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The pro-democracy People’s party is leading the polls, but Thailand has been here before

Youthful leader feels he can bring change this election despite the fate of its 2023 predecessor, Move Forward, which was dissolved by authorities

The Guardian - UK

There’s a competition crisis in America’s state legislatures – and that’s bad for democracy

Many Americans report frustration with the two-party system, in which the Democratic and Republican candidates are seen as the only viable options for elective office.

The Conversation

Labour thinktank close to Morgan McSweeney paid firm to investigate journalists

Labour Together hired company to look at Sunday Times and Guardian reporters after article about donations, documents suggest

The Guardian - UK

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Epstein files: who decides what information is released to the public?

One of the hardest tasks of any government in a democracy is balancing the right to know against the need to know. Just because the public wants to know something doesn’t necessarily mean that they should. But without this access to information, how can voters make informed choices and the…

The Conversation

We can reverse America’s decline

It is not good enough just to criticize Trump. We must offer a positive vision that will improve the lives of Americans

The Guardian - US

What is happening in Fulton county is a warning to America

The FBI raid in Georgia is not an aberration. It fits a broader playbook, with troubling historic precedents

The Guardian - US

Is CEO activism threatening democracy?

Intervening in the boardroom alone no longer seems to be enough for a good number of CEOs who are becoming increasingly vocal about politics. The most prominent example is Elon Musk, who publicly endorsed Donald Trump during the 2024 US presidential election campaign and later accepted a government role offered…

The Conversation

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Can Trump nationalize elections? What president’s latest bid to transform US democracy means

'What he is saying is outlandishly illegal', says Chuck Schumer after president urges 'takeover' of electoral administration

The Independent UK

When Maga oligarchs control the platforms, it isn’t really a debate about ‘free speech’

Moves to ban under-16s from social media should raise deeper questions about who controls democracy’s digital infrastructure, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Helldivers 2 grunts, your tank awaits: Completely "pancake" Automatons threatening democracy with "new heavy-hitting" Bastion Tank

"In the wrong hands this symbol of peace would become a weapon of total annihilation – a threat to freedom itself"

GamesRadar

Beware of ‘anti-woke’ liberals: they attacked the left and helped Trump win

So-called ‘reactionary centrist’ pundits proclaimed that there was a global ‘vibe shift’ in favor of the right. They were wrong

The Guardian - US

The Voice would have renewed Australian democracy. Its failure leaves us all worse off

There’s long been a fundamental issue underpinning Australia’s approach to Indigenous affairs. The state makes laws specifically about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples without any protected mechanism giving them a say in the process.

The Conversation

Alarm raised over Chinese CCTV cameras guarding ‘symbol of democracy’ Magna Carta

Campaigners criticise use of ‘vulnerable’ devices at Salisbury Cathedral and Parthenon despite their removal from sensitive UK government sites

The Guardian - UK

"To Buckley v. Valeo: The Decision that Saved Democracy," by Bradley A. Smith

"The Court's defense of political speech remains essential to American democracy five decades later."

Reason

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Can Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez become a Latin American Deng Xiaoping?

Maduro’s Sorbonne-educated successor is talking up an era of ‘reform and opening up’ modelled on China’s post-Mao boom

Reason

Israeli-American Doctor's Federal Conspiracy Claim Against CAIR and Other Critics Can Go Forward for Now

From today's decision by Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) in Winer v. Mohammad: This action arises out of alleged defamatory… The post Israeli-American Doctor's Federal Conspiracy Claim Against CAIR and Other Critics Can Go Forward for Now appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

"Celebrating Buckley v. Valeo: A Landmark of Political Freedom," by Joel M. Gora

"An original Buckley litigator shares the inside story of one of America’s most important political speech victories."

Fortune

Prediction markets can take bets on outlandish events that ‘get laundered into legitimacy,’ Gen Z’s favorite economic commentator warns

“Legitimacy increasingly flows to whoever processes uncertainty first. Markets have optimized for speed. Democracy has been designed for deliberation.”

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Euronews

Is EU democracy under pressure? Foreign information manipulation emerges as second biggest threat

A recent Eurobarometer survey ranked ‘’foreign information manipulation, interference and disinformation, including in the context of elections’ as the second most serious challenge to democracy in the EU. Experts say these perceptions should be interpreted with caution.

MyLifeXP

What the Indian Constitution Teaches Us About Equality Today

The Indian Constitution is more than a legal document. It is a living promise shaped by experience, sacrifice, and deep constitutional wisdom. It affirms that every individual matters regardless of gender, caste, religion, or background. Drafted by visionary leaders and legal experts, it carries strong authority and public trust. Its…

Fortune

The great power gap: Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold office than you are, and Oxfam warns it’s ruining democracy

“We actually do face a moment in which there is a fundamental choice between oligarchy and democracy,” Oxfam America senior director of economic justice Nabil Ahmed said.

The Conversation

One country is trying to outlaw political lying, without curbing free speech

For the past two years, the Welsh parliament – or Senedd – has been grappling with how to tackle deliberate lying by politicians and how to rebuild public trust in democracy.

Radio France Internationale

'We have to free ourselves': Bobi Wine urges Ugandans to reject election result

A week after Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni was re-elected for a seventh term, opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has evidence the polls were rigged. In an interview with RFI, he calls for peaceful protests – and a firmer stance from the international community.

Reason

"American Democracy and the Actuality of Corruption," by Jeff Milyo

"Buckley v. Valeo confines campaign finance regulation to actual corruption, rather than amorphous claims about 'undue influence.'"

The Independent UK

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser says Communist Party confuses wanting democracy with sedition

Chow Hang-tung says the slogan did not seek to dismantle Communist Party rule as she and fellow activist Lee Cheuk-yan face subversion charges under Beijing’s national security law

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