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In California, daily life under Trump is marked by sporadic resistance and avoidance. Neither will defeat the autocrats, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Parents are encouraged to have hard conversations with children about online safety even as a world-first social media ban for Australian kids is set to begin.

Digital authoritarianism is a new way governments are trying to control citizens using digital and information technology. It is a growing concern for advocacy groups and those interested in freedom and democracy. It is especially worrying for those who initially heralded digital and information technologies as liberating tools that would…

Michael McFaul's new book feels like it was written in 2015, not 2025.

Indiana Democrat has spent the past decade working with about 200 former public officials to “fix our broken political system.”

The convention to stay out of allies’ internal affairs does not apply. What happens in America does not stay in America, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

A global shift to authoritarianism is eroding the rule of law and Australia isn't unscathed as overreaching governments create risks for democracies.

While on his way to Japan, Donald Trump called the idea of running as vice president to come back to power in a third term “too cute.” And this is exactly how dictators flirt with democracy before killing it. Was it a joke or a soft rehearsal?