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Most Americans see unlimited election spending as a threat to democracy: Poll

OpenSecrets reports most Americans believe unlimited election spending harms democracy, urging stricter anti-corruption ...
The Nation on MSNOpinion

Is It Too Late to Remake American Democracy?

Politics / Books & the Arts / A conversation with Osita Nwanevu about the fatal flaws of our governing system, the need for a ...
Jewish Press

Defenders Of Democracy?

Is it defending democracy to convict the leader of the opposition party of 34 trumped-up (pun intended) felony charges in a kangaroo court where the judge (who legally should have been forced to ...
Jurist

‘At the Heart of Democracy Is the Idea That the People of a Nation Feel Not Only Seen, but Heard’ — An Examination of Africa’s Recent Coups

Why do coups d’état happen? Is it that bad leadership pushes people to their boiling points, compelling them to take matters into their own hands? Or is it a lack of adequate preventative laws? Do ...
Yahoo

‘Democracy Forward’ Compilation Features Tracks From Michael Stipe, Wilco, Brandi Carlile, John Prine and Tyler Childers

The 20-track Democracy Forward double album will feature songs from R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe, Wilco, Tyler Childers, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and many more ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Democracy’s defense marches on: Constitutional lawyer, activist daughter highlight annual Law Day event

NORTHAMPTON — Raised into activism and grassroots organizing, Marisol Pierce Bonifaz cites two key events that, for her, served as calls to action: U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s dismissive response to ...
The Australian

Democracy with Chinese characteristics

Beyond inspiring global solidarity, the impassioned pleas for genuine democracy in Hong Kong are even converting mainland Chinese to the cause. Determined though they may be, these democratic demands ...
The New York Times

MAGA Wouldn’t Be Such a Threat if the Electoral System Worked

Last week, President Biden gave a wide-ranging interview to John Harwood of ProPublica that touched on his presidency, the Republican Party and the present state and future status of American ...
Jurist

Trial of Jimmy Lai: ‘It’s About Freedom and Democracy,’ Says Hong Kong Freedom Committee Director

The Hong Kong trial of prominent pro-democracy activist and media mogul Jimmy Lai has garnered widespread attention globally. Lai, a 76-year-old British citizen and high-profile critic of Beijing, ...
DC Military

Dempsey: Education provides foundation of democracy

WASHINGTON - Describing himself as both a student and a teacher, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff stressed the importance of education in remarks last night at the World Affairs Council of ...
The Nation Newspaper

The burdens of democracy in Nigeria

Democratic form of government has over the years been a fascination to mankind since the Greeks evolved it in a rudimentary form in the city state of Athens in the sixth century. Democracy as defined ...