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What a Marcos Jr Presidency in the Philippines Means for Geopolitics

The Philippines might be Asia’s oldest democracy, but the continued appetite for strongman rule demonstrates a deep ambivalence about liberal democracy’s promises of political equality and rule of law and the likely continuation of the public’s acceptance of the autocratic practices that characterized Duterte’s presidency.

The News Lens

Neofascist minority rule, here to stay

If the Democratic Party is serious about preserving America as a constitutional republic, they better act fast

Salon

Kenyan 'Cartooning for Peace' plan aims to draw Africa towards democracy

A group of cartoonists from around the world assembled for the Cartooning for Peace initiative in Nairobi, Kenya, this month to raise awareness of the power of press cartoons in promoting democracy on the African continent.

Radio France Internationale

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Buffalo shooting: how white replacement theory keeps inspiring mass murder

This once fringe ideology, which was at the heart of Nazism, has gained mainstream traction thanks in part to the likes of Tucker Carlson on Fox News

The Guardian - US

Swiss Voters Approve ‘Lex Netflix’ TV Streaming Funding Law

Swiss voters on Sunday backed proposals to make global TV streaming services such as Netflix Inc, Amazon and Disney invest some of their revenues generated in Switzerland into domestic film-making. Just over 58% of voters backed the proposal, according to the final result, in one of three national votes held…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Farewell, ‘stale, pale, male’ decision-making – it's time for just relationships

Stale colonial views have held dominance over our unique systems of government and politics for too long, write Maria Bargh and Carywn Jones

Newsroom.co.nz

Rakesh Tikait blames BJP for rift in BKU (Tikait)

Disgruntled members form new outfit, cite lack of internal democracy

The Hindu

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Use of Pegasus spyware on Spain’s politicians causing ‘crisis of democracy’

Targeting of Catalan independence leaders and Spanish ministers must be independently investigated, says cybersecurity expert

The Guardian - UK

Black lives and Black death

Marc Lamont Hill on how George Floyd's martyrdom changed America, and why cops and prisons can't deliver justice

Salon

High-spend politics might make great TV, but democracy pays the price for it

Those who wish Westminster was more like The West Wing should take note of research on election spending caps in Brazil

The Guardian - UK

India’s top court suspends colonial-era sedition law

India’s top court has suspended a colonial-era sedition law pending a review. The decision will impact hundreds of people who have been charged under the code which, rights groups say, has stifled liberty in the world’s largest democracy.

Radio France Internationale

Views passionately debated; amicable solutions found: Tharoor on Shivir's pol panel deliberations

The discussions were a robust example of inner-party democracy in action, he said

The Hindu

Rethinking Scotland: Can the nation lay down a vision of a new era?

WAY back in 1975, when a young Gordon Brown believed in social democracy, he edited what became the influential Red Paper on Scotland. Brown was…

The National (Scotland)

Leonid Kravchuk: First president of independent Ukraine

The politician played a key role in the dissolution of the USSR and helped usher in a new era for the eastern European country

The Independent UK

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Bangkok Post

Marcos victory no surprise

This week saw the people of the Philippines elect the son and namesake of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos to power -- paving the way for the return of the Marcos clan into the halls of Malacanang Palace some 36 years after they were chased out of it during the People's…

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m disgusted’: readers in the Philippines on the 2022 election result

Seven Filipinos share their views on the victory of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr and the future they see for the country

ABC News

Millions of Australians are giving up the chance to grab a democracy sausage. Will this affect when a winner is called?

Millions of voters turning down their chance to snag a democracy sausage on election day by voting early.

Reason

House Hearing about Cyberattacks on Judiciary

"We are vulnerable."

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Shireen Abu Aqleh: press freedom under attack

Editorial: No one has been held to account in Israel for media deaths. That is bad for its democracy

The Independent UK

DUP faces accusations of damaging democracy as Assembly sits

The DUP defended its stance in robust terms, stressing that it had a mandate not to elect a Speaker and join the Executive.

Salon

Fall of Roe: Turning point for America

This decision signals that "democratic norms" are gone, and old-style politics is useless. So what can we do?

Tribune News Service

Ukraine caucus leaders still on a ‘war footing’

WASHINGTON — Their loyalties to Ukraine are diverse and run deep. They’re not unified on every issue stemming from the war but are operating in lockstep agreement that the Biden administration can and should do more to help the young democracy defend itself against Russian aggression.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: One way to save democracy? Invest in young people running for office

Democracy finds itself not simply in a precarious state but on the verge of collapsing. Almost half the country now has laws in place that would effectively end safe access to abortion once the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade, as is expected. More than a dozen states are…

The Independent UK

Allies of Marcos Jr. set to dominate Philippine Congress

Allies of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presumptive next president of the Philippines, appear set to dominate both chambers of Congress, alarming activists after the late dictator son's apparent election victory restored his family to the seat of power

The Guardian - AU

Nine mutes one of its own critics after shouty leaders’ debate

Amid the ferocious feedback, a review written for the Age and Sydney Morning Herald was spiked. Plus: Katherine Deves among the most mentioned election candidates

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