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Rising political threats take US into uncharted territory as 2024 election looms

This week’s confrontation that ended with FBI agents fatally shooting a 74-year-old Utah man who threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden was just the latest example of how violent rhetoric has created a more perilous political environment across the U.S. Threats against public officials have been steadily climbing in recent…

The Independent UK

Quiz of The Week: 5 - 11 August

It’s been another dicey week for democracy. UK intelligence services say they have “found evidence” linking Russia to a cyberattack on the Electoral Commission, which jeopardised the data of up to 40 million British voters: the biggest data breach in UK history.

The Week

Trump's defense borrowed from rape case

A judge ruled against the "aspirational rapist" defense, and hopefully it won't work in the January 6 case

Salon

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Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in Niger

Tensions are escalating between Niger’s new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered troops deployed to restore Niger’s flailing democracy

The Independent UK

India’s Myanmar quandary, its paradoxical policy

India’s policy options in Myanmar are challenging, but not limited and it can try and engage with pro-democracy actors

The Hindu

Trump’s Republican defenders use rhetoric that is a danger to America’s democracy

In this sophistry, the GOP’s lack of moral courage to oppose Trump appears virtuous, actions to hold him legally accountable seem wrong, and Trump’s perfidy is meant to look innocuous if not somehow patriotic.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ohio Voters Defeat Issue 1 In Special Election

Ohio's voters defeated Issue 1, which would have made changes to the laws governing citizen-initiated constitutional amendments.

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Democratic Lawmakers: Ties With Israel Will Survive

The 24 Democratic congressmen who were in town this week met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Zenger

Heritage algorithms combine the rigors of science with the infinite possibilities of art and design

The model of democracy in the 1920s is sometimes called “the melting pot” – the dissolution of different cultures into an American soup. An update for the 2020s might be “open source,” where cultural mixing, sharing and collaborating can build bridges between people rather than create divides.

The Conversation

"You will get violence": Expert on Trump

"We are witnessing Trump telling America that if he doesn't get his way," they will suffer

Salon

Pro-democracy advocate says Australia should prepare to lay future sanctions against Hong Kong officials

Australian lawyer and China bounty target Kevin Yam still believes it is important to pursue diplomacy with Beijing

The Guardian - AU

Indictment shows White House lawyers struggling for control as Trump fought to overturn election

The latest federal indictment against Donald Trump vividly illustrates the extent to which the former president’s final weeks in office were consumed by a struggle over the law, with two determined groups of attorneys fighting it out as the future of American democracy hung in the balance

The Independent UK

DeSantis removes elected Dem prosecutor

"This is the new voter suppression," ex-NAACP Legal Defense Fund chief Sherrilyn Ifill warned

Salon

The Guardian view on the Electoral Commission hack: democracy needs stronger safeguards

Editorial: A culture of complacency around data security and a government obsessed with partisan games have put electoral regulation at risk

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Salon

Republicans lose on abortion again

Republicans want to impose their policies on unwilling voters, just like they'll force childbirth on women

The Hindu

‘Bharat Mata’ had always stood tall in the face of attack, says Smriti Irani

In a counter-offensive, Union Minister Smriti Irani accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of trying to take “political advantage” by effecting a mass upsurge and alleged that he had travelled abroad to seek support.

Fortune

Ex-Dow Chemical head blasts the GOP's call to keep politics out of business: 'Capitalism and democracy were always in a marriage'

The newest book by Andrew Liveris, former Dow Chemical CEO, is a vigorous defense of stakeholder capitalism.

The Guardian - UK

MPs fiddled with voter ID as electoral data security burned

Electoral Commission hack is reminder of importance of protecting democratic system where it counts

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The Conversation

Kenya's political dialogue is a welcome sign of democracy at work – if both sides understand their roles

Since Kenya’s presidential election in August 2022, the new government has been in conflict with the opposition.

Radio France Internationale

CAR approves constitutional changes allowing president to seek third term

Voters in the Central African Republic overwhelmingly approved a draft constitution paving the way for President Faustin Archange Touadera to seek a third term as president. However NGOs and civil society groups accuse the government of circumventing democracy.

Reason

Why the U.S. Hasn't Declared a Coup in Niger

The U.S. is prioritizing foreign militaries over democracies.

The Hindu

Stifling dissent: On Imran Khan’s arrest and Pakistan’s democracy

The arrest of Imran Khan shows that the Pakistan government’s actions are excessive by any measure

The Hindu

Purging the nation’s data of politics

It is vital that in a democracy, national data agencies are left to function without fear or favour

The Guardian - UK

Why do Britain’s MPs hang on to their second jobs? Because our tinpot democracy lets them

Analysis on MPs’ second jobs reveals a wealth of vested interests – when their only interest should be their constituents, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Hindu

Three documentaries that seek to give a retrospective understanding of farm protests

Three docs at IDSFFK explore 2020-21 farmers' protest: Too Much Democracy, Chardi Kala & Dews of the Storm. They chronicle the struggle, its efficient organising & will power, media ecosystem, & inclement weather faced by protesters. Future textbooks for democratic protests.

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