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Campaign groups to take part in appeal bids over M25 protest sentencing

Friends of the Earth said that it and Greenpeace UK would intervene in support of five protesters seeking to appeal against their sentences.

The Independent UK

Using "religious freedom" to fight back

Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush on how some churches "created a permission structure for cruelty on a massive scale"

Salon

A bigger House? First of all, where would everyone sit? - Roll Call

A new report from Protect Democracy and POPVOX probes the theoretical realms of a world with 150 extra U.S. representatives.

Roll Call

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Bolivia's Controversial Judicial Elections: A Political Power Struggle

Explore the controversy and intrigue surrounding Bolivia's judicial election, with implications for democracy and the rule of law.

Top News

‘Trump has been explicit about revenge’: Asif Kapadia on his new film about the threat to democracy

The man behind Amy and Senna has turned his attention to ‘techno-authoritarianism’ in the genre-defying 2073. He talks to our journalist – one of the movie’s unlikely stars – about the events that fed his dystopian vision

The Guardian - UK

South Korean Democracy Holds Firm Against Yoon's Martial Law Bid

South Korea's swift rebuke of martial law and removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol from office have been hailed in the country as evidence of the strength of its young democratic institutions.

International Business Times

Washington DC steels itself for Trump’s ‘takeover’: ‘We’re in for a bumpy ride’

Trump said he intends to usurp authority of the city, which he has openly disparaged – and the feeling is generally mutual

The Guardian - US

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75 years of India's Constitution is memorable journey of world's greatest, largest democracy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that India is the mother of democracy and the 75-year journey of the Constitution is a memorable journey of the world's largest and greatest democracy. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Aggrieved white men: Threat to democracy

The American South, apartheid South Africa and Germany in the 1930s: One demographic caused destruction and chaos

Salon

Helldivers 2's Illuminate invasion is the cherry on top of one of the best first years a live service game has ever had

The only good bug is a dead bug, unless it's the T-pose of democracy bug.

PC Gamer

NCGOP previews Trump threat to democracy

Republicans in the state are trying to overturn Democratic victories and prevent them from occurring again

Salon

Stop and think: An undervalued approach in a world that short-circuits thoughtful political judgment

When’s the last time you saw a pundit pause?

The Conversation

Women in Botswana make up 54% of voters, but less than 10% of parliament: political parties can change that

There’s a question that has consistently gripped Botswana’s politics: bomme ba kae? (where are the women?). It became even more urgent with the country’s 2024 general elections.

The Conversation

Illuminates invade! Helldivers 2's biggest update yet drops today with a new alien faction and four-person vehicle

We got a tour of Omens of Tyranny with Arrowhead's Johan Pilestedt: Here's what to expect when you answer democracy's call.

PC Gamer

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The Conversation

South Korea shook a presidential power grab – failure to impeach now risks damaging democracy

Days after announcing – and then rescinding – martial law in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol’s future remains uncertain.

Top News

Australia To Tax Tech Giants For News Revenue Sharing

Australian government plans to tax tech giants unless they share revenue with news media, aiming to protect democracy and journalism in Australia.

The Conversation

Why distrust in powerful politicians is part of a functioning democracy – podcast

Surveys suggest that in many western democracies, political trust is at rock bottom. Scandals, corruption, faltering economies, conspiracy theories and swirling disinformation are all playing their part. But is it really such a bad thing for people living in a democracy to distrust their government?

The Conversation

The African Union has a poor record of protecting democracy. 2024 was no different

The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has congratulated the military-led government of Gabon on a successful constitutional referendum. General Brice Oligui Nguema came to power through a coup d’etat in 2023.

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The Guardian - UK

A vote without a vote: the Saudi World Cup is an act of violence and disdain

The shamelessness of Fifa’s process was fully on show in Zurich during a display of contempt for governance, democracy, love, hope and good sense

The Guardian - UK

What Labour can do to defeat the fantasy politics of populism

Letters: John Chowcat says voters need a personal stake in democracy, while Stephen Coleman looks at why people turn to the magical thinking of demagogues. Plus letters from Anthony Papadopoulos, Colleen Molloy and Rodney Barker

Roll Call

Rep. Tony Cárdenas on his legacy and Latinos’ electoral shift - Roll Call

“Our democracy is going to survive,” says the California Democrat, who after six terms is closing out his final weeks in Congress.

The Conversation

Jacob Zuma’s MK Party poses a major threat to South African democracy – new book

South Africa’s general election in May 2024 fundamentally changed the country’s political landscape when the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority for the first time. Collette Schulz-Herzenberg and Roger Southall are the editors of a new book called Election 2024, South Africa: Countdown to Coalition. They fielded some questions.

Salon

Democrats' grief is a distraction trap

While the recriminations continue, Trump carries on undeterred

Dynamite News

MPs demand scrutiny over EVMs, push for ballot paper elections

As the opposition moves to supreme court to EVM issue, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant and Independent MP Pappu Yadav have voiced serious allegations about the technology's impact on electoral transparency and democracy. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s ‘planning laws reform’ is really an attack on local democracy

People should have a say in their surroundings. But in its bid to build 1.5m homes, the government has left them powerless, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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