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"Most important" elections ever?

Brad Woodhouse of the Defend Democracy Project: These are no ordinary midterms; they'll determine America's future

Salon

Brazil’s fearsome militias: mafia boom increases threat to democracy

Rio’s heavily armed paramilitary groups have exploded in influence in recent years to wield power over dozens of communities

The Guardian - US

'Terrifying attack on protest is back in Parliament - and our democracy is at stake'

Writing for the Mirror, Caroline Lucas says the Public Order Bill - which enters its final Commons stages today - is dangerous and puts our democracy at risk

Daily Mirror

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The power of yindyamarra: how we can bring respect to Australian democracy

This is a piece by Stan Grant, Professor of Indigenous Belonging at Charles Sturt University, and Jack Jacobs, Research Fellow at Charles Sturt University, following the launch of the Yindyamarra Pledge for democracy: a call to reimagine Australian democracy.

The Conversation

Universities can foster more deliberative democracy — starting by empowering students

As universities roar back to life with renewed expectations, students head to institutions that will shape their lives both now and in the future.

The Conversation

America’s spirit of democracy

What makes the U.S. exceptional is not that we are somehow immune to the erosion of democracy, Rep. Jamie Raskin says. What makes us exceptional is the progress we have made together.

Chicago Sun-Times

UN Says Renewed Tribal Clashes Kill 13 in Southern Sudan

Renewed tribal clashes in a southern province in Sudan have killed at least 13 people and injured more than two dozen others since late last week in the latest violence to hit the chaotic nation in recent months, the UN said Monday. The violence in the Blue Nile province came…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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In partisan year, some Democrats stress work with Trump, GOP

WASHINGTON — Like many Democrats, Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut hasn’t been hesitant to attack Donald Trump. She accused him when he was president of bullying and racism and said his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, posed a grave threat to democracy.

Tribune News Service

Violent treatment of Hong Kong democracy protest in Manchester sparks anger

Tory MP Iain Duncan-Smith and shadow foreign secretary David Lammy have called for the Chinese ambassador to be forced to explain what happened after the confrontation on Sunday

Daily Mirror

Glenn Kirschner: He'll be convicted

MSNBC analyst and longtime federal prosecutor says the evidence is "conclusive" — but Trump may not end up in jail

Salon

Exercise your power and vote this fall

Expand your power by motivating the people in your life to get out and vote, too. Our democracy depends on it. Don’t wake up on Nov. 9 and wish you had used your power.

Chicago Sun-Times

Documents reveal Australia’s efforts to stay neutral as Donald Trump claimed electoral fraud

US political insider admits there are ‘reasons to worry’ for its democracy as allies wonder at damage done to the west’s credibility

The Guardian - AU

Peter Thiel’s midterm bet: the billionaire seeking to disrupt America’s democracy

Re-energized this election cycle, the tech entrepreneur joins other mega-donors apparently out to undercut the political system

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Grand theft democracy: The maybe-final Jan. 6 hearing makes clear the magnitude of Trump’s crime

In his last tweet of Jan. 6, as order was restored in the Capitol and his mob was cleared out, President Donald Trump extolled the violent ransacking.

Tribune News Service

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Evening Standard

Nadine Dorries accuses senior Tories of trying to ‘overturn democracy’ over ‘plot to remove Truss’

Ministers are said to be privately calling for Ms Truss to be ousted because of her handling of the economy

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: A Liberty Medal for Zelenskyy, and a reminder of the threats to democracy here at home

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia plans to award the Liberty Medal to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy next month for his "heroic defense of liberty in the face of Russian tyranny."

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 takeaways: Ahead of election, warnings on democracy

The House Jan. 6 committee is issuing a stark warning in its last public hearing before the midterm election:: The future of the nation’s democracy is at stake

Radio France Internationale

France's article 49.3 a handy constitutional tool to bypass parliament

Since the French government lost its absolute majority in parliament, it's becoming harder to get legislation passed. However France has a handy tool called article 49.3 – and it appears increasingly likely the Prime Minister will be using it. RFI looks at how this “nuclear legislative weapon” actually works and…

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Salon

Donald Trump and white rage

Donald Trump's litany of racist grievances is petty, boring and false. The scary part? He speaks for millions

Reuters

Germany's Scholz: Putin's war against Ukraine part of larger crusade against West

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz underscored the implications of the war in Ukraine for the West in a speech on Thursday, calling it part of a crusade by Russia against liberal democracy.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s Covid laws took away our rights with flick of a pen. Don’t let that happen again

Ministers ruled by decree for more than two years. That’s not true democracy and it remains a risk, says barrister Adam Wagner

The Guardian - AU

‘Integral part of democracy’: climate activists mount court challenge to NSW anti-protest laws

Laws that allow for fines and prison terms for non-violent protesters undermine fundamental rights, Environmental Defenders Office says

Tribune News Service

Unique political fault lines in Taiwan complicate China resistance

TAIPEI, Taiwan — As the Taiwanese government seeks to respond to China’s unification pressure campaign, a significant impediment is the self-governing island’s own political polarization — which, in some respects, is worsening.

The Guardian - UK

Sinn Féin having ‘chilling’ effect on Ireland’s democracy, says taoiseach

Micheál Martin claims RTÉ pulled interview with Mary Lou McDonald biographer for fear of being sued

Salon

Expert: Key lessons for Jan. 6 committee

There’s a long precedent of other countries setting up truth commissions

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