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Editorial: As Election Day nears, Jan. 6 committee hearing serves as a reminder that democracy is on the ballot

The House select committee’s ninth and likely final hearing involving the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol cemented the case that former President Donald Trump and his supporters plotted a coup.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Germans chose democracy for the Weimar Republic

Letter: The democratic system was in place before the Versailles treaty was finalised, says Prof Benjamin Ziemann

The Guardian - UK

'Elections always help' says Northern Ireland secretary as he defends plans for snap poll

Chris Heaton-Harris said an election this winter is "not ideal" but he stressed that "democracy is a valuable thing"

Belfast Live

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Petition to save West Lothian greenbelt from housing developments launched

As the Scottish Government backs housing plans for Bathgate angry locals flock to sign petition calling for protection of ancient woodlands and wildlife on the western fringe of the town

Edinburgh Live

Q&A: Understanding India’s crackdown on Muslim groups

Al Jazeera speaks to Irfan Ahmad, an expert on Islamist parties and Islamophobia, to understand ban on Muslim groups.

Al Jazeera

Just 9% of Americans think democracy is working extremely well

Republicans were more likely than Democrats to say U.S. democracy is not working well.

Axios

Ken Paxton, Texas’ election denier-in-chief, closes in on third term

That Paxton is so close to securing his reelection this November as the state’s chief legal officer is raising alarms from election experts about the impact he could have on future contested elections, particularly if Donald Trump runs for president again in 2024.

The Texas Tribune

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Jonathan Bernstein: Reward demagogues, get more demagogues

The news last week that former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard was leaving the Democratic Party might not have seemed at first like a very big deal. Gabbard, after all, didn’t seek re-election to her House seat in 2020 and hadn’t played a role in party politics since her failed presidential…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The presidential steal: House investigation sheds light on one of many Trump scandals

In the vortex of corruption, malfeasance, incompetence, nepotism and self-dealing that were the Trump years, it can be a legitimate challenge to even try to remember the various scandals off the top of one’s head. Ultimately, most were overshadowed by the gravest of all the misdeeds — the former president’s…

Tribune News Service

AP-NORC poll: Many remain critical of state of US democracy

A new poll shows that many adults remain pessimistic about the state of U.S. democracy and the way elected officials are chosen

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro victory would risk independence of Brazil’s Supreme Court

President Jair Bolsonaro is prompting fears for Brazil’s democratic system by threatening to appoint new judges to the Supreme Court, the central institution to the country’s young democracy. Between the two presidential rounds, Bolsonaro is blowing hot and cold on the issue – making threats to galvanise his base, then…

France 24

UK demands explanation after assault on Hong Kong protester at Chinese consulate

Scuffles broke out outside the building on Sunday afternoon after 30 to 40 pro-democracy protesters gathered and put up posters.

The Independent UK

PM Modi At 90th Interpol Meet: Safe, Secure World Is Shared Responsibility

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that a safe and secure world is a shared responsibility, calling India a case study for the world in upholding diversity and democracy. Read more:

Dynamite News

'Pro-Democracy' Journalism's Problem With the Facts

Influential media critic Margaret Sullivan demonstrates the perils of letting narrative get ahead of verification.

Reason

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"Most important" elections ever?

Brad Woodhouse of the Defend Democracy Project: These are no ordinary midterms; they'll determine America's future

The Guardian - US

Brazil’s fearsome militias: mafia boom increases threat to democracy

Rio’s heavily armed paramilitary groups have exploded in influence in recent years to wield power over dozens of communities

Daily Mirror

'Terrifying attack on protest is back in Parliament - and our democracy is at stake'

Writing for the Mirror, Caroline Lucas says the Public Order Bill - which enters its final Commons stages today - is dangerous and puts our democracy at risk

The Conversation

The power of yindyamarra: how we can bring respect to Australian democracy

This is a piece by Stan Grant, Professor of Indigenous Belonging at Charles Sturt University, and Jack Jacobs, Research Fellow at Charles Sturt University, following the launch of the Yindyamarra Pledge for democracy: a call to reimagine Australian democracy.

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The Conversation

Universities can foster more deliberative democracy — starting by empowering students

As universities roar back to life with renewed expectations, students head to institutions that will shape their lives both now and in the future.

Chicago Sun-Times

America’s spirit of democracy

What makes the U.S. exceptional is not that we are somehow immune to the erosion of democracy, Rep. Jamie Raskin says. What makes us exceptional is the progress we have made together.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Says Renewed Tribal Clashes Kill 13 in Southern Sudan

Renewed tribal clashes in a southern province in Sudan have killed at least 13 people and injured more than two dozen others since late last week in the latest violence to hit the chaotic nation in recent months, the UN said Monday. The violence in the Blue Nile province came…

Tribune News Service

In partisan year, some Democrats stress work with Trump, GOP

WASHINGTON — Like many Democrats, Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut hasn’t been hesitant to attack Donald Trump. She accused him when he was president of bullying and racism and said his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, posed a grave threat to democracy.

Daily Mirror

Violent treatment of Hong Kong democracy protest in Manchester sparks anger

Tory MP Iain Duncan-Smith and shadow foreign secretary David Lammy have called for the Chinese ambassador to be forced to explain what happened after the confrontation on Sunday

Salon

Glenn Kirschner: He'll be convicted

MSNBC analyst and longtime federal prosecutor says the evidence is "conclusive" — but Trump may not end up in jail

Chicago Sun-Times

Exercise your power and vote this fall

Expand your power by motivating the people in your life to get out and vote, too. Our democracy depends on it. Don’t wake up on Nov. 9 and wish you had used your power.

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