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‘Democracy on the ballot’: the man fighting to keep Arizona’s election out of an extremist’s hands

For Adrian Fontes, the secretary of state election is a battle for the ‘fate of the republic’ against his rightwing election-denying opponent, Mark Finchem

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Circling the wagons is good for electing Texas Republicans, but bad for the long run

True democracy requires participation. Not just from voters, but from politicians.

Tribune News Service

Kevin McDermott: Authoritarianism is looming at home and abroad. But gas prices

Authoritarian movements are rising in democracies around the world, in ways not seen since the 1930s. And contrary to the title of a famous dystopian novel from that era, it can happen here. In lots of small ways, it’s already happening.

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‘It will be extremely close’: bellwether state holds key to Brazil election

Lula, the leftwing favourite, and Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right incumbent, are campaigning hard in Minas Gerais, which has a long record of picking the president

The Guardian - US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has spoken to Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone conversation with the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before recording his nightly address on Tuesday.Zelenskyy said:"I believe that the partnership between our countries and the already traditional British leadership in the defence of democracy and freedom will continue to strengthen," and added that…

Evening Standard

In final campaign stretch, Georgia candidates clash on crime

Georgia elections this year have been dominated by pocketbook struggles, rollbacks to abortion access and wavering confidence in democracy itself. But another familiar issue has elicited fireworks at recent matchups between candidates at the top of the ticket: crime.

Tribune News Service

Is democracy really 'on the ballot' in the US midterm elections?

Ahead of the midterm elections in November, US president Joe Biden gave a controversial speech that accused MAGA Republicans (an acronym for “Make America Great Again”) of “destroying American democracy” and posing “a threat to this country” and to the “very foundations of our republic.” Days earlier, he described the…

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The midterms race the world should be watching

Republican election deniers are running for positions to oversee future elections in Arizona. If they win, they could upend electoral democracy in the US, reports Richard Hall and Alex Woodward.

The Independent UK

Democratic and Republican voters both love civility – but the bipartisan appeal is partly because nobody can agree on what civility is

When former Vice President Mike Pence declared, in a speech to a conservative group, that “democracy depends on heavy doses of civility,” several attendees stood up and walked out of the Georgetown University auditorium.

The Conversation

Thousands march on first anniversary of Sudan's coup

Thousands of Sudanese demonstrators have taken to the streets of the country's capital, Khartoum, marking the first anniversary of the coup that upended the nation's short-lived transition to democracy

The Independent UK

Thousands March in Khartoum on 1st Anniversary of Sudan Coup

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Sudan's capital of Khartoum on Tuesday, marking the first anniversary of a military coup that upended the nation’s short-lived transition to democracy. Videos published on social media showed marchers with flags and drums, most of them bound for the Presidential Palace. Other…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: Through local reform, women of color are re-imagining democracy

For almost 250 years, white men have led the design, implementation and reform of American democracy, and, frankly, it is not working well for many of us. Women represent a slight majority of the U.S. population, and, according to the Brookings Institution, people of color will constitute a majority of…

Tribune News Service

Taiwan's Tsai says no backing down to Chinese aggression

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says the self-governing island democracy won't back down to China

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz heckled on The View, blistered by hosts for Jan. 6 and kowtowing to Trump

WASHINGTON — Heckled on live television, Sen. Ted Cruz sparred Monday with the hosts of ABC’s The View, who accused him of undermining democracy by trying to keep former President Donald Trump in power when he lost the 2020 election.

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Biden targets Nicaragua's gold industry in a new move against Daniel Ortega

Biden's order and other steps announced Monday are perhaps the most aggressive attempt by the U.S. to hold the Ortega accountable for his continued attacks on human rights and democracy.

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The UK Has A New PM Who’s Literally Richer Than King Charles III That’s Just Fab For Democracy

The UK has a new PM and he and his wife are richer than King Charles III. So what do we know about Rishi Sunak's wealth and how rich he is?

Tribune News Service

Sen. Ted Cruz heckled on 'The View,' blistered by hosts for Jan. 6 and kowtowing to Trump

WASHINGTON — Heckled on live television, Sen. Ted Cruz sparred Monday with the hosts of ABC’s "The View," who accused him of undermining democracy by trying to keep Donald Trump in power when he lost the 2020 election.

The Guardian - US

Bob Woodward to publish Trump interviews detailing his ‘effort to destroy democracy’

The investigative journalist’s new audiobook, The Trump Tapes, digs deep into the threat the former president poses to democracy

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Al Jazeera

Demonstrators brace for violence ahead of Sudan protest march

Pro-democracy activists say they’ll turn out in large numbers on Tuesday to reaffirm demands for full civilian rule.

Al Jazeera

Q&A: Before US midterms, advocate warns of voting barriers

Former Arkansas election official Joshua Ang Price tells Al Jazeera voting access curbs are ‘weakening democracy’ in US.

Chicago Sun-Times

Georgia is ground zero for democracy

Black voters have the power to decide the election in Georgia, which will probably decide the future of our country in some ways we can predict and others we can’t.

The Guardian - US

Democrats’ midterms hurdle: Americans are getting used to eroded democracy

While a whopping 71% of voters said that American democracy is at risk, just 7% named it as the most important issue in this election

The Guardian - US

‘Trump should be held accountable’: Guardian readers on the Capitol attack hearings

The final public hearing has wrapped up – we asked our readers to give their thoughts on whether the evidence stacked up

Salon

Adam Hochschild on Trump and history

Author and historian says we haven't quite hit "American Midnight" — but the crucial turning point is upon us

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Trump has offered to negotiate peace in Ukraine, but he is no Wendell Willkie

Former President Donald Trump has offered to negotiate peace between Russia and Ukraine, a bizarre concept that illustrates just how far America has fallen from the days when leaders of both major parties collaborated to support global democracy.

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