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Cheney unleashes on GOP colleagues who asked Trump for pardons after Jan 6: ‘Your dishonour will remain’

Select committee chairman Bennie Thompson opened Thursday’s prime-time hearing with a warning to Americans that the ‘conspiracy to thwart the will of the people’ which led to the 6 January 2021 attack on the Capitol remains ongoing

The Independent UK

35-40% of Under-50 Respondents Endorse "Assassinating a Politician Who Is Harming the Country or Our Democracy"

This is according to a Southern Poverty Law Center poll, conducted by Tulchin Research (warning: FiveThirtyEight.com gives Tulchin mediocre marks, at least as to its campaign polls). The poll was "a nationwide survey of 1,500 adults ages 18+ which was conducted via online panel," so I expect there were likely…

Reason

Ban members of Congress from buying, trading stock while in office

Our democracy is predicated on the consent of the governed. But the minute the American people think that their representatives are putting their personal interests first is the minute the American people start to reconsider that consent.

Chicago Sun-Times

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The fate of our most vulnerable kids rests on backbenchers' shoulders

How a committee of junior MPs handles a Bill with potentially catastrophic outcomes for our most vulnerable children will be a major demonstration of the quality of our democracy.

Newsroom.co.nz

Why the televised hearings on the January 6 insurrection will be historic

They will mark a milestone in the battle between democracy and autocracy. Everyone should tune in and watch them

The Guardian - US

U.S. urges Malian transition government to take steps toward holding elections

The United States urged the Malian transition government to take steps toward holding elections, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday, with the statement coming as military leaders in Mali have been pressured to restore democracy.

Reuters

It is in the best interests of Ukraine, and the west, to end this war as soon as possible

Ukraine doesn’t win this war on the battlefield. It wins by building itself into a healthy, prosperous, post-conflict democracy

The Guardian - US

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Cancelling Socrates review – Howard Brenton interrogates democracy in a rich play of ideas

Fine acting and lively dialogue save this philosophical play from feeling static as it applies Athenian ideals to modern dilemmas

The Guardian - UK

What happened on 6 January 2021?

Botched assault on cradle of American democracy by misguided Donald Trump supporters remembered as deeply shameful climax to his chaotic and divisive reign

The Independent UK

America's emotional state: Getting worse

Trump's grotesque performance at the NRA convention was only a symptom of America's profound emotional sickness

Salon

U.S. Capitol riot hearing shows Trump allies, daughter rejected fraud claims

The congressional committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat presented testimony on Thursday showing that close allies - even his daughter - rejected his false claims of voting fraud.

Reuters

Why you should watch Jan. 6 hearings: Knowledge has the power to rescue democracy

The job of the bipartisan House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack will be to present a clear narrative of the peril to our nation’s system of government.

Chicago Sun-Times

Commentary: It’s not partisan for the media to expose the GOP’s lies

When the Jan. 6 committee hearings begin on Thursday night, you’ll notice one cable “news” station — Fox News — will not be broadcasting the proceedings. The network will stay with regular programming with Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, all of whom have denounced the committee’s investigation as…

Los Angeles Times

‘This is not a game’: US girds for primetime hearings on January 6 attack

The Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol played out for the world to see, but the House committee investigating the attack believes a more chilling story has yet to be told — about the president and the people whose actions put American democracy at risk.

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The Independent UK

Biden sidelines Venezuela's pro-democracy leader from summit

A little more than two years ago, Juan Guaidó was showered with bipartisan applause when President Donald Trump during his state of the union speech praised the Venezuelan opposition leader as a “very brave man” who carries on his shoulders the democratic hopes of an entire nation

The Guardian - UK

Why becoming a republic may be risky for Britain

Letters: There are far more potent threats to democracy than having a non-elected head of state, writes Duncan Wilson in response to Polly Toynbee’s article on the monarchy. Plus letters from Roger Smith, Lyn A Dade and Michael Peel

The Independent UK

Capitol attack's full story: Jan. 6 panel's chilling details

The Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol played out for the world to see

The Independent UK

Talks to end Sudan crisis begin as anti-coup groups boycott

The United Nations says talks aimed at ending Sudan’s ongoing political deadlock have started although the country's main pro-democracy alliance is boycotting them over a continued police crackdown on those protesting last October’s military coup

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Talks to End Sudan Crisis Begin as Anti-coup Groups Boycott

Talks aiming at ending Sudan’s ongoing political deadlock began Wednesday, the United Nations said, although the country's main pro-democracy alliance is boycotting them over a continued police crackdown on those protesting last October's military coup. The joint peace effort is brokered by the UN political mission in Sudan, the African…

The Independent UK

China's online "tank" cake snafu raises Tiananmen questions

An online snafu involving China’s most popular e-commerce livestreamer and a cake decorated to look like a tank has raised questions among some Chinese over the violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989

Al Jazeera

Nigerians with disabilities seek inclusion in electoral process

People with disabilities in Africa’s largest democracy say they want to exercise their right to vote or be voted for.

WEKU

Jan. 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson says the U.S. came close to losing democracy

Fighting for civil rights and three decades in the House have primed Mississippi's Bennie Thompson for the most high-profile moment of his career — leading this month's hearings on Jan. 6.

Tribune News Service

Tony Norman: Lincoln vs. the party of Lincoln

Last month, America celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Memorial, a temple to democracy that sits in silent repose on the western edge of the National Mall.

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon brands Boris Johnson 'danger to democracy' as Prime Minister clings to job

The First Minister delivered a brutal assessment of the Conservative leader after she opened the new STUC headquarters in Glasgow today.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: School shootings endanger our children, teachers and democracy

I remember the days when the only thing students worried about in school was getting good grades, and when there was a healthy supply of candidates wanting to become teachers.

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