Democracy
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Is Israel’s new government destroying democracy? Blinken surveys situation on Middle East trip
CAIRO — As Israel in recent weeks put together its most right-wing, religiously conservative government in history, senior U.S. officials insisted…
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Can Rahul Gandhi and his 2,175-mile march save democracy in India?
JALANDHAR, India — On a cold, breezy afternoon in this city in the northern state of Punjab, a crush of people…
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Tens of thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu justice plans
Tens of thousands of Israelis joined demonstrations on Saturday against judicial reform plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government…
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Twitter’s ‘Vox Populi’ Is a Lie
In the year 798, the noted scholar Alcuin of York penned a letter to Charlemagne, King of the Franks and…
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An unlikely threat to popular democracy in California
Back in 1911, concerned that the Legislature was bowing to the special interests of the powerful railroad lobby, California voters…
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San Diegans warn ‘democracy still in danger’ two years after Capitol breach
BALBOA PARK — With the chant of “traitor” following each legislator’s name as it was read aloud, a small group held…
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Jan. 6, 2021, Two Years Later: Jailed Rioters, Historic House Investigation and a Surviving Democracy
Former President Donald Trump promised a “big protest” in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6 two years ago, tweeting “Be there,…
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Lula takes over in Brazil, slams Bolsonaro’s anti-democratic threats
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president on Sunday, delivering a searing indictment of far-right former…
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Column: Democracy around the world is looking a little healthier, at least next to the alternative
WASHINGTON — More than a decade ago, scholars began pointing to a troubling global trend: a “democratic recession.” Dozens of countries…
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Hate grows, L.A. politics go berserk and Gen Z saves democracy: Columnists dissect 2022
California dried up, but didn’t burn down. L.A. got a new mayor, and a City Hall in crisis. Then-Rep. Karen…
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