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How to fix democracy? Ancient philosopher Plato may have an answer

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the “cradle of democracy”. Not only was the first democracy in the world in Athens, but the word itself comes from the Greek demos (people) and kratos…

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Yes, Trump is back. Yet I remain hopeful about America

Even before Trump, we were on the way to losing our democracy — but we did not pay attention. Now, we have no choice but to attend to it

The Guardian - US

K-Family Affairs review – childhood memories act as chronicle of South Korean democracy

Nam Arum’s debut documentary weaves intimate home videos and family stories into an interrogation of the aftermath of Chun Doo-hwan’s dictatorship

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AI could destroy democracy as we know it

Letters: Under the fifth Industrial Revolution, human labour may no longer be able to bargain for a share of wealth and political power, writes Simon Steyne

The Guardian - UK

‘Reactionary nihilism’: how a rightwing movement strives to end US democracy

Money, Lies, and God exposes a Christian nationalist movement funded by the super-rich seeking to secure their wealth at the expense of others

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden had one job. And he failed

The president was supposed to defeat Donald Trump and end the threat he posed to our democracy. Yet, here we are

The Guardian - US

K Sello Duiker, a rock star of South African literature, died 20 years ago. How his work lives on

K. Sello Duiker was regarded as a “rock star” of South African literature. He was one of a group of budding black South African novelists of the late 1990s and early 2000s who emerged with democracy in 1994. They stirred up the country’s literary scene with their irreverent take on…

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‘Has the world gone mad? It has’: foreign reporters share a view of Trump from abroad

Journalists from countries that have seen challenges to democracy give their view on the second Trump presidency

The Guardian - US

US rejects Venezuelan President Maduro's reelection, but keeps financial lifeline for his government

In 2022, the White House granted Venezuela a financial lifeline “to support the restoration of democracy” after President Nicolás Maduro promised to work toward an open presidential election, granting U.S. energy giant Chevron a permit to pump and export Venezuelan oil despite sanctions

The Independent UK

Thousands Gather In Israel As Nation Awaits Hostage Return

Thousands gather in Israel for hostages' return amid calls for peace and democracy. Protesters demand release of captives held in Gaza and a comprehensive ...

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President Biden Expresses Concern Over Fragility Of Democracy

President Biden expresses deep concerns about the fragility of democracy in the US during his farewell address and interview.

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What is an oligarchy, and is the United States poised to become one?

In his farewell address, outgoing US President Joe Biden warned “an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy”.

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How constitutional guardrails have always contained presidential ambitions

As Donald Trump’s second inauguration fast approaches, concerns he threatens American democracy are rising yet again. Some warnings have cited Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric, willingness to undermine or malign institutions meant to constrain any president, and a combative style that strives to stretch executive power as far as possible.

The Guardian - UK

Are the young really so down on democracy?

Letters: The trend for young people to express support for ‘strongmen’ dictators is alarming but seems to be waning, writes Dr Craig Reeves, while Derrick Joad says democracy has failed them and Jane Ghosh is glad she won’t be around for a 1930s rerun

International Business Times

Oligarchs Already Own Much Of US - Can They Buy Democracy?

They increasingly own everything from access to space to how we get news on Earth and now outgoing President Joe Biden warns America's new breed of Donald Trump-allied oligarchs could gobble up US democracy itself.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Biden’s farewell warning to America; strikes on Gaza ahead of ceasefire; and curing a fear of flying

In final public address of his presidency, Biden says growing power of ultra-wealthy threatens US democracy

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Former detained journalist Greste goes on hunger strike

The extension of a prison sentence of a democracy activist in Egypt is prompting a hunger strike to draw attention to the injustice of his case.

The Independent UK

Biden warns of dangerous threat of new age of ‘robber barons’ in farewell presidential address

Biden attacks ‘tech industrial complex’ as he closes a half-century in public life with Oval Office speech

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