SalonLiberal View Stephen Miller, Maria Bartiromo freak out over H.R. 1 putting Democrats in power "forever" verified_publisherSalonThis article originally appeared on Raw Story Fox News host Maria Bartiromo and former Trump administration official Stephen Miller worried over the weekend that Democrats will be in charge "forever" voting...
The Recount2:42U.S. Politics Gerrymandering Battle Lines Begin to Emerge The Recount - flipboard.com As congressional Democrats push redistricting reform, there are whispers within the party to punish Trump’s fiercest allies and counterbalance red states’ gerrymandering.
The GuardianHong Kong Beijing ban on Oscar-nominated documentary ‘has raised its profile’ verified_publisherThe Guardian - Emma Graham-HarrisonAnders Hammer moved to Hong Kong in 2019 to capture a David versus Goliath battle on camera, filming pro-democracy protesters in the city taking on autocrats in Beijing. Little over a year later he became...
Liberal View Opinion: Republicans Expect Americans to Obey, Not Participate in Political Life of the Nation politicususa.com - Tim Libretti In a recent interview that aired on CNBC, Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp praised the Augusta National Golf Club for not following in the …
U.S. Politics Republicans say ignorant people shouldn't vote. I say go for it, starting with your own. | Opinion freep.com - Steven Strauss, Opinion columnist Democrats and progressives generally believe voting should be a universal right easily available to all citizens, and it’s not the government’s role …
Opinion & Analysis This NC election bill would reveal big donors and end gerrymandering. We need it. heraldsun.com - Melissa Price Kromm American democracy faced unprecedented challenges in the last year. A nationwide attack on our elections, threatening to subvert the will of voters, …
South Africa DAILY MAVERICK INTERVIEW: Thuli Madonsela: The majority of South Africans feel democracy is not working for them dailymaverick.co.za - Janet Heard Professor Thuli Madonsela’s noteworthy exit from the public protector’s office four-and-a-half years ago coincided with the release of her State of …
Hong Kong Washington not defender of HK freedoms: China Daily editorial chinadaily.com.cn - 赵思远 If the actions of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and eight others sentenced to prison terms by a court in the special administrative …
MicU.S. Politics Texas Republicans are plotting to create a two-tier election disenfranchisement system verified_publisherMic - Rafi Schwartz Perhaps the single biggest, most consequential fight in American politics today is the one taking place in and around the voting booth, where …
HuffPostLiberal View Josh Hawley Loves To Accuse Others Of Doing What He Actually Did HuffPost - Arthur DelaneyThe Missouri Republican says it's Democrats who use mobs and tell big lies and try to overturn elections. Weird! A Democratic proposal to add seats to the Supreme Court is nothing more than an attempt...
Storming of U.S. Capitol Trump supporters claim to be journalists, as they fight criminal charges related to Capitol riot verified_publisherabc.net.au - ABC News It was supposed to be another routine day in American democracy, but January 6, 2021 went down in history as anything but. Key points: At least eight …
University of Georgia Voter suppression bills are the first move in a bigger battle thehill.com - Steven Wright, opinion contributor Georgia has enacted one of the most aggressive voter suppression laws of the 21st century. The law received sharp criticism from prominent …
Liberal View Do Not Let the January 6th Insurrection Slip From Memory. The GOP Want to Move on. Do NOT let them! dailykos.com - List maker NOT List taker This is going to be my shortest Diary ever. Huzzah... I found some letters to the editor in a Canadian publication, and they reminded me of how I …
Ryan Coogler ‘Black Panther 2’ will stay in Georgia and director/co-writer Ryan Coogler explains why ajc.com - Rodney Ho “Black Panther 2″ will stay in Georgia, said director and co-writer Ryan Coogler in an essay where he expressed his negative feelings toward the …
Alabama Whitmire: The fuse John Merrill’s downfall lit al.com - Kyle Whitmire This is an opinion column. When people look back at John Merrill’s career as Alabama’s secretary of state, they’ll likely remember the sex scandal …
CNNUnited States How the Trump era made redistricting more complicated verified_publisherCNN - By Dan MericaWashington (CNN) — The political upheaval caused by the rise of former President Donald Trump has forced party operatives and elected officials tasked with laying out the nation's congressional districts...
United States Faith Leaders Across US Join in Decrying Voting Restrictions nbcphiladelphia.com - David Crary,Jonathan J. Cooper,Emily Leshner In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy …
SalonLiberal View Top corporate donors who touted commitment to racial justice fund Republicans pushing voting limits verified_publisherSalonCorporate America is taking a stand against new voting restrictions around the country, boycotting states that imposed harsh new laws and speaking out against proposed limits in others. But many top corporate...
ForbesU.S. Elections New $4+ Billion Cost To Give Federal Employees A Paid Holiday On Election Day Forbes - Adam AndrzejewskiThe U.S. House of Representatives just passed H.R. 1, which adds a new paid holiday for federal employees every other year. It happens to be on the day the politicians themselves get elected. This paid-time-off...
India Is Indian democracy crumbling? cnbctv18.com - Anil Swarup “When Yog becomes Yoga it gets to be recognized in the country of origin,” I had tweeted this some time ago to highlight the fact that we are so …
U.S. Politics Why ‘Black Panther II’ will be filmed in Georgia despite restrictive voter law rollingout.com - Michael "Ice-Blue" Harris The sequel to Black Panther will still be filmed in Georgia despite many Hollywood productions boycotting the state after a restrictive voter law was …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCape Verde Cape Verde holds parliamentary election nationalpost.com - Reuters PRAIA -- Cape Verde held parliamentary elections on Sunday, with ruling party Movement For Democracy (MpD) pitted against its main challenger, the …
Conservative View Someone Tell 2021 MSNBC About 2013 Conservative-Sounding Scarborough on Voter ID! newsbusters.org - Scott Whitlock Associate Editor The hosts and journalists on MSNBC are now going out of their way to eviscerate Georgia for its new voter security law. That’s a little awkward if …
NBC NewsMichigan Politics The 'loophole' Michigan Republicans could use to sidestep Whitmer on voting laws NBC News - By Jane C. TimmThe business community has sharply criticized the package of mostly restrictive bills championed by GOP lawmakers. Michigan Democrats have promised that any bills that attempt to place new restrictions...
MSNBCAli Velshi CEOs claiming they’re “not in the business of partisan politics” are gaslighting MSNBC Errin Haines, Editor at large for The 19th, and Jelani Cobb, staff writer for The New Yorker, join Ali Velshi to discuss how corporations have been …
Al JazeeraMiddle East The Arab Spring has been misunderstood verified_publisherAl Jazeera - Safwan MasriA decade after the Arab Spring, Westerners’ perceptions of events and Arabs’ perceptions of themselves remain muddled. Ten years ago, anti-government protests in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, and...
Uganda Why US declared travel ban on Ugandan officials monitor.co.ug • Government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo says the world power has resorted to blackmail and sulking because the people they supported in the elections …
Authoritarianism In Netanyahu's Israel, Liberals Must Rely on the Integrity of Fascists haaretz.com - Odeh Bisharat Let there be no misunderstandings – there are gatekeepers in Israel. These are respectable people, whose presence adorns official meetings, sometimes …
Hong Kong Hong Kong jails prominent democrats, activists for 'illegal assembly' americanmilitarynews.com - Radio Free Asia This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. A court in Hong Kong on Friday handed down sentences to …
The GuardianRefugees By demonising asylum seekers, Denmark reflects a panic in social democracy verified_publisherThe Guardian - Kenan MalikWhat do you call a government so hostile to refugees that it wants to send them back to a country that tortures and “disappears” its critics on a mass scale? Reactionary? Monstrous? In Denmark, they call...
