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One weird trick — to save democracy?

Stanford prof James Fishkin says he can end political deadlock, and build true democracy for the internet age

Salon

Shifty review – Adam Curtis’s new show is an utter rarity: stylish, intelligent TV with something to say

The celebrated documentarian’s five-part series charts the decline of Britain’s democracy with a witty, kaleidoscopic selection of archive footage. It begins, of course, with Margaret Thatcher

The Guardian - UK

Wales will overhaul its democracy at the next election. Here’s what’s changing

Next May’s Senedd election won’t just be another trip to the polls. It will mark a major change in how Welsh democracy works

The Independent UK

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J6 police: "Democracy is not guaranteed"

Two former police officers have filed a lawsuit over Republicans refusing to install a Jan. 6 memorial plaque

Salon

Wales is overhauling its democracy – here’s what’s changing

Next May’s Senedd (Welsh parliament) election won’t just be another trip to the polls. It will mark a major change in how Welsh democracy works. The number of elected members is increasing from 60 to 96, and the voting system is being overhauled. These changes have now passed into law.

The Conversation

In LA, Trump is arsonist and firefighter

Trump and Stephen Miller's made-for-TV street theater ignores the facts — and threatens democracy

Salon

Media again distracted by MAGA spectacle

Trump and Musk successfully drive focus away from the GOP's "big beautiful bill" and war on democracy

Salon

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‘We’ve got to become an aggressively populist party’: Chris Murphy on the task facing Democrats

The Connecticut senator is urging colleagues to take risks to confront Trump and show voters a less judgmental face

The Guardian - US

LA imposes downtown curfew as Newsom criticises Trump

California Governor Gavin Newsom arned Trump was showing growing authoritarianism and accused the US president of subverting democracy.

Euronews

Bob Costas calls out legacy press for paying ‘ransom’ to Trump and pivoting to ‘MAGA media’

‘The free press is under attack. Democracy as we know it is under attack,’ Bob Costas declared this week while accepting a lifetime achievement award

The Independent UK

The Trump-Musk feud exposes America’s wealth-hoarding crisis

The Tesla boss wields power no one person should have. But there’s a way to fix the problem

The Guardian - US

The Best Democracy Is Anarchy

"Anarchism and democracy are—or should be—largely identical," wrote the anthropologist David Graeber.

Reason

Trump takes advantage of Dem disillusion

The image of then-President Biden welcoming Donald Trump back to the White House symbolized the disaster to come

Salon

Tuesday briefing: What Trump’s response to the LA protests could mean for US democracy

In today’s newsletter: A lauded human rights lawyer on the anti-immigration protests in Los Angeles – and just what is at stake

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The Conversation

Albanese says the government’s focus on delivering commitments is essential to reinforce faith in democracy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his second term government is “focused on delivery” of its commitments, declaring this is important not only for the economy but also for Australians’ faith in our democracy.

The Independent UK

Voices: Why are the British courts handing a propaganda win to the Myanmar junta?

COMMENT: The British legal system is being used to deliver a blow to democracy in Myanmar, writes Christopher Gunness. It’s now up to the attorney general and Labour government to do the right thing

Salon

Trump's big beautiful bill is revenge

Trump threatens to use his "big beautiful bill" as a weapon to punish the Democratic Party

The Independent UK

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son aims for world record 80,000 messages to honour her 80th birthday

The pro-democracy Nobel Peace Prize winner has been in prison since a military coup in 2021

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The Independent UK

Donald Trump was wrong – Ukraine still holds some cards

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: All the nations of the world that believe in freedom, democracy and national self-determination must continue to stand by the Ukrainian people

The Guardian - AU

Jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong hit with new charges

Wong accused of conspiracy in move rights groups condemn as ‘outrageous’ attempt to keep influential dissident imprisoned

The Independent UK

Nature campaigners in animal costumes take over council session for ‘inter-species democracy meeting’

A group of "animals" took over a council meeting in the hopes of giving non-human voices more prominence.

Salon

Team Trump's "many mistakes" catch up

We are in the middle of Trump’s radicalization towards fascism

The Independent UK

As the war drums beat, Nato’s leaders have one big problem

COMMENT: With global tensions inexorably on the rise, Keir Starmer and his Nato allies are caught in a quandary – but the chances of war raises an existential risk for us all, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The National (Scotland)

Presiding Officer 'must confront Chinese official over human rights' in meeting

HOLYROOD’S Presiding Officer has been urged to bring up China’s human rights record and the issue of democracy in a meeting with the country’s…

The Independent UK

A quiet Tiananmen Square anniversary displays China's ability to suppress history

For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests has passed like any other weekday

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