Tag: Democracy
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Bolsonaro joins a rogues’ gallery of coup plotters held to account for their failed power grab
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) John Joseph Chin, Carnegie Mellon University and Joe Wright, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction on Sept. 11, 2025, puts the former Brazilian president in a rogues’ gallery of failed coup plotters to be held to account for…
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Charlie Kirk’s killing is horrific — and likely not the end of political violence
Over the next few days, we are going to hear politicians, commentators and others remind us that political violence is never OK, and never the answer. That is true. There is no room in a healthy democracy, or a moral society, for killings based on vengeance or beliefs — political, religious, whatever. But the sad…
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Top EU official von der Leyen to outline plans for dealing with Europe’s challenges in major speech
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to deliver a major state of the union speech on the challenges facing the world’s biggest trading bloc and laying out her vision for tackling them
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Uncommitted Massachusetts breaks from national group, urges third-party vote
Alameda, CA (Prism) “Given the choice between genocide and fascism, we choose neither,” the group’s Massachusetts chapter wrote in a statement Monday The Massachusetts chapter of the Uncommitted Movement has parted from the national organization, pledging to vote third-party in the presidential election unless President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris place an immediate…
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Nepal internet crackdown part of global trend toward suppressing online freedom
Nepal’s crackdown on social media companies, which led to protests and police killing at least 19 people Monday, is part of a yearslong decline of internet freedoms around the world as even democracies seek to curtail online speech
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Ken Buck, Jane Fonda set to speak at CSU for Year of Democracy
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Colorado State University’s thematic year, centering around democracy and civic engagement, will kick off 2024 with five guest speakers — including actress Jane Fonda. CSU began its Year of Democracy at the start of the 2023-2024 school year. The dive into democracy and civic engagement is the next set in the rotating annual theme that works…
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Colorado Secretary of State says 70 to 80% of ballots will be counted on Election Night
Seventy to 80% of all ballots casted in Colorado are expected to be counted on Election Night. In previous elections the state has been able to provide over 75% of the results on the night of an election, according to a media release. “In Colorado, county clerks process ballots prior to election day, which enables…