Senate Passes Bill Ensuring Secret Service Protection For Trump Senate passes bill to provide Secret Service protection for former President Trump, emphasizing safeguarding democracy. Top News · Sep 24, 2024
Helldivers 2 takes a big swing in its Galactic War by letting players choose the home of a "Democracy Space Station" which "could change the course of the war" Now that's a Major Order GamesRadar · Sep 24, 2024
The Digitalist Papers (on AI and Democracy in America) Now Out from Stanford Check out the essays here, or buy a Kindle ($1.99) or paperback or hardcover copy on Amazon. The book was… The post The Digitalist Papers (on AI and Democracy in America) Now Out from Stanford appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Sep 24, 2024
Where did France's culture of political compromise go, and is it coming back? It took France nine long weeks to form a government after parliamentary elections delivered a deeply divided National Assembly with no faction able to govern alone. The new prime minister has called for compromise – but that won't be easy in a country where meeting in the middle is often… Radio France Internationale · Sep 24, 2024
Elon Musk's X Complies With Demands From Brazilian Supreme Court to be Unblocked in the Country The social media platform named a legal representative in the country and blocked accounts that a justice said spread misinformation and undermined Brazilian democracy Latin Times · Sep 23, 2024
Amazon, Tesla and Meta among world’s top companies undermining democracy – report Corporations such as ExxonMobil and Blackstone also big funders of climate crisis, new trade union report finds The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2024
Colonialism and apartheid stripped black South Africans of land and labour rights – the effects are still felt today Land dispossession among South Africa’s majority black population remains a thorny issue 30 years into democracy. Labour law scholar Marthinus van Staden’s new research examines the historical relationship between land dispossession and labour control in South Africa. It explores how the systematic seizure of indigenous people’s land during colonisation and… The Conversation · Sep 23, 2024
‘Morally indefensible’ – but George W Bush will not come out against Trump While Dick Cheney has endorsed Harris, there have been no comments from other senior Republicans from Bush’s era The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2024
Meet the ultra-rich Trump and Harris backers There are billionaires on both sides of the aisle this November. Here’s where they fall: Fortune · Sep 22, 2024
Trump survived another apparent assassination attempt – but it won’t have the same positive effect on his polling For the second time in two months, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt – raising further concerns about the future of peaceful democracy and a potential return to a more violent era of American politics. The Conversation · Sep 20, 2024
Democrats Accused Of Inflammatory Rhetoric Against Trump Democrats and Republicans clash over labeling Trump as a threat to democracy, with calls for toning down rhetoric amidst political tensions. Top News · Sep 20, 2024
Jena Griswold: "I won't be intimidated" In an interview with Salon, Colorado's secretary of state discussed the far-right's efforts to undermine democracy Salon · Sep 20, 2024
Online misogyny and the US election: How to counter the war of disinformation How the US presidential election has been blighted by a campaign of online disinformation including misogynist and racist content. Annette Young talks to American disinformation specialist, Nina Jankowicz about how governments need to step up to prevent the erosion of democracy by toxic misinformation. Plus a group of indigenous women… France 24 · Sep 20, 2024
NSW nurses and midwives announce strike – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2024
The Conversation · Sep 19, 2024 Prioritizing entertainment over substance is a dangerous trend in modern political reporting What happens when news media and politicians take the politics out of, well, politics? In many ways, this is an odd question to ask. Several observers would instead argue our politics are becoming far too, well, politicized.
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2024 Tim Walz is out to teach Trump a lesson as he trials election attack lines on the road Comfortable in khakis and an open collar, Walz couldn’t be more different from JD Vance, the awkward man in a boxy suit and an overly long tie. Instead of talking about ‘threats to democracy’, Harris’s running-mate made a football analogy about January 6th — and it went down a storm.…
Reason · Sep 18, 2024 Trump Targeted Again Amid Rising Tide of Political Violence Politicians and partisan fanatics spur each other to extremes in what they see as a struggle against evil.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024 Donors and Starmer’s suits? That’s just a dress rehearsal. Without new probity rules, worse will follow Labour made big promises while seeking power. It must fulfil them or risk real damage, says Peter Geoghegan, author of Democracy for Sale
The Conversation · Sep 17, 2024 Could the world’s autocrats successfully plot to defeat the West? Three decades ago, many liberals proclaimed victory for democracy and a “rules-based international order”. But today the majority of the world’s population live in countries that are only partially free, or are under one form or another of autocratic rule.
The Guardian - US · Sep 17, 2024 ‘His ego will not accept defeat’: the story behind Trump’s attempt to steal an election A new documentary shows how close Trump and his allies were to subverting 2020 election – through Republican eyes
Latin Times · Sep 17, 2024 Florida Republican tells Kamala Harris to tone down anti-Trump ads: 'Stick to the facts' Rep. Byron Donalds claimed that the Democrats calling Trump a "threat to democracy" is causing the assassination attempts.
Top News · Sep 17, 2024 Bolivia's Morales And Arce In Political Power Struggle Bolivia faces political chaos as Morales and Arce clash, threatening democracy and stability. Stay informed with AP's coverage.
Reason · Sep 17, 2024 Final Published Version of My Article "A Lost Opportunity to Protect Democracy Against Itself: What the Supreme Court Got Wrong in Trump v. Anderson" It is now available on SSRN. The article critiques the Supreme Court's decision in the Trump Section 3 disqualification case.
The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024 Democracy declined for 8th straight year around the globe, institute finds An organization promoting democracy says last year had the worst decline in credible elections and parliamentary oversight in almost a half-century
Top News · Sep 16, 2024 Biden Administration Imposes Sanctions On Georgian Officials Biden administration imposes sanctions on Georgian officials for undermining democracy and violating human rights.