Poland’s Tusk says future of liberal democracy across EU hinges on tougher migration policy PM dismisses criticism that a plan to temporarily stop accepting asylum applications violates human rights The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2024
China's leader makes rare visit to province facing Taiwan following major war exercises China’s President Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to a province facing Taiwan, following military exercises mobilizing China’s navy, air force, missile force and land troops to simulate a blockade of the self-governing island democracy that Beijing claims as its own territory and threatens to annex by force The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2024
Bernie Sanders Criticizes Trump For Undermining Democracy Senator Bernie Sanders voices concern over Trump's threats to democracy and emphasizes the importance of upholding democratic values in the US. Top News · Oct 16, 2024
Jokowi was once seen as Indonesia’s ‘new hope’. Instead, he leaves a legacy of democratic backsliding As Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) prepares to leave office, Indonesia is still routinely lauded as one of Asia’s most important democracies. Jokowi was first elected, in 2014, on the promise of breaking with the old Jakarta elite and making government more responsive to ordinary people. The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024
‘Suicide for democracy.’ What is ‘bothsidesism’ – and how is it different from journalistic objectivity? “Bothsidesism” is a term of disparagement against a form of journalism that presents “both sides” of an issue without any regard for their relative evidentiary merits. The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024
No one uses electoral college except US US only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose Salon · Oct 15, 2024
Helldivers 2's massive 63-day overhaul patch is here, bringing an end to a rebalance of "over 70 weapons and Stratagems" while also making certain Terminids explode, for some reason Now get out there and deliver managed democracy GamesRadar · Oct 15, 2024
This year’s Nobel prize in economics awarded to team that examined what makes some countries rich and others poor The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to three US-based economists who examined the advantages of democracy and the rule of law, and why they are strong in some countries and not others. The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024
No, the Liberal Party does not have a history of upholding the right to protest in Australia - just look back to the Vietnam War More than a year after the eruption of conflict between Hamas and Israel, the escalating war in the Middle East is roiling Australian society and politics. The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024
Former President Trump Suggests Using Military Against 'Enemy From Within' Former President Trump's controversial remarks on using military against 'radical left lunatics' raise concerns about democracy in the US. Top News · Oct 14, 2024
US elections: here’s what’s at stake for Europe, in 3 key areas Many pundits are claiming that the 2024 contest will be the most important US election since 1860. Most Europeans would also agree. At stake is not just the future of democracy in America, but arguably the future of the post-World War II international order. The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024
How did a ‘bank snooping’ scandal ensnare politicians in Italy? Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says her opponents want to derail democracy – but is that true? Al Jazeera · Oct 14, 2024
No country still uses an electoral college − except the US The United States is the only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose the election. Thanks to the Electoral College, that has happened five times in the country’s history. The most recent examples are from 2000, when Al Gore won… The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024
Where do Harris and Trump stand on the key election issues? From abortion to the economy, the Democrat and Republican have widely diverging visions for the country The Guardian - US · Oct 14, 2024
Salon · Oct 14, 2024 The age factor election "The president can essentially be fired by the vice president should he become significantly impaired"
Salon · Oct 13, 2024 "Citizen Nation": Hope for democracy The four-part PBS series depicts students from across the country studying the constitution for a contest, and life
Salon · Oct 13, 2024 The origins of Trump's "genes" obsession Trump’s racial purity project echoes our nation’s eugenical past
The Conversation · Oct 11, 2024 Tunisia’s young democracy flounders as its president wins a second term There was tension hanging in the air as I walked through Tunisia’s capital city, Tunis, in July, just months before the country’s latest presidential election. The conversations I had in cafes and markets confirmed people’s uncertainty and apprehension about the state of their country.
Salon · Oct 11, 2024 Outrage fatigue takes its toll on MAGA Experts on what the "toxicity of Trump’s pathological lying" hides
Top News · Oct 10, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris Emphasizes Stakes In Election Vice President Kamala Harris addresses voter concerns, praises Biden, criticizes Trump, and emphasizes the importance of upholding democracy in a Univision...
The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2024 Why are Democrats tarred as elites when the world’s richest man funds Trump? We’re living in a second Gilded Age of extreme inequality. Kamala Harris’s campaign should strike a more populist note
Salon · Oct 10, 2024 Never Trump's revenge arrives on time Anti-Trump Republicans Rick Wilson and Cheri Jacobus on why prominent Republicans are finally breaking away now
Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2024 Can India’s version of The Onion beat hate with laughter? Kerala-based humanities student, who prefers to remain anonymous, runs The Savala Vada, a satirical Instagram handle.
Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2024 Taiwan’s President Lai says will ‘resist annexation or encroachment’ In his first National Day speech, new president stresses ‘thriving’ democracy of island claimed by Beijing.
International Business Times · Oct 10, 2024 Deaths And Repression Sideline Suu Kyi's Party Ahead Of Myanmar Vote Death, detention and dissolution have decimated Aung San Suu Kyi's political party, easing the way for groups backed by Myanmar's ruling military to claim victory at elections expected next year, analysts say.