democracy

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Biden and Brazil's Lula find common ground against violent extremism

7:20pm February 10, 2023

by Carrie Kahn

It was just over a month ago that hundreds of extremist supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the capital and ransacked the Congress, Supreme Court and the presidential offices.

Lawyers gather in a demonstration against the Israeli government's controversial plans to overhaul the judicial system, outside the Tel Aviv District Court of Justice on Jan. 12. The new justice minister Yariv Levin outlined proposals such as allowing politicians to override Supreme Court decisions.

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Israel's far-right government wants the power to override its Supreme Court

5:01am February 04, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

Despite huge protests, Israel's new far-right government is doubling down on its first major initiative: to weaken the judiciary. Hungary and Poland's far-right did the same when they entered office.

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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is still immensely popular in Mexico. Across the country you'll find graffiti and placards that say "Que siga el presidente" (Let the president continue.)

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Mexico's president says he won't seek an unconstitutional second term

4:17pm February 03, 2023

by Eyder Peralta

His comments are important, because democracy in Latin America is in retreat. The president of El Salvador has announced he will defy constitutional term limits and run again for president next year.

Politics & Government

Election integrity groups, poll watchers, and the shrinking of American democracy

2:00pm November 07, 2022

by David Ford

Questioning who has the right to vote, poll watching, and so-called election integrity groups, all have a long history in America.

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John Steinbeck talks to media in the office of his publisher in New York on Oct. 25, 1962.

An unearthed John Steinbeck column probes the strength of U.S. democracy

3:50am October 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

Decades ago, as communists and suspected communists were being blacklisted and debates spread over the future of American democracy, John Steinbeck wrote about his homeland in Le Figaro.

Politics & Government

Election deniers are on the ballot this fall, including seven running in NC

3:32pm October 25, 2022

by David Ford

Next month’s midterms will take place with many conservative candidates claiming that the 2020 elections were fraudulent, even though there is no credible evidence to support those claims.

Pro-Trump rioters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Jan. 6. His supporters gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.

The clear and present danger of Trump's enduring 'Big Lie'

2:17pm December 23, 2021

by Melissa Block

Fueling the Jan. 6 insurrection was the "Big Lie" that Donald Trump won the election. One year later, many warn that lie has metastasized and now poses an even graver threat to American democracy.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones' warning on democracy

10:09am December 16, 2021

by Associated Press

President Biden spoke to participants in the Summit for Democracy from a soundstage that the White House has set up for such virtual events.

Why Biden is hosting more than 100 countries to talk about democracy

7:14pm December 09, 2021

by Scott Detrow

The White House wants to boost global commitments to human rights and fighting corruption. But as the summit convenes, American democracy itself is under pressure.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) with Premier Li Keqiang (left) and members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the eve of China's National Day on Sept. 30.

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Not invited to Biden's democracy summit, China launches a propaganda blitz

4:20pm December 09, 2021

President Biden's Summit for Democracy has kicked off. China is not invited — but it's still trying to project its own narratives about democracy.

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