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Republican Lawmakers in Five States Propose Bills to Criminalize Peaceful Protest
In North Dakota, Republicans introduced a bill that would allow motorists to run over and kill any protester obstructing a highway. By Spencer Woodman.
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US demoted to 'flawed democracy' by The Economist's research arm
The U.S. has been demoted from a full democracy to a flawed democracy for the first time, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Every year, the firm's Democracy Index provides a snapshot of global democracy by scoring countries on five categories: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and political culture. Nations are then classified under four types of governments: full democracy, flawed democracy, hybrid regime and authoritarian regime.
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Michael D Higgins warns xenophobia could ‘destroy democracy’
As US president Donald Trump’s immigration ban comes under international criticism, President Michael D Higgins has warned democracy could be destroyed by racism and xenophobia. Mr Higgins told the diplomatic corps of the dangers of demagoguery which he suggested was “exploiting fears and ignorance in ways that could destroy democracy itself”. The President was addressing embassy officials from more than 60 countries at what is the traditional...
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How President Trump has already hurt American democracy — in just 50 days
Today, March 10, is President Trump’s 50th day in office. Since his inauguration on Jan. 20, Trump has governed in a way that poses a unique threat to the integrity of American democracy. Democracy is bigger than partisanship. Therefore, this is not a critique of Trump’s policy proposals. Rather, it’s a sober assessment of American democracy at a pivotal moment — and a call for Americans of all political stripes to press all politicians to agree, at minimum, on preserving the bedrock principles that make the United States a democracy.
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The Rise of the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine
There’s a new automated propaganda machine driving global politics. How it works and what it will mean for the future of democracy.
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Paraguay’s Cartes Replaces Top Officials After Congress Torched
Paraguay President Horacio Cartes replaced his top security officials on Saturday, a day after demonstrators set fire to the South American nation’s congress building to protest a measure that would allow him to run for a second term. By Andres R Martinez. (Mar. 31, 2017)
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Turkey is about to use democracy to end its democracy
The Turkish people are voting in a momentous constitutional referendum this month that would give the president unprecedented power. By Tezcan Gumus.
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Pro-Erdogan Sites Take Aim at Critics in Germany
Websites like the Ottoman Generation and Muslim Mainstream have become gathering points for supporters of Erdogan in Germany. But they are also being used to incite hatred against the Turkish president's critics. By Susan Djahangard and Katrin Elger.
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Making Athens Great Again
How does a citizen respond when a democracy that prides itself on being exceptional betrays its highest principles? Plato despaired, but he also pointed the way to renewal. By Rebecca Newberger Goldstein.
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New Wave of Fascism
Fascism is on the rise in the world again. Many totalitarian regimes and dictators in the world, Brexit, the anti-immigrant views in Europe and the rise of Christian right, the election of Donald Trump in the US, etc. They all show signs of another fascist wave in the world, similar to the one observed about a hundred years ago.
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Democracy and the Need for a Voter Certification Test
The right to vote should be contingent upon passing a test to receive a “voter certification”.
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Implications of Trump’s Election Victory
Democracy inherently assumes that people know what is best for them, and that they are educated enough, and knowledgeable enough to elect their leaders. But most election results shows again and again that when you let ordinary people elect their leaders, they will screw it up, more often than not.
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The complexity of social problems is outsmarting the human brain – by Robert Burton
When mulling over possible reasons for the alarming nastiness associated with the recent presidential election in the United States, I am reminded of my grade-school bully. Handsome, often charming, superbly athletic, the bully (let’s call him Mike) would frequently, usually without clear provocation, kick, punch and shove other classmates. Fortunately, for reasons not apparent at that time, he never bothered me.
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Online Voting Won’t Save Democracy
But letting people use the internet to register to vote is a start. By Bruce Schneier.
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France’s secret plan to ‘Protect the Republic’ in case of Marine Le Pen victory
France had a secret plan to ‘Protect the Republic’ amid fears of ‘extreme violence’ if far-Right candidate Marine Le Pen had won the presidential election, it has been reported. By Henry Samuel.
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Western democracy—as represented by the US—is 'crumbling,' Chinese newspaper claims
Western democracy as represented by the U.S. political model "is crumbling," the Global Times, China's nationalistic newspaper, said in an unsigned editorial on Friday. The state-run Chinese newspaper was weighing in on President Donald Trump's current troubles regarding ongoing inquiries into his presidential campaign and Russia.
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Naomi Klein: Trump is the First Fully Commercialized Global Brand to Serve as U.S. President
A decade after Naomi Klein published her now-iconic book "The Shock Doctrine," the best-selling author and activist reflects on how President Trump represents a form of continuous shock and how he ran a branding campaign—more than a political campaign—in order to capture the presidency. Naomi Klein’s latest book is "No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need."
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Kris Kobach wants every U.S. voter’s personal information for Trump’s commission
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has asked every state in the nation provide President Donald Trump’s new voter commission with the names, birth dates and Social Security information for that state’s voters going back to 2006. By Bryan Lowry. (June 29, 2017)
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As Hackers Target U.S. Voting Machines, We Need Leaders Who’ll Put Country Over Party
We need a paradigm shift by political leaders to protect the vote from cyber hacking. By Karen Hobert Flynn.
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The Intellectual Roots of the Radical Right
Anita Felicelli on Nancy MacLean's "Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America."
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