accused of rights abuses taking over eight months after a landslide election win. International Business Times · Oct 19, 2024
‘That’s a good thing for democracy’: Is gambling making politics fun? Is election betting good fun, civic engagement, or a threat to democracy itself? asks Josh Marcus The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2024
How democracy nearly collapsed — in 1914 Once upon a time, a charismatic demagogue threatened civil war, while elected liberals flailed around helplessly Salon · Oct 19, 2024
The Canberra Times · Oct 18, 2024 A sense of community and democracy diminished as pre-poll votes sizzle The way we participate in democracy has changed.
Reason · Oct 18, 2024 Journal of Free Speech Law: "The Fate of American Democracy Depends on Free Speech," by Suzanne Nossel A new article from the Daedalus (Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences) Future of Free Speech Symposium.
Top News · Oct 18, 2024 Germany Honors Biden For Strengthening Trans-Atlantic Relations Germany honors President Biden for strengthening trans-Atlantic relations. Biden emphasizes support for Ukraine and the importance of democracy and alliances.
The Guardian - US · Oct 18, 2024 The electoral college has become a gun held to the head of US democracy Created as a constitutional afterthought, the system now holds millions of voters hostage to a handful of counties
Salon · Oct 18, 2024 JD's Big Lie is even more fascist Trump's conspiracy theory was vague and self-centered, but Vance's version is about justifying a radical ideology
The Conversation · Oct 18, 2024 Who is Tundu Lissu? Tanzania’s opposition leader is fighting for change in the face of fresh attacks on political freedoms Tundu Lissu has become the face of opposition in Tanzania following his defiant and unrelenting criticism of the government. Since he came into the national limelight in 1995 when running for a parliamentary seat, Lissu has been a champion of democracy and human rights. He has taken on the ruling…
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2024 Who is Prabowo Subianto, the former general who becomes Indonesia’s new president? A wealthy former general with ties to both Indonesia's popular outgoing president and the country's dictatorial past will be inaugurated Sunday as the nation's new leader
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2024 UK wealth gap surges by nearly 50% in under a decade, research finds Exclusive: Sir Keir Starmer urged to end ‘moral outrage’ of inequality as charity warns UK wealth gap now only second to US among OECD countries
International Business Times · Oct 16, 2024 1 In 4 Trump Supporters Believe He Should 'Do Whatever It Takes to Assume Office' If He Loses Election: Poll As the 2024 election nears, Americans express deep divisions on key issues, with inflation and the state of democracy significantly influencing preferences.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024 Labour’s depressing bid to gag its own MPs Letters: Labour’s warning to its MPs against tabling amendments to government bills will harm democracy, thinks Victor Anderson. William Wallace fears party whips want to stifle reasoned debate
Latin Times · Oct 16, 2024 A Quarter of Republican Trump Supporters Believe He Should 'Do Whatever it Takes to Assume Office if He Loses the Elections": Poll As the 2024 election nears, Americans express deep divisions on key issues, with inflation and the state of democracy significantly influencing preferences.