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Democracy won the 20th century. But has its success bred lethal complacency in the 21st?

We never know who is going to rule but the beauty of democracy is that we know we can always get rid of them. So why wouldn’t we fight like blazes to preserve it?

The Guardian - AU

An evangelic candidate for governor bought hundreds of bootleg pornos in the ’90s and that’s not the weirdest part

Pornography, Russian propaganda and unruly family members — just another week in US politics.

Crikey

Journalist Masha Gessen granted Australian visa after delays due to Russian charges

Issuing of visa comes after Gessen expressed surprise at being ‘functionally denied’ entry

The Guardian - AU

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Democratic National Convention underway

Democrats are racing to amend their policy platform to reflect Kamala Harris rather than Joe Biden, and new data shows Australia’s most common workers have a devastatingly long wait when saving for a house deposit.

Crikey

Writer and Russia critic Masha Gessen claims Australia has ‘functionally denied’ them a visa

Prominent US-based journalist says ‘I am shocked the first allies the Russians have found in this quest to constrain me are the Australian authorities

The Guardian - AU

‘Exactly what the Kremlin hoped’: Australia delays Masha Gessen visa over Russia conviction concerns

‘I am shocked that the first allies the Russians have found in this quest to constrain me are the Australian authorities, who have functionally denied me a visa,’ Gessen said.

Crikey

‘Goodies for the war criminal’: Masha Gessen on Netanyahu, Trump and Rupert Murdoch’s influence in Australia

Ahead of their visit to Australia, acclaimed writer Masha Gessen talks to Crikey about their homeland of Russia, the war in Gaza, the upcoming US election, and reasons to be hopeful.

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Hearing in secret trial of WSJ reporter detained in Russia moved forward

‘The sooner it’s over, the better,’ the Journal said after Evan Gershkovich’s trial date was pushed forward

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Russia should attend second peace summit, Zelenskiy says

Ukrainian president says he is planning event for November in what could be first direct talks between two sides since early weeks of war. What we know on day 874

The Guardian - AU

US journalist Masha Gessen is convicted in absentia in Russia for criticizing the military

U.S. journalist and author Masha Gessen was convicted in absentia by a Russian court of spreading false information about the military and sentenced to eight years in prison

The Independent UK

Why policing antisemitism is antisemitic

"Never again" informs a powerful, uniquely Jewish moral critique. Antisemites and hypocrites want to shut that down

Salon

Despite backlash, Masha Gessen says comparing Gaza to a Nazi-era ghetto is necessary

Journalist Masha Gessen talks to NPR's Morning Edition about their recent New Yorker essay on German Holocaust memory and the situation in Gaza — and the controversy that ensued.

WEKU

German Cultural Events Axed As Gaza War Tensions Spike

Artist Candice Breitz worked for several years to set up an exhibition in the German city of Saarbruecken, only for it to be cancelled over her stance on the Israel-Hamas war.

International Business Times

Gessen Gets German Prize Amid Controversial Gaza-Nazi Comparison

Masha Gessen receives German literary prize amidst controversy over comparing Gaza to Nazi ghettos. The event sparked intense debate in Germany.

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The Independent UK

Author receives German prize in scaled-down format after comparing Gaza to Nazi-era ghettos

The Russian-American writer Masha Gessen has received a German literary prize in a ceremony that was delayed and scaled down in reaction to an article comparing Gaza to Nazi German ghettoes

The Guardian - US

Saudi Arabia wants to host the Women’s World Cup – but should it?

Going from being unable to sponsor the Women’s World Cup to hosting it in just a couple of years would be a huge boon to the kingdom’s image

The Independent UK

German foundation cancels award for journalist who compared Gaza to Nazi-era Jewish ghetto

Foundation says essay’s implication that Israel aimed to ‘liquidate Gaza like a Nazi ghetto’ is unacceptable

The Guardian - UK

Award ceremony suspended after writer compares Gaza to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos

US-Russian journalist Masha Gessen won Germany’s Hannah Arendt prize for political thought

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The Independent UK

Russia puts prominent Russian-US journalist Masha Gessen on wanted list for criminal charges

Russian police have put prominent Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening a criminal case against them on charges of spreading false information about the Russian army

Salon

Becoming America's first dictator

Trump is not exaggerating, posturing or just being hyperbolic. Take his threats seriously

Los Angeles Times

Super spy or paper pusher? How Putin's KGB years in East Germany helped shape him

DRESDEN, Germany — Meticulous. Reticent. Clever, but never showy about it. Ever the watcher.

The Week

Cradle to Kremlin: how Putin’s childhood casts a shadow

Ever since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and with no end to the conflict in sight, many commentators have tried to explain what motivates the Russian president.

Reason

Vice-President of Writers' Organization (PEN) Resigns Because of Panel's Excluding Russian Writers

UPDATE: Added response from PEN.

Dublin Live

Dalkey Book Festival returns this summer with world-famous celebs

The Edge will be chatting with Brian Cox about particle physics, dark matter, and guitar riffs

The Independent UK

Experts criticise Trump administration as book reveals Melania sat in situation room for major military operation

‘The Trump administration was a national security nightmare’

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