First defend democracy, then reach out

While people were yelling at each other in Oak Park Village Hall last Tuesday night during the village board meeting, an audience in Lund Auditorium at Dominican University were treated to a clinic on ... Read More

Banning Trump From the Ballot Doesn't Defend Democracy. It Subverts It | Opinion

But many more Democrats simply think a second Trump administration would mark the end of democracy ... Big Tech oligarch supporters to suppress news about Biden family corruption scandals to ... Read More

The world’s third-biggest democracy could be sliding backward

You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your ... Read More

Democracy today – dead or alive?

“Threats to the very idea of democracy are coming from outside and within Canada. How can we defend ourselves from these threats ... people are going to die from us connecting the world but it’s still ... Read More

No, you’re the threat to democracy: Trump’s latest alternate reality attack

The “threat to democracy” retort was Trump’s latest attempt at rebranding the truth, a practiced part of his effort to create an alternate reality for his disciples. In that mirror world ... Read More

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A direct strike on Iranian soil would almost certainly result in a brutal counterattack and risk prompting Hezbollah to launch further attacks. Read More

The Inside Story - Mideast Tensions | Episode 140 TRANSCRIPT

Mideast Tensions Episode 140 - April 18, 2024 Show Open: Unidentified Narrator: This week on the Inside Story... The Israel Hamas conflict expands its scope as Iran missiles and drones are intercepted ... Read More

Democracy's appeal is slipping as nations across much of the world hold elections, a poll finds

Representative democracy remains a favorite system of governance around the globe, but its appeal is slipping on the eve of elections in much of the world, according to a survey of 24 democratic ... Read More

Dutch aim to quarantine populism; rest of the world may follow suit

In legislatures across the European Union, politicians are erecting a "cordon sanitaire" against extremism -- a red-line tactic to block far-right parties from entering governing coalitions. Read More

The nation responds to latest attack on Israel

“The World Jewish Congress vehemently condemns the recent escalation of hostilities by Iran, marked by the launch of multiple drones targeting the State of Israel. This attack not only threatens the ... Read More

The Israeli Censorship Regime Is Growing. That Needs to Stop.

No such international coverage has been possible a thousand miles away in Gaza, where war has claimed the lives of more than 33,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, since the Oct. 7 ... Read More

Helldivers 2 player sees the world through an Automaton’s eyes

A Helldivers 2 player shares a story of the final moments of an Automatons life when it comes into contact with a Helldiver. Read More