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Rod Oram: Floods and strikes should shock NZ from complacency

We can avoid a recession if companies invest wisely in their future; our mood will be the crucial determinant.

Newsroom.co.nz

Nancy Pelosi backs Adam Schiff's bid for Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat

Democratic stalwart and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Rep. Adam B. Schiff's bid for the U.S. Senate on Thursday, as long as incumbent Dianne Feinstein doesn't seek reelection.

Los Angeles Times

Rights groups petition Supreme Court for bail reform

Eight human rights and democracy organisations submitted an open letter to the president of the Supreme Court on Thursday asking it to release detained political activists and to review court regulations on bail conditions.

Bangkok Post

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The body choosing Kenya's election commission is being overhauled – how this could strengthen democracy

Kenya has new rules for choosing the people who run its elections.

The Conversation

Thailand soars up democracy rankings as other Asian nations stagnate or fall down list

Thailand's ranking on a democracy index has improved more than any other country in the world over the past year, even as other nations in Asia have seen their scores fall.

ABC News

Anti-Tatmadaw protests in Bangkok

Myanmar protesters are calling on the Thai government to support them and the National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar in restoring true democracy and overthrowing the Tatmadaw.

Bangkok Post

Democracy can't easily penalize lying

Lies are protected by the First Amendment to safeguard democracy, constitutional law scholar says

Salon

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5 expert tips to protect yourself from online misinformation

The spread of misinformation is a major problem impacting many areas of society from public health, to science and even democracy itself.

The Conversation

In U.S. visit, Taiwan speaker stresses importance of defending island from China

The speaker of Taiwan's parliament during a forum for international religious freedom in Washington on Wednesday stressed the importance of defending the island's democracy in the face of pressure from China.

Reuters

Anti-protest bill will ‘entrench racial injustice’, Suella Braverman warned

Exclusive: “Protest is a cornerstone of democracy. It has always been a vital way of making our voices heard, from the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter,” Clive Lewis MP said

The Independent UK

Czech parliament chief assures Taiwan of her support after outcry in China

Czech lower house of parliament speaker Marketa Pekarova Adamova on Wednesday assured Taiwan of her country's support for partner states who respect human rights and liberal democracy, ahead of a visit to Taipei planned for March.

Reuters

Citizens’ assemblies: are they the future of democracy?

A look at the surge in popularity of randomly selected councils that offer an alternative to politics as we know it

The Guardian - US

Blinken's civics lesson for Netanyahu

Blinken publicly hinted there is growing concern among U.S. officials about the Netanyahu government's judicial overhaul plan.

Axios

Indonesia to send general to Myanmar to highlight transition, says Widodo

JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to send a top general to Myanmar to talk to its junta leaders in the hope of showing Myanmar's military rulers how Indonesia made a successful transition to democracy, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday.

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Exclusive-Indonesia to send general to Myanmar to highlight transition, president says

Indonesia plans to send a top general to Myanmar to talk to its junta leaders in the hope of showing Myanmar's military rulers how Indonesia made a successful transition to democracy, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - AU

Ten donors gave 77% of total political donations in lead-up to last Australian election

Record high spending ‘is putting our democracy at risk’, Centre for Public Integrity chair says

The Independent UK

Myanmar resistance steadfast against army rule 2 years later

The prospects for peace in Myanmar, much less a return to democracy, seem dimmer than ever two years after the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi

Reason

Russian Propaganda Has Succeeded in Persuading Credulous Americans That It Poses a Grave Threat to Democracy

Alarmists are unfazed by the lack of evidence that "foreign influence campaigns" have affected public opinion or voting behavior.

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Governments need to work with the private sector to solve their trust crisis

The general public trusts businesses more than they trust governments. Public officials should leverage that.

Bangkok Post

Respect for refugees

On Feb 1, 2021, the world was shocked as the Myanmar military staged a coup, pushing the country formerly seen as a new poster-boy of democracy back to an Orwellian state.

Bangkok Post

Asean and the Myanmar morass

Two years ago, on Feb 1, the day that Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy were set to sit in a new parliament, the Myanmar military shocked the world by staging a deeply unpopular coup.

The Conversation

George Santos: A democracy can't easily penalize lies by politicians

George Santos is not the first politician to have lied, but the fables he told to get elected to Congress may be in a class by themselves. Historian Sean Wilentz remarked that while embellishments happen, Santos’ lies are different – “there is no example like it” in American history, Wilentz…

Fortune

The professor who wrote the book on digital surveillance says that Elon Musk's Twitter takeover means our political stability, health and sanity come down to one man: 'I regard this as fundamentally intolerable'

Shoshana Zuboff calls Musk and Zuckerberg "information oligarchs" and thinks decision-making power lying with a few top-ranked executives can threaten democracy.

The Independent UK

In Haiti, gangs take control as democracy withers

At a time when democracy has withered in Haiti and gang violence has spiraled out of control, armed men like Jimmy Cherizier – known by the nickname Barbecue - have filled the power vacuum left by a crumbling government

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: A North Carolina case imperils the US electoral process. The Supreme Court can’t let that happen

Perhaps the first time you heard the phrase “checks and balances” was in middle school civics class. Not surprising, since it’s a cornerstone of American democracy. The executive, legislative and judicial branches of government act as counterweights to each other, so that no single branch dominates.

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