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Editorial: Republican lawmakers now are looking for ways to punish election officials

It’s no secret that Republican state legislatures are working overtime to alter election laws in ways to twist American democracy to their favor. Having imposed rules that make it harder to vote and to discourage those who can’t vote in person, the newest point of attack is to threaten election…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Democrats promise votes on abortion rights despite vanishingly small odds of success

With the Supreme Court seemingly poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Democrats look to legislation to keep abortion legal.

WEKU

Q&A: He may be a political scientist, but Rep. David Price doesn’t have a ‘magic key’

David E. Price wrote the book on Congress. “The Congressional Experience,” by the political science professor turned longtime lawmaker from North Carolina, is now in its fourth edition.

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Let’s Stop Calling Taiwan a “Digital Democracy” (And Start Telling Better Digital Stories)

If we focus only on the tech itself and its impressive uses, we risk leaving most citizens feeling like they have no voice in the matter.

The News Lens

Recent COVID-19 court cases show New Zealand's Bill of Rights Act is not as strong as some might wish

While the recent legal challenges to elements of the government’s COVID-19 response have had mixed results in the courts, they have revealed something important – how the rule of law works in New Zealand.

The Conversation

The Philippines’ Strongman Problem

Why Political Dynasties Are Dominating the Presidential Election

Foreign Affairs

Should the FCC Block Elon Musk from Buying Twitter?

Last week, the Open Markets Institute called on the FCC, the FTC, and the DOJ to block Musk from buying Twitter: Yesterday Twitter's board agreed to sell the corporation to Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla and SpaceX. The Open Markets Institute believes the deal poses a number of immediate…

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DiCaprio, Ruffalo urge Brazilians to vote, irking Bolsonaro

Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo have joined other celebrities making a final push for voters in Brazil to register before the Wednesday deadline

The Independent UK

No democracy without equal voting rights

Equal suffrage is a fundamental principle of liberal democracy and is equally underpinned by the principles of Te Tiriti, writes Jack Vowles.

Newsroom.co.nz

Striking down Roe v. Wade is the latest example of minority rule

This is what eroding democracy looks like.

Mic

You don’t have to be pro-choice to oppose overturning Roe

I am pro-life. I hate abortion, and wish desperately that women confronting that difficult and awful choice felt they had alternatives to ending the life of an unborn child. But I also believe deeply in democracy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why COVID-19 gaslighting by politicians is so dangerous for democracy

In the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, uprising at the United States Capitol building, the Republican Party faced a crucial moral test: whether to reject the baseless conspiracy theory that the 2020 general election had been “stolen” from Donald Trump or to embrace that dangerous falsehood as official party…

The Conversation

He may be a political scientist, but Rep. David Price doesn’t have a ‘magic key’ - Roll Call

“Congressional reform is considerably oversold,” says the longtime Democrat from North Carolina, who will retire at the end of the term.

Roll Call

Review: 'The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis De Tocqueville,' by Olivier Zunz

NONFICTION: An informative biography of Alexis De Tocqueville, whose analysis of liberty, equality and democracy has remained influential for almost 200 years.

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Australia lags behind New Zealand, Taiwan and Timor-Leste on World Press Freedom Index

Reporters Without Borders describes press freedom in Australia as "fragile", citing a high concentration of media ownership and growing political threats.

The Guardian - UK

Is escalation in Ukraine part of the US strategy?

The aim of the billions committed through the Lend-Lease plan could tip the geopolitical balance. History may be about to repeat itself, says Adam Tooze of Columbia University

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: A lousy day for the Supreme Court

This editorial board long has supported a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. We reaffirm that support here, grounded in our belief in a woman’s autonomy over her own body and our long-standing commitment to individual freedoms, even as we lament the Monday night leak of a draft…

The Hindu

End of the age of soft power?

The 21st century was to be driven by the win-win use of soft power — but in the last few years global leaders have rejected it in favour of a ‘might is right’ attitude

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Russian Forces Press Ukraine Offensive as EU Weighs Oil Sanctions

Russian forces have launched a major assault on the holdout Azovstal steel plant in the devastated port city of Mariupol while pounding sites across eastern Ukraine, as the European Union moves to punish Moscow with oil sanctions. Three months into the war, Moscow has focused its fresh offensive on Ukraine's…

The Hindu

Exponential rise in attacks on press freedom: PCI-IWPC

‘The freedom of the press is integral to the functioning of a vibrant democracy’

The Guardian - US

Biden praises Lockheed workers for making weapons for ‘Ukrainian heroes’

President says production of Javelin anti-tank missiles in Alabama critical to war effort, as he urges Congress to approve $33bn aid package

Bangkok Post

Explainer: Inside the case for a minimum wage hike

Thai workers are feeling the pinch from months of higher living expenses, leading them to take to the streets on Labour Day to demand a 45% increase in the daily minimum wage.

Bangkok Post

Making change via K-Pop and Thai-Y

K-Pop and artistic ripples through films and other forms of entertainment from South Korea have been conquering the world in recent years, as part of soft power and smart power.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Russia says will open evacuation routes

Ukraine news from May 4: Russia says will open evacuation routes for civilians from Mariupol steel plant for three days.

The Independent UK

Biden compares workers who make Javelin anti-tank missiles to ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ builders during WWII

‘We built the weapons and equipment that helped defend freedom and sovereignty in Europe years ago — that's true again today’

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