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Biden says Americans shouldn’t forget Capitol attack — but there won’t be a repeat
President Joe Biden is decrying what he calls an “unrelenting effort” to downplay a mob of Donald Trump supporters overrunning…
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Mexico may be the world’s most democratic country
President Claudia Sheinbaum said Sunday that Mexico is “perhaps” the most democratic country in the world given that it will…
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‘Shocking’ levels of democratic backsliding across Europe – ex-Justice Commissioner Jourová
Outgoing Vice President of the European Commission Věra Jourová told The Europe Conversation its “shocking” how some EU countries are replicating illiberal…
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Eastern Europe needs new defences against attacks on its democracies
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial…
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Voters in the US don’t directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will
The U.S. has a unique system for electing a president, the Electoral College. In modern times, it has put disproportionate…
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Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy…
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In the EU, rule of law backsliding keeps weakening our democracies
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American democracy has overcome big stress tests since the 2020 election
Over the past three years, the world’s oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades. A sitting…
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Hong Kong court begins Day 2 of activist publisher Jimmy Lai’s trial
HONG KONG — The national security trial of Hong Kong’s famous activist publisher Jimmy Lai entered its second day Tuesday,…
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Voters back abortion rights, but some foes won’t relent
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The statewide battles over abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to abortion…
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