#Democracy

C.C. Adams

lifeintimeofCV

@sarahkendzior's book "Hiding in Plain Sight" is a revelation, even for followers of the current disaster. She stitches together the long sordid history of @realDonaldTrump's criminal activity, the #GOP's happy

Bec Tulloch

Bectully

A fractured left challenge with in party fighting and factional divisions is never going to win again the engine of the Tory party with the support of the right wing

Boarding Soon

boardingsoon

Musing du jour: I was thinking of a way to explain the current state of US politics to a South African friend (being a naturalized citizen, I get it -

Kamran Shafi

KamranShafi46

However @OwaisTohid Sb. joining a PTV programme with a #KNOWN person like Sir @ImtiazGul60 Who has #ALWAYS and #CONSISTENTLY sniped at Elected, #Democratic Leaders #ALL his life DOES cast a

Alex Thier

Thieristan

My new @devex piece: Why we should be Doing Development Democratically in this era of democratic backsliding, global protest, and rising authoritarianism https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-doing-development-democratically-97977#.X1dvW95RUX8

Shireen

sheermean

#Reproaction has been putting together some explainers on why Amy Coney Barrett is so dangerous and unfit to serve on #OurCourt. A few of our initial pieces: "As a queer

Eileen Toomey-Wright

ToomeyWright

There's so much to unpack in this story by Stan Grant.First, it's easy to reject the premise: "What do coronavirus, the rise of authoritarianism and the retreat of democracy have

Rosa Brooks

brooks_rosa

In my inbox this morning: “We have your [Transition Integrity Project] documents. You will be hung for treason. Documents given to every patriot. 10 million strong. Your going to gitmo.

Lo-fi Republican

LoFiRepublican

Democracy isn't an honest system of governance—it's a way for plutocrats to implicitly offload blame for their misconduct onto constituents The whole conceit of democracy is really a form of

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BelindaJones68

And once again the Morrison Govt shuts down debate in the House of Reps.@Bowenchris is trying to debate Craig Kelly's dangerous claims about hydroxychloroquine and @AlanTudgeMP has moved the member

Yukon Cor-needlessness

McArthurMooney

A fun game is to ask a Canadian to name any members of their supreme court. A question for law people on this thread:Is our disinterest in the SCC a

Antonio García Martínez

antoniogm

“The occupational hazard of making a spectacle of yourself, over the long haul, is that at some point you buy a ticket too.”This is ridiculous reasoning. Tyson has bought a

Zach Weinersmith

ZachWeiner

Do you have any area's of thought where you have an abstract principle in conflict with some pragmatic circumstance? For example:Pro democracy, but don't like the way the people vote.Anti-polarization,

Cotto/Gottfried

CottoGottfried

Also, from the Democracy Institute: Only 4% of DJT voters are open to changing their mind -- while 12% of Biden's backers are. At the same time, just 29% of

Heidi Cuda

Heidi_Cuda

HOW DEMOCRACIES DIE: “He threatened the press, joked about ruling for life, bullied everyone..When an investigation threatened to reveal his financial corruption and complicity to criminal acts, he destroyed democracy

Ben Denison

DenisonBe

Some rapid reaction to this piece: The general premise is that the U.S. can do regime change in Tehran without using military force, and it would be generally good for