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President Biden To Address Nation, Pass Torch To New Generation

President Biden's upcoming Oval Office address focuses on democracy, unity, and future priorities for the nation. Tune in for insights into his vision and ...

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President Biden Announces Decision To Not Seek Reelection

President Biden announces decision not to seek reelection, focusing on uniting the nation and defending democracy.

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Rep. Adam Schiff Denies Involvement In Pressuring President Biden

Rep. Adam Schiff addresses claims of pressuring Biden, emphasizing his commitment to democracy and concerns about Trump's potential return.

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OPINION - The Republicans are floundering after Joe Biden got dumped

The Republicans are floundering after Joe Biden got dumped. A near faultless campaign blitz by Kamala Harris has liberated the Democratic Party from its funk and sent the Republicans into a doom spiral. Donald Trump can’t stop whining about the unfairness of it all. “They stole the race from Biden…

Evening Standard

Elon Musk is spending millions to elect Trump. Let’s boycott his companies

Musk is determined to help Trump win. Perhaps it’s no surprise that both men believe democracy can be bought off

The Guardian - US

Rep. Nadler Condemns Attempted Trump Assassination As Attack On Democracy

Rep. Jerry Nadler condemns political violence and stresses the importance of upholding democratic values to protect the nation's integrity.

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As Hamas war drags on, Israeli democracy weakens further

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to address a joint session of U.S. Congress on July 24, 2024, the nation he leads continues its slide away from democracy.

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Greeks reflect on democracy’s new dawn 50 years after its return

The 1974 collapse of the far-right junta brought relief – but for some it took years to feel safe

The Guardian - UK

The secret to living longer: join a club

The documentary Join or Die examines the decline of civic engagement in America – and how it has fueled a worsening national crisis

The Guardian - US

Biden's Withdrawal From the Presidential Race Is Not Anti-Democratic

Among other reasons, it's actually supported by a large majority of voters, including most Democrats.

Reason

Fake dancing premier video sparks call for tougher laws

An AI-generated social media video of the Queensland premier dancing posted by his political rivals has led to calls for stronger political advertising laws.

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Fox melts down over Biden stepping aside

One Fox anchor accused Democrats of hypocrisy, saying that Biden dropping out was the real threat to democracy

Salon

OPINION - The Democratic Party is a ruthless, election-winning machine (no, really)

Political parties are essential institutions of democracy. They facilitate political participation, draw up manifestos for government and in healthy systems, act as stabilising forces. But their principal function is to win elections, and so candidate selection forms a fundamental part of that task.

Evening Standard

How Taiwan bucked a global trend – and restored voters’ trust in politics

After protesters occupied parliament, the government did something extraordinary: it hired them, says Demos chief executive Polly Curtis

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Venezuelan Opposition Unites To Defend Democracy In Election

Venezuelans mobilize for a crucial election to defend democracy amidst economic and political challenges.

The Guardian - UK

Coups, crackdowns and chaos: art inspired by democracy – and the despots who overthrew it

In Athens, the birthplace of republican rule, a new exhibition is exploring art it inspired, from pop art shootings to spies lurking in the Parthenon. Ironically, dictators steal the show

The Guardian - UK

Exiled pro-democracy Hong Kong activists blocked from accessing pensions

Case raises questions about complicity of western financial institutions in persecution of Chinese government critics

The Conversation

Threats and challenges to Australia’s democracy are well outlined in government report. Now for some action

The Strengthening Australian Democracy report released by Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil this week provides a sophisticated diagnosis of the challenges facing democratic governance around the world. The report also offers a broad prescription of how Australia might meet those challenges.

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Compulsory voting in Australia is 100 years old. We should celebrate how special it makes our democracy

For nearly 200 years, the notion of American political exceptionalism has had currency in the United States: it is an idea rooted in the nation’s status as the first modern republic. As we watch from afar, disturbed yet mesmerised by the latest chapter of violent political division in America, the…

The Guardian - UK

Pulitzer-winning author Anne Applebaum: ‘Often, for autocrats, the second time in power is worse’

The journalist tells of her fears for democracy’s future, the dangers of another Trump presidency and how her husband became Poland’s foreign minister

The National (Scotland)

Clive Lewis on a future UK republic and the right of Scots to choose independence

THE Labour MP Clive Lewis has said that he would like to see progress on outlining democratic routes to a UK republic and an independent…

The Guardian - UK

Pity US voters their choice of leaders. Surely democracy is better than this?

Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s failings put a focus on their understudies, but in JD Vance and Kamala Harris there’s precious little to cheer

The Canberra Times

'We want democracy': Bangladeshi expats protest outside high commission

Anger over the government's job quota system is widespread.

Salon

Experts on dangers of Trump idolization

Republican "fight" chants are "fanning, not cooling down, the flames," extremism expert warns

The Guardian - UK

‘Not acceptable in a democracy’: UN expert condemns lengthy Just Stop Oil sentences

Michel Forst, UN special rapporteur, joins growing chorus of voices criticising jail terms handed to five defendants

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