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Editorial: Every Trump crony who refuses to abide by subpoenas should face charges

With public hearings coming soon from the House committee investigating Jan. 6, the Department of Justice has decided not to charge two key figures with contempt of Congress for refusing to honor subpoenas. Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino are apparently off…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Nicholas Goldberg: What makes Rudy Giuliani's son think he's qualified to be governor of New York?

What does it say about the state of our democracy that Andrew Giuliani — onetime pro golfer, Trump factotum and son of the man formerly known as "America's mayor" — could conceivably become the Republican candidate for governor of New York?

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 hearings a plea to defend our democracy

Defending democracy should be as popular as apple pie — but it won’t be. The committee will face a right-wing media complex that will no doubt ignore its evidence and savage its conclusions.

Chicago Sun-Times

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A recipe for radical renewal of a democracy damaged by Boris Johnson

Letter: At a minimum, our first past the post system must be replaced with proportional voting, writes Adam Newey

The Guardian - UK

"Disturbing" evidence in Jan. 6 hearings

"This was the greatest assault on American democracy in my lifetime," Rep. David Cicilline told CNN

Salon

Summit of the Americas opens in LA as US grapples with deteriorating relations and influence

WASHINGTON — It was the early 1990s, and the Western world seemed full of promise. The Soviet Union had collapsed, and the Cold War that had gripped and shaped global politics for decades was over.

Los Angeles Times

Dan Rodricks: Class of 2022 has a chance to be the next Greatest Generation

Dear graduates, Class of 2022:

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People, not courts, shape norms

What healthy democracies need are ongoing processes of democratic deliberations among citizens

The Hindu

Modinomics and the long distance to the finish line

The Indian economy needs a new economic policy that has clear objectives unlike the incoherent announcements now

The Hindu

‘I’m living in the bubble’: the man who helped bring Nixon down, 50 years on

John Dean speaks on the 1972 Watergate break-in and why he has never been more concerned about US democracy than now

The Guardian - US

Hundreds gather to mark Tiananmen anniversary in Taiwan

Hundreds of people gathered in Taipei on Saturday to commemorate China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square 33 years ago.

Reuters

Boris Johnson has no right to deny democracy, says MSP ahead of indy march

SPEAKERS at the upcoming All Under One Banner demonstration in Dumfries have emphasised the necessity of such marches to keep morale high within the…

The National (Scotland)

Sudanese call for justice three years after Khartoum massacre

Three years after Sudanese security forces attacked a pro-democracy sit-in outside the army's headquarters in Khartoum, killing 130 people, Sudanese protesters are still searching for answers. A promised transition to democracy has still not materialised.

Radio France Internationale

Anthony Arblaster obituary

Other lives: Leftwing academic and writer who focused on the promotion of socialism and democracy

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Myanmar democracy activists' death sentences upheld, junta says

Myanmar's military government said on Friday that appeals by two prominent democracy activists against their death sentences had been rejected, paving the way for the country's first executions in decades.

Al Jazeera

Police in Hong Kong warn over vigil as Tiananmen ‘erased’

For first time, Hong Kong will hold no public events to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Chicago Sun-Times

Is America’s problem guns — or democracy?

Unhinged people shooting up cities, towns, supermarkets, churches and schools are turning us all into hostages. A society that can’t act to protect itself from outrages like Uvalde is no longer a meaningful democracy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Creating ‘Din City’ anywhere along Chicago River is wrong move

As part of the Bally’s casino plan, the wholesale adoption of outdoor entertainment venues on a large scale flies in the face of well-thought-out guidelines concerning Chicago River development.

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China Demands US Stop Trade Talks with Taiwan

China’s government on Thursday accused Washington of jeopardizing peace after US envoys began trade talks with Taiwan aimed at deepening relations with the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing. Talks that started Wednesday cover trade, regulation and other areas based on “shared values” as market-oriented economies, according to the Office…

The Independent UK

China demands US stop trade talks with Taiwan

China’s government has accused Washington of jeopardizing peace after U.S. envoys began trade talks with Taiwan aimed at deepening relations with the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Burke advocates on wages and arts

Tony Burke is the minister for employment and workplace relations and minister for the arts, as well as the leader of the House of Representatives.

Reuters

China's Tiananmen Square demonstrations and crackdown

Saturday marks the 33rd anniversary of China's bloody crackdown of pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people.

Tribune News Service

China says it will work with Russia to promote ‘real democracy’

China’s top diplomat said Beijing will work with Moscow to promote “real democracy,” reaffirming his country’s ties with Russia.

The Hindu

The India I love is multicultural, spiritual, says outgoing German envoy

Walter Lindner says Germany will never criticise India for import of Russian oil

The Conversation

Elections: a global ranking rates US weakest among liberal democracies

Defending democracy has suddenly become one of the central challenges of our age. The land war in Ukraine is widely considered a front line between autocratic rule and democratic freedom. The United States continues to absorb the meaning of the riot that took place on January 6 2021 in an…

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