Tag: democracy
Is Mexico’s Recall Election “Democracy of the Highest Order”?
MEXICO CITY — Strolling through Mexico’s capital these days, it would be easy to assume the country’s president is at imminent risk of losing his job. [...]
‘Our democracy will better evolve because of DAOs,’ says Animoca’s Yat Siu
The rise of Web3 has paved the way for new business models that could shape the next phase of the internet. For instance, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) wi [...]
Kyrgyz national bank forex reserves stand at $2.6bn
Kyrgyz national bank forex reserves stand at $2.6bn
AKIPRESS.COM - MP Arslanbek Maliev asked about the reserves the National Bank d [...]
How a Murdoch Hopes to Save American Democracy
A separate group, launched by Novogratz, has been enlisting philanthropists to each pledge 1 percent of their net worth toward “protecting democracy” [...]
Russia officially blocked Facebook and restricted Twitter. That’s a bad sign for global democracy.
After a week of threats and half-measures, the Russian government has officially blocked Facebook and continues to restrict Twitter from the tens o [...]
Senators Look to Fix 1887 Electoral Act Putting U.S. Democracy at Risk
The Electoral Count Act is both a legal monstrosity and a fascinating puzzle.Intended to settle disputes about how America chooses its presidents, the [...]
Is American democracy really in peril? A debate with Ross Douthat.
The 2020 election was a stress test for the American political system. How well it fared is a matter of dispute: Where some see strong political in [...]
4 threats to US democracy: Election theft, minority rule, voter suppression, and an unfit GOP
Leading Democrats, many academics, liberal commentators, and left-leaning activists agree: American democracy is in grave peril. It’s besieged on a [...]
Democrats’ voting rights push in Congress is over. The fight for democracy isn’t.
If you listen to some leading liberal voices, the Senate defeat of the Freedom To Vote and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Acts could sound th [...]
Are MyPillow guy, the filibuster and redistricting all threatening democracy?
Are MyPillow guy, the filibuster and redistricting all threatening democracy?
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Biden’s voting rights plan isn’t enough to save democracy
About a year after President Joe Biden’s inauguration — and following the one-year anniversary of an insurrection that sought to block the certific [...]
Democracy dies in broad daylight … if we let it
Democracy dies in broad daylight ... if we let it
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Times Reporters Discuss Threats to American Democracy
I looked back at Biden's inauguration speech recently — which, of course, happened just weeks after the attack. "Democracy is fragile," he said. "A [...]
Jamie Raskin lost his son. He didn’t want to lose American democracy too.
The end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 was trying for most people around the world. But it was particularly devastating for Jamie and Sarah Bloom [...]
Biden to Warn Democracy Is at Risk, a Year After the Capitol Riot
WASHINGTON — President Biden plans to call on the nation on Thursday to recommit itself to a peaceful democracy, warning that it remains at risk a [...]