- In Russia. a critic of Mr Putin, Alexei Navalny was found dead while he was in jail. This is why a healthy democracy is needed. a healthy democracies protect freedom. Without it, ruling parties can silence opposition, resorting to extreme measures. Let's safeguard democracy for a just society. https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/alexei-navalny-death-live-updates-reasons-russian-opposition-leader-vladimir-putin-russia-news-today-16-february-2024-101708087705026.html 23 comments india
- Critics Warn GOP Midterm Victory Would Be Disaster for Working Class, Democracy, and Planet https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/11/05/critics-warn-gop-midterm-victory-would-be-disaster-working-class-democracy-and 134 comments politics
- "In Critical Social Justice, as with all Marxism, democracy is an organizational principle for society that exists only when all citizens are equal, i.e., under Communism..." ° r/enddemocracy https://newdiscourses.com/tftw-democracy/ 13 comments goldandblack
- Democrats' criticisms of Biden are actually a reminder of why the GOP is such a danger to our democracy https://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-criticisms-biden-reminder-why-gop-is-danger-to-democracy-2021-9 21 comments politics
- Thousands gather for pro-Bolsonaro rallies as critics fear for democracy https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/06/thousands-gather-pro-bolsonaro-rallies-critics-fear-for-democracy 5 comments worldnews
- White House argues that voting rights protections are a national security issue | As Congress mulls critical elections legislation, Jake Sullivan argues ‘strong, vibrant democracy’ makes best case to democracies abroad that ‘our model is best’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/voting-rights-national-security-biden-b1861257.html 35 comments politics
- Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil criticized the US as a “second-tier democracy” that had “significantly overstepped its authority” when the US House of Representatives held a hearing about South Korea banning the launch of balloons filled with anti-Pyongyang leaflets. http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/996013.html 133 comments worldnews
- Trump at CPAC called out his GOP critics and again claimed he won the 2020 election, showing he's still determined to undermine US democracy https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-cpac-speech-shows-still-determined-subvert-us-democracy-2021-3 180 comments politics
- Thailand's police said to imprison pro-democracy leaders for up to 15 years for criticizing new king's recent changes in control and lavish uses of a multi-billion fortune (editorialized) https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/25/thailand-revives-royal-insult-law-as-mass-rallies-planned 7 comments worldnews
- 'Our democracy will be gone': Critics raise alarm over authoritarianism if Trump is reelected https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-09-10/trump-reelection-critics-democracy-authoritarianism 92 comments politics
- Democracy In Bulgaria - Toy Store Chain Gets Raided By The Government After Owner Dares To Criticize Them On Facebook - English In Comments https://www.mediapool.bg/darzhavata-atakuva-hipolend-sled-aktivno-uchastie-v-protestite-news311697.html#comments 32 comments europe
- American Diplomats Struggle to Defend Democracy Abroad Amid Crises at Home - Police violence and President Trump’s threats to use the military against protesters have undercut U.S. criticism of autocrats and called into question the country’s moral authority. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/06/us/politics/protests-diplomats-coronavirus.html 13 comments politics
- ‘A Sheer Attack on Democracy’: Critics Savage GOP Lawsuit Against California’s Vote-By-Mail System https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/a-sheer-attack-on-democracy-critics-savage-gop-lawsuit-against-californias-vote-by-mail-system/ 3 comments politics
- To save our democracy, we must expand the Supreme Court. Critics say such a move might cause a "death spiral" of democracy. Well, guess what? That's already here https://www.salon.com/2020/04/26/to-save-our-democracy-we-must-expand-the-supreme-court/ 211 comments politics
- What’s an Essential Service in a Pandemic? The Post Office: From the census to the November election, the Postal Service is critical to American democracy. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/us/politics/trump-wisconsin-2020-election.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_200415&instance_id=17595&nl=todaysheadlines&regi_id=68337520&segment_id=25198&user_id=b6e55f6f6979146395b2946f4fb0e01e 12 comments politics
- As Zuckerberg Defends False Trump Ads as Free Expression, Critics Say Facebook's Assault on 'Foundations of Democracy' Must Be Stopped: "To save democracy and the free press, we must eliminate Google and Facebook's control over the information commons." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/18/zuckerberg-defends-false-trump-ads-free-expression-critics-say-facebooks-assault 1736 comments worldnews
- ‘Protest Papers’ reveal extent Canadian democracy is ‘captured’ by foreign oil companies, says critic https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/07/09/protest-papers-reveal-extent-canadian-democracy-is-captured-by-foreign-oil-companies-says-critic.html 6 comments worldnews
- Brexit: PM says critics of her deal are risking democracy http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46772601 4 comments worldnews
- Poland's lower house of parliament has approved further laws to reform the judiciary - a move that critics say threatens democracy. The changes backed by the Sejm make it easier to replace the Supreme Court Chief Justice Malgorzata Gersdorf. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44909253 4 comments worldnews
- Rolling Stones legendary frontman Mick Jagger touched on Poland's controversial judicial reforms at a concert Sunday in Warsaw, after anti-communist freedom icon Lech Walesa urged the rockers to support Poles "defending freedom" over court changes that critics say undermine democracy http://www.france24.com/en/20180709-mick-jagger-reacts-walesa-appeal-over-poland-judicial-row 4 comments worldnews
- Trump critics launch democracy task force http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/371174-ex-government-officials-launch-group-to-push-for-presidential-norms?__twitter_impression=true 3 comments politics
- Romanian judicial reform: Critics decry 'parliamentary coup,' threat to democracy http://www.dw.com/en/romanian-judicial-reform-critics-decry-parliamentary-coup-threat-to-democracy/a-41923648 102 comments europe
- Facebook ‘threatens public health and democracy’: former friends of social media giant become its harshest critics http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2124156/facebook-threatens-public-health-and-democracy 7 comments politics
- Thirty countries use 'armies of opinion shapers' to manipulate democracy. Governments in Venezuela, the Philippines, Turkey and elsewhere use social media to influence elections, drive agendas and counter critics, says report. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/14/social-media-influence-election-countries-armies-of-opinion-shapers-manipulate-democracy-fake-news 8 comments technology
- Thirty countries use 'armies of opinion shapers' to manipulate democracy. Governments in Venezuela, the Philippines, Turkey and elsewhere use social media to influence elections, drive agendas and counter critics, says report. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/14/social-media-influence-election-countries-armies-of-opinion-shapers-manipulate-democracy-fake-news 539 comments worldnews
- ‘Greatest threat to democracy’: Commander of bin Laden raid criticizes Trump in speech https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/greatest-threat-to-democracy-commander-of-bin-laden-raid-criticizes-trump-in-speech/2017/02/23/771645b0-fa21-11e6-aa1e-5f735ee31334_video.html 35 comments politics
- German magazine Spiegel reacting to criticism about its cover of Trump beheading Statue of Liberty: Democracy is at the Tipping Point http://spon.de/aeu2k 5 comments politics
- Polish Defense Ministry on criticism from the US: "People who built their state as late as the 18th century are telling us what democracy is" http://natemat.pl/174205,macierewicz-ostro-atakuje-usa-budowali-swoje-panstwo-dopiero-w-xviii-wieku-i-beda-mowili-nam-co-to-jest-demokracja 291 comments europe
- The head of Australia's Human Rights Commission, Professor Gillian Triggs, has shown defiance in the face of the latest attack on her by the Federal Government, standing by her criticisms of new laws that she says limit international diplomacy and harm democracy and liberties. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-06/human-rights-chief-stands-firm-on-criticisms-of-new-laws/6526798 6 comments worldnews
- Hailing AAP's democracy, Yogendra Yadav defends Admiral Ramdas's criticism http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-hailing-aap-s-democracy-yogendra-yadav-defends-admiral-ramdas-s-criticism-2065392 5 comments india
- Critics fear Japan's democracy 'regressing' with government set to introduce new secrecy laws https://au.prime7.yahoo.com/a1/news/a/-/local/25719753/critics-fear-japans-democracy-regressing-with-government-set-to-introduce-new-secrecy-laws/ 4 comments worldnews
- Beijing punishes Hong Kong tycoon for criticism: A Hong Kong tycoon was expelled from China's top government advisory body on Wednesday after he voiced doubts about the city's Beijing-backed leader, who is struggling to end monthlong democracy protests. http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/hong-kong-tycoon-feels-beijing-s-ire-for-criticism-5854632.php 3 comments worldnews
- Edward Snowden and the disaster of privatization: "handing over control of critical public services and assets to for-profit corporations and Wall Street investment banks... entirely undermine transparency, accountability, shared prosperity and competition, the very underpinnings of democracy." http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/11/us-cohen-outsourcing-idusbre96a0t620130711?feedtype=rss&feedname=topnews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=992637 5 comments politics
- How bots silence Ron Paul critics and threaten the democracy of Reddit. http://www.dailydot.com/society/ron-paul-liberty-downvote-bot-reddit/ 990 comments politics
- Congress's attempts to curb freedom of speech through modifications of IT rules is reprehensible. The intentions are not to do good, but to muzzle online criticism of its poor governance. Thank god for a democracy, a shrill opposition... and for Anonymous. http://www.livemint.com/2012/05/17225536/govt-pledges-to-review-plans-t.html 7 comments india
- Modern criticism of liberalism, parliamentary democracy, and liberal cosmopolitanism. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/schmitt/ 4 comments philosophy
- Burma media warns of 'tragic end' for Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma's state media have published their first direct criticism of the democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi since her release from house arrest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12444777 5 comments worldnews
- And you though democracy was death in your country..Chavez closed six TV stations that criticized his "government". http://tinyurl.com/ye858ja 23 comments politics
- Facebook bans criticism of democracy as obscene content http://www.corrupt.org/news/facebook_bans_criticism_of_democracy_as_obscene_content 4 comments reddit.com
- As a public figure, you must learn to face criticism: SC tells Jayalalithaa in defamation case. The Supreme Court bench today made it clear that defamation cases cannot be used to throttle democracy. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jayalalithaa-defamation-case-tamil-nadu-supreme-court-vijayakanth-2993641/ 67 comments india