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Afternoon Update: Biden’s farewell warning to America; strikes on Gaza ahead of ceasefire; and curing a fear of flying

In final public address of his presidency, Biden says growing power of ultra-wealthy threatens US democracy

The Guardian - AU

Former detained journalist Greste goes on hunger strike

The extension of a prison sentence of a democracy activist in Egypt is prompting a hunger strike to draw attention to the injustice of his case.

AAP

Biden warns of dangerous threat of new age of ‘robber barons’ in farewell presidential address

Biden attacks ‘tech industrial complex’ as he closes a half-century in public life with Oval Office speech

The Independent UK

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I owe Alaa Abd el-Fattah my life, which is why I am going on a hunger strike to help free him

If anybody represents the very British values of democracy, respect for human rights, justice and due process, it is the Egyptian activist

The Guardian - AU

"Small acts of resistance and defiance"

A conversation with Virginia Kase Solomón, president and CEO of Common Cause, ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration

Salon

‘Frankly sick’: Conservatives fume over release of Jack Smith report on Trump’s 2020 election plot

Republicans rubbish special counsel’s findings on president-elect’s attempt to overthrow democracy as ‘not a big deal’, labelling it instead ‘a one-sided, prosecutor’s version of reality’

The Independent UK

Why Canada needs to embrace innovations in democracy

According to a recent poll conducted by Ipsos for Global News, Canadians’ top priorities are the cost of living, health care, and housing availability and affordability.

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What one university’s 30-year transformation reveals about Afrikaans and language planning in South Africa

When South Africa became a democracy in 1994, five of the country’s universities used Afrikaans as a medium of instruction. There were also two bilingual universities teaching in Afrikaans and English.

The Conversation

Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms

The latest actions of Musk and Zuckerberg are a sign of things to come, but the EU already has the power to give people back control, says Johnny Ryan, director of Enforce, a unit of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties

The Guardian - UK

Bracing for the start of Project 2025

Donald Trump's return to power further undermines America's self-image of greatness

Salon

Young people are abandoning democracy for dictators. I can understand their despair

Fascism in power in the 1930s brought the world to genocidal war. But memories have faded, as has the stigma attached to the far-right – and that’s dangerous, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Pete Hegseth’s tense confirmation hearing ends with no sign of Republican defections against Trump’s Pentagon pick – as it happened

Democrats appeared skeptical of Hegseth’s qualifications to lead the Pentagon and grilled him on sexual assault allegations and women in the military

The Guardian - US

Peter Dutton’s greatest hits might get him elected but he’s not immune to the bad democracy trap

The opposition leader recognises voters’ anxiety and pessimism. Yet his solutions may intensify these forces

The Guardian - AU

One in five Britons aged 18-45 prefer unelected leaders to democracy, poll finds

Exclusive: Voters overall are downbeat about politics and almost six in 10 think ‘the UK’s best years are behind us’

The Guardian - UK

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Ohio Supreme Court Hears Public Records Case Involving Attorney General

Ohio Supreme Court case on public records request involving AG Yost and Center for Media and Democracy raises transparency and privacy concerns.

International Business Times

'Democracy Won', Says Lula Two Years After Brasilia Riots

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday hailed the triumph of democracy as he oversaw the return of restored artworks two years after they were damaged during an assault on the national seats of power by his predecessor's supporters.

The Guardian - UK

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez denounces Elon Musk at Franco anniversary event

Sánchez accuses X owner of inciting hatred as country marks 50 years since start of its return to democracy

The Guardian - UK

Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner

Maria Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times’ for journalism and democracy after move to end factchecking in US

The Guardian - UK

Will flattery get you everywhere with Donald Trump? Billionaires are determined to find out

The US has been for sale to the highest bidder for some time, while democracy dies in plain sight. The difference now? How shamelessly transactional the incoming president is, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

To see how Trump will control the US media, look at Viktor Orbán’s Hungary

Meta looks to be following X’s tilt towards the right. It leaves the way open for an insidious hollowing out of democracy, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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