LETTERS: Kaukauna reader asks community to stand together, defend democracy 

We celebrate July 4 as Independence Day. I’m nearing 75 and never did I imagine this might be the last such celebration. For we are marching surely toward becoming a fascist country.  If you think I am being hysterical, consult the history of Germany and …

Discussing democracy, citizenship, Jeffrey Epstein, and who might succeed Trump.

Blatant Attack On Democracy: Congress After Police Foil Protest March For Restoration Of J&K's Statehood

“Jammu and Kashmir Police’s authoritarian mishandling of Congress MLAs, stopped from marching for J&K statehood, is a shameful attack on democracy. Elected voices are being brutally curbed. We demand justice and restoration of our rights, as promised …

Ukraine’s tools for voteless democracy

For the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion more than three years ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reshuffled his Cabinet. The big news: Yulia Svyrydenko, a young economist with close ties to Western countries, is the new prime …

No compromise when it comes to 1971, independence or democracy: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday urged the interim government to promptly move towards holding elections, warning that the situation is becoming increasingly complicated as time passes. "The 1971 and independence are at …

More people believing conspiracy theories could threaten democracy and public health

Growing numbers of conspiracy theorists could pose a threat to democracy, national security and even cause a surge in deadly diseases, experts fear. Around a third of Brits are thought to believe in conspiracy theories such as “15-minute cities” being a …

How China hounds pro-democracy activists in Boston

“It was heart-wrenching to see my aging parents suffer from this targeted repression,” Hui told me. “I felt guilty for bringing this on them.” Hui’s case is an example of what the FBI describes as transnational repression — when authoritarian governments …

Automatic voter registration: a huge step forward for democracy – and a chance to bring missing millions into elections

The UK government has announced planned changes to elections which it claims to be “the boldest and most ambitious change to our democracy for decades”. This includes extending the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds at parliamentary elections – but also …

Active citizens: Phakeng speaks out on threats to SA’s democracy

South Africans should take confront the many problems the country faces before it is too late, says former UCT vice-chancellor professor Mamokgethi Phakeng. Phakeng was speaking at Hope Restoration Ministries in Kempton Park on Friday. “We have begun to …

Bill White: Surrendering common sense, decency and democracy to join MAGA

If you’ve been wondering how so many apparently accomplished, intelligent congressional Republicans — even from swing districts such as our own — could be abandoning their constitutional responsibility to check the president’s attempt to turn the United …