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Rural newspapers 'critical for democracy': minister

The government will soon announce details of its plan to support diversity and localism in the Australian media landscape.

AAP

Trump-appointed judges dealt a ‘body blow’ to the Voting Rights Act

The latest test to landmark civil rights law is a ‘travesty for democracy’ that could head to the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Hutchinson calls out Barr's Trump spin

The former White House aide urged voters to back Joe Biden "if they want our democracy to survive"

Salon

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Cassidy Hutchinson warns that another Trump presidency could threaten democracy

Former White House aide said should Trump and Biden face off in the next election, voters should choose the Democrat

The Independent UK

Argentina’s new leader is a snake-oil salesman with extreme views on abortion, gay rights and more. I fear for my country

After his landslide victory in the presidential election, Javier Milei is threatening to undo 40 years of democracy in Argentina, says writer Uki Goñi

The Guardian - UK

Trump return to White House would be perilous for democracy, conservative lawyers say – as it happened

The dire warning comes from three conservative lawyers in a hard-hitting opinion piece in the New York Times

The Guardian - US

Gummadi Anuradha, Adivasi academic relies on the legacy of her father, five-time MLA Gummadi Narsaiah in Yellandu

.Gummadi Anuradha, Telangana's first Adivasi female Asst Prof of Law, is contesting as an independent from Yellandu Assembly constituency. Backed by CPI (ML-New Democracy), she is campaigning to improve the lot of ST-reserved constituency, vowing to defeat those relying on money power. She is highlighting unresolved issues such as steel…

The Hindu

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Final results show Joseph Boakai has been elected president of Liberia

Joseph Boakai has been elected president of Liberia with 50.64% of the vote, beating President George Weah who got 49.36%, according to final results announced by the election commission on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

Billionaires are lining up to fund Donald Trump’s anti-democratic agenda

The more disturbing Trump’s public proclamations become, the more US plutocrats seem to want him to win

The Guardian - US

Mike Johnson is scarier than TikTokers

By calling America "dark," "depraved," and "irredeemable," the GOP speaker may as well be citing Al Qaeda's leader

Salon

Political attack on human rights is a ‘dangerous’ assault on UK democracy, says HRW director

Exclusive Yasmine Ahmed says government actions regarding asylum seekers, climate activists and pro-Palestine protesters are starting to ‘look very much like authoritarianism’

The Guardian - UK

Australia's secrecy laws include 875 offences. Reforms are welcome, but don't go far enough for press freedom

In 2019, the New York Times declared that “Australia may well be the world’s most secretive democracy”.

The Conversation

The media must stop enabling Trump's attention-seeking use of fascist rhetoric

Donald Trump is campaigning for the presidency of the United States the same way that Adolf Hitler in Germany and Benito Mussolini in Italy campaigned almost 100 years ago.

The Conversation

The Guardian view on Argentina’s new president: a dark day for democracy

Editorial: The election of the far-right candidate Javier Milei reflects the seriousness of the country’s problems – and threatens to deepen them

The Guardian - UK

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The Conversation

Disinformation campaigns are undermining democracy. Here's how we can fight back

Misinformation is debated everywhere and has justifiably sparked concerns. It can polarise the public, reduce health-protective behaviours such as mask wearing and vaccination, and erode trust in science. Much of misinformation is spread not by accident but as part of organised political campaigns, in which case we refer to it…

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-Rep. Adam Kinzinger sounds the alarm on Trump threat to democracy if he wins a second term

Our conversation on the “At the Table” show was pegged to the publication of Kinzinger’s memoir, “Renegade Defending Democracy and Liberty in our Divided Country.”

Guitar World

“I had the same punk-rock attack that Duff had. I wouldn’t be afraid to say I stole some of his stuff”: How Tommy Stinson survived the making of Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy

Tommy Stinson replaced Duff McKagan in 1998, but being the bassist in Guns N’ Roses takes work – a lot of it

The Independent UK

US calls Nicaragua's decision to leave Organization of American States a 'step away from democracy'

The U_S_ State Department is calling Nicaragua's formal withdrawal from the Organization of American States “another step away from Democracy.”

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The Guardian - US

Illinois governor ‘deeply concerned’ by Trump rhetoric reminiscent of Nazi era

JB Pritzker, who’s of Jewish descent, says Trump ‘is dangerous for our democracy’ and ‘dangerous for specific minority groups in US

The Hindu

Former Speaker flags decline in quality of democracy

Former Kerala Speaker & CPI(M) leader M. Vijayakumar alleges govt. led by Narendra Modi has substantially undermined functioning of democratic institutions since 2014. He claims international watchdogs have red-flagged deteriorating quality, content & process of democracy. He accuses govt. of centralising power, bypassing states & polarising country on religious lines.…

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on Pedro Sánchez’s election deal to take power: it undermines democracy

In promising an amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for power, the prime minister has been accused of mounting a coup

The Guardian - UK

‘The echoes with Trump are obvious’: BBC series on Caesar casts light on similarities with modern populists

A new three-part docudrama will explore the rise and fall of the Roman general-turned-despot and his impact on history

The Guardian - US

Groups increasingly use defamation law to ward off US election subversion

Rudy Giuliani and MyPillow’s Mike Lindell are among election deniers sued for defamatory statements regarding 2020 election

Capital & Main

Trump, Extremism and ‘Liberal’ as an Adjective

In an era of rising authoritarianism, political theorist Michael Walzer says “liberal” must mean rejecting overreaches of both the left and right.

Salon

MSNBC's Ali Velshi on Trump and history

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