Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Democracy

Business Group Urges Biden To Drop 2024 Presidential Bid

Leadership Now, a pro-democracy business group, urges President Biden to withdraw from 2024 race due to concerns over Trump's potential return.

Top News

How Britain’s July 4 Elections Differ From the U.S.

A parliamentary system, more disciplined parties and no electoral college have some advantages for democracy, says Cambridge-based U.S. historian Gary Gerstle.

Capital & Main

Andrew Yang Urges Biden To Step Aside For Democracy

Andrew Yang suggests President Biden should consider stepping aside for 2024 nomination, emphasizing prioritizing country's well-being over individual ambi...

Top News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Biden Campaign Releases TV Ad Criticizing Supreme Court Ruling

Biden campaign ad criticizes Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity and Trump, emphasizing the importance of upholding democracy and the rule of law.

Top News

Trump's debate rout feeds his fantasy

We should all fear what comes next

Salon

From red wall to King's Speech, UK elections have a vocabulary all their own. Here's what to know

Elections in the United Kingdom have a distinct vocabulary that draws on traditions of parliamentary democracy as well as the lexicon of U.S. politics and modern political spin

The Independent UK

Scot living abroad 'silenced' as postal vote delays stop her from voting

A SCOT living in Belgium has said she is “the very idea of an inclusive democracy for Scotland as part of the UK is a joke”, after postal vote…

The National (Scotland)

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Welsh government commits to making lying in politics illegal

Labour administration says ‘globally pioneering’ legislation will be brought in before next Senedd elections in 2026

The Guardian - UK

Doggett urges Biden to end campaign as GOP steps up pressure - Roll Call

Congressional Democrats began calling on Biden to end his reelection campaign as the GOP put pressure on vulnerable incumbents.

Roll Call

US Supreme Court immunity ruling ideal for a president who doesn’t care about democracy

The US Supreme Court has made a hugely significant and equally controversial judgment. It is one which could affect the results of the 2024 election, the rule of law and democratic institutions in the United States and shape the powers of the nation’s highest office for years to come.

The Conversation

I simulated each UK party’s first years in government in a video game, and the results were awful

For the past week, I’ve been feeding UK party manifestos into the politics management game, to simulate their results five years on … Are you ready to be dismayed?

The Guardian - UK

Republicans hail Trump immunity ruling as Democrats warn ‘we will not have a democracy’

Chuck Schumer says ruling will undermine supreme court’s credibility and calls it ‘a sad day for our democracy’

The Guardian - US

Biden Campaign Accuses Trump Of Inciting Capitol Attack

Biden campaign criticizes Trump's behavior and Supreme Court ruling, highlighting threats to democracy and the rule of law.

Top News

‘Americans should be scared’: Biden allies use forceful rhetoric on media call after bad debate performance

Biden’s deputy campaign manager said, of the Supreme Court immunity decision: ‘The Supreme Court just gave Trump a permission slip to assassinate and jail whoever he wants’

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Top News

Democrats Condemn Supreme Court Ruling On Presidential Powers

Senate Majority Leader and congressional Democrats criticize Supreme Court ruling on presidential powers, citing threats to democracy and accountability.

Top News

Justice Sotomayor Dissents Against Presidential Immunity

Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent warns of unchecked presidential power and the erosion of democracy, emphasizing the need for accountability.

The Conversation

How democracy can work at community level: 3 lessons from a South African protest movement

Salon

Biden's needed rebrand: patriot

"Democrats are finally upping their patriotism game"

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

Why liberation movements fail when they come to power: South Africa and Namibia are cases in point

Decreased support for the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa’s elections on 29 May was expected. But a decline from 57% to 40% marked a turning point in the country’s democracy. It also confirmed the general decline in popularity of former liberation movements as governments in southern Africa.

Top News

President Biden Acknowledges Debate Performance, Vows To Defend Democracy

President Biden addresses debate performance, reassures supporters, and emphasizes commitment to democracy and values.

The Guardian - UK

America’s big problem is not Biden, it’s the menace to democracy posed by Trump

The presidential debate was further proof of the fragility of the country’s constitution. Radical reform is crucial, whoever wins in November

The Guardian - UK

Closing the Stanford Internet Observatory will edge the US towards the end of democracy

The organisation responsible for monitoring digital falsehoods is reportedly being wound down after pressure from Republicans and conspiracy theorists

The Guardian - UK

Voters in Mauritania’s fledgling democracy head to the polls

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani expected to be re-elected in region of Africa where coups have been commonplace

Salon

Stage fright? Paralyzed by fear of Trump

Someone needs to tell President Joe Biden that the 2024 election is not normal

Al Jazeera

What’s at stake in Mauritania’s presidential election?

After decades of coups and military rule, the country’s young democracy will be tested in the June 29 vote.

1 … 73 74 75 76

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.