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Young Europeans are losing faith in democracy – here’s how to earn it back

A recent Europe-wide survey has revealed an alarming picture: fewer than six in ten young Europeans believe that democracy is the best form of government. One in five say they would support authoritarian rule under certain circumstances. And only 6% believe their political system functions well.

The Conversation

Democrats are fighting fire with fire over redistricting – but will democracy burn?

Trump’s plan to boost Republican House seats in the midterms through gerrymandering has provoked a reaction

The Guardian - US

Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai's Collusion Trial Resumes After Delay

A Hong Kong court on Friday began hearing closing arguments in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, following a one-day delay because of bad weather.

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Israel’s opposition: against Benjamin Netanyahu but not yet for peace with the Palestinians

Sunday is the first day of the working week in Israel – but the upcoming Sunday August 17 promises to be a day of strikes and demonstrations. There’s a groundswell of public opposition to prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promised all-out offensive against Gaza city as well as a growing sense…

The Conversation

30 Gripping Pictures That Tell The Real Story Of 1800s America

These 34 photographs capture a nation growing up fast, from the early days of our democracy to the dawn of the industrial age.

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Axing public notices will threaten local democracy, Cleverly tells Rayner

Sir James Cleverly has demanded the Government share its assessments of how the move would hit local newspapers.

Evening Standard

Some Democrats want to use gerrymandering. That’s a bad idea

When a house is on fire, more fire won’t help

The Guardian - US

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Victoria’s ‘dump day’ is finally headed for the scrap heap. Will it be a win for democracy?

Controversial practice that allows governments to escape scrutiny looks set to end as Greens’ amendment passes upper house

The Guardian - AU

Gavin Newsom Urges Trump And Republicans To Drop Redistricting Push: 'Risking The Destabilization Of Our Democracy'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged Trump to direct Republicans to drop their redistricting push, saying the president is "playing with fire."

Latin Times

The troubled legacy of Ion Iliescu, who rebuilt Romania but left it torn in two

Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first freely elected president after Communism, helped bring down the country’s dictatorship and led its transition to democracy and a market economy. A central figure in the 1989 revolution, he went on to serve three terms as head of state – but was later charged with crimes…

Radio France Internationale

‘We are at war – bring it on’: Democrats ready to fight dirty to stop Trump

Republican push for gerrymandered congressional maps triggers down-and-dirty response from new generation – will it work?

The Guardian - US

Two charts that lay bare the threat posed by radical right parties to western democracies

In the 2024 UK general election, Reform came third with a 14% share of the vote, capturing five seats in the House of Commons. This was a breakthrough election for the party. In the previous general election in 2019, when it was known as the Brexit party, it won a…

The Conversation

Mocking Elected Officials Is a Sign of a Healthy Democracy

Thin-skinned MAGA can dish it out, but can't take mockery.

Reason

As Netanyahu moves toward full takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a crisis of international credibility

For all its claims of being a democracy that adheres to international law and the rules of war, Israel’s global reputation is in tatters.

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James Carville says Democrats need a radical plan to ‘save democracy,’ including new states

80-year-old strategist calls for expanding Supreme Court and adding Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico as states

The Independent UK

A Trump-Putin summit will be as useful to Ukraine and democracy as Agent Orange is for gardening

ANALYSIS: This toxic relationship is weird and dangerous for the West. World affairs editor Sam Kiley explains why

The Guardian - AU

Penny Wong complained to China about intimidation of exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners

Exclusive: Foreign affairs minister used July meeting on Asean sidelines to elevate criticism of targeting of Adelaide-based Ted Hui and Melbourne-based Kevin Yam

The Guardian - AU

Donald Trump’s war on statistics is an authoritarian attack on democracy and countries like Australia should call it out

Reality might be hanging on to the political debate for dear life, but this move threatens to fling it off the cliff

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The Guardian - US

The US supreme court paved the way for Texas’s gerrymandering mess

In a 2019 case, John Roberts said federal courts shouldn’t intervene in such matters. Trump’s team is taking advantage

The Guardian - US

I’ve spent my life fighting bullies. I still believe there’s hope for America

As a child, an activist, and secretary of labor, I’ve seen the harm bullies cause. Yet I can see what led to Trump’s rise

Euronews

Fact check: No, the EU is not eroding European democracy

European countries, including EU member states, tend to dominate democracy indexes, even as democracy faces threats worldwide.

International Business Times

Ion Iliescu: Democratic Romania's First President

Romania's former president Ion Iliescu, who died aged 95 on Tuesday, was long hailed as Romania's "little father" but faced charges over his role in the eastern European nation's chaotic transition from communism to democracy.

The Independent UK

‘We are at war’: Democrats reach breaking point over Republican threats in political map arms race

Democrats have long warned that partisan gerrymandering threatens American democracy — but now they’re ready to fight fire with fire, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Bangladesh marks anniversary of Hasina's ouster with pledges for a stronger democracy

Bangladesh is marking the first anniversary of the ouster of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a student-led uprising

The Guardian - UK

Poland is sliding back towards populism. Democrats elsewhere should heed our mistakes

Donald Tusk has failed to offer a positive vision for the future. Without one, liberals will just be an interval between populist acts, say historian Karolina Wigura and journalist Jarosław Kuisz

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