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Is Donald Trump a Dictator? The Question Haunting Washington as Troops Patrol the Streets

Explore expert views on Donald Trump's authoritarian tactics and the fragile state of American democracy as troops patrol Washington, raising critical questions about the future of US governance and power.

International Business Times UK

60% of Africans don’t believe democracy is working in their interests – how parliaments can fix the problem

Across Africa, democracy is being tested – by rising authoritarianism and military coups as well as a growing disconnect between citizens and the institutions meant to represent them.

The Conversation

Peace Prize winner fears big tech war on democracy

Australia should act against the spread of misinformation into the real world, Nobel laureate and journalist Maria Ressa says.

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The Guardian view on Trump and the Fed: independence is no substitute for accountability

Editorial: The US president’s move against Lisa Cook shows his despotic bent, but the Fed was never democracy’s guardian. It’s time to rethink who really controls money

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Reform UK v the Nottingham Post: a council’s boycott of its local paper is both petty and alarming

Editorial: Elected politicians should expect to be scrutinised. This attack on journalists is an attack on democracy too

The Guardian - UK

Universities could bolster democracy by fostering students’ AI literacy

The fears are familiar: Artificial intelligence is going to eat our jobs, make our students weak and lazy and possibly destroy democracy for good measure.

The Conversation

Bihar’s silenced voters, India’s gagged press: The twin threats to Indian democracy

The Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, probably expected that his August 18 press conference would settle the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar and Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” charge. He was wrong. This is a story that has refused to die, notwithstanding Trump’s tariffs, or…

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Reform council accused of ‘massive attack on local democracy’ after Nottingham Post ban

The editor of the Nottingham Post said the move was a ‘worrying sign of potentially things to come if Reform wins the next election’

The Independent UK

Reform council’s Nottingham Post ban a ‘massive attack on local democracy’

Nottinghamshire council’s administration says it will no longer deal with local paper, in unprecedented move

The Guardian - UK

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong awaits verdict as landmark national security trial concludes

The final arguments have concluded in the national security trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai

The Independent UK

Polls suggest this man could become Turkey’s next president. Erdoğan is doing everything to stop him

A Turkish proverb – düştüğün yerden kalk – counsels that one should arise from where one has fallen.

The Conversation

Senegal passes law to protect whistleblowers in 'historic moment for democracy'

Senegalese parliamentarians have adopted a law to protect whistleblowers, in order to strengthen transparency in the country – a promise made by the government that came to power in April 2024.

Radio France Internationale

Why Trump’s ‘anti-woke’ attack on the Smithsonian matters

The president’s assault on US museums, education and memory is a critical dimension of his fascist aims

The Guardian - US

Protesters demand protections to prevent cop crackdowns

Human rights lawyers and democracy advocates are calling for nationwide protections for protesters following a dramatic increase in legal crackdowns.

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‘A lot of people are saying maybe we’d like a dictator’: Trump says America craves a dictator, not a president

Oh, he came right out and said it...

Radio France Internationale

Supporters of ex-DRC President Kabila denounce proposed death penalty as 'sham'

Prosecutors in a military court in Democratic Republic of Congo have requested the death penalty for former leader Joseph Kabila who is on trial in absentia on charges including treason over alleged support for Rwanda-backed M23 armed group. Kabila's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD), called it "a sham trial…

The Guardian - UK

UK MPs voice alarm at rise in online abuse over immigration debate

After further demonstrations at hotels housing asylum seekers, MPs say harassment is worse than during Brexit

The Conversation

The Gambia’s new constitution has stalled again – 5 reasons why and what that means for democracy

The Gambia’s post-dictatorship democratic transition recently suffered a setback. The Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill, 2024 failed to pass its second reading in the national assembly.

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It’s 25 years since London got a mayor – and our polling reveals discontent

In 1998, British prime minister Tony Blair was bullish about his government’s vision for local democracy in London. A city-wide referendum had just firmly endorsed New Labour’s plan to give London a mayor. Though only a third of the electorate turned out, 72% of them were in favour – much…

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GG lauds diversity and civics as defence for democracy

Governor-General Sam Mostyn has vowed to meet Australians wherever they are as she reflects on her time in the job and the role diversity brings to the nation.

The Conversation

The ancient Greeks invented democracy – and warned us how it could go horribly wrong

The ancient Greek orator Dio Chrysostom (1st-2nd century CE) said in his speech To the People of Alexandria that there were two kinds of democracy: one good and one bad.

Latin Times

Almost 6 in 10 Americans Fear U.S. Democracy Is in Danger Amid Gerrymandering Efforts, Poll Shows

Nearly six in ten Americans believe democracy in the United States is under threat, with partisan redistricting emerging as a major source of concern, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

The Guardian - US

Trump needs to understand what the war in Ukraine is really about

It’s not about Nato or the Soviet Union. It’s about democracy.

The Conversation

DON’T PUB YET: How deliberative democracy can help solve the UK’s infrastructure problems

Infrastructure planning needs more democracy, not less.

The Conversation

Battling deepfakes: How AI threatens democracy and what we can do about it

Imagine receiving a robocall, but instead of a real person, it’s the voice of a political leader telling you not to vote. You share it with your friends, your family — only to find out it was a hyper-realistic AI voice clone. This is not a hypothetical.

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