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Goodbye to Democracy? Not Quite Yet.
In a year filled with elections, the state of democracy is thriving by many measures. But there are dark clouds on the horizon.Top stories - The New York Times - 7 hours ago -
Goodbye, democracy — it’s Trump’s America now
In 2016, we could all pretend that Trump was an aberration. Not this time. People knew exactly what they were voting for.Politics - The Hill - 2 hours ago -
Goodbye to low-tax Britain
One does not need to subscribe to hyperbolic Tory rhetoric to recognise that this Budget heralded a major shiftBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
The Game Theory of Democracy
Countries where democracy is in trouble share a common pattern, and it’s a worrying one for the United States.World - The New York Times - October 29 -
Trump’s Hostility to Democracy
We explore the ways that Trump could undermine democratic traditions.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
John Dickerson says goodbye to "The Daily Report"
"The Daily Report" anchor John Dickerson bid farewell to the show Tuesday evening. He said its goal was to deliver news that treated viewers' attention like the precious thing that it is. CBS News' ...Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
Why Tony Bennett Said Goodbye to College Basketball
This version of the sport isn’t the one Bennett fell in love with, a columnist for The Athletic writes.Sports - The New York Times - October 20 -
The family shop saying goodbye after 64 years
The Hartley family has watched the world from behind the counter of their store since 1960.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Why Democracy Lives and Dies by Math
A documentary filmmaker and a mathematician discuss our fear of numbers and its civic costs.World - The New York Times - October 25 -
Europe is trapped between technocracy and democracy
As the EU fills its top jobs, the risk is that von der Leyen will end up as a leader without followers in national capitalsWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
How Do You Say Goodbye to an Abusive Family Member?
How do you cope when an abusive family member becomes terminally ill?Top stories - The New York Times - October 15 -
Daughter of Wiltshire novichok victim says she ‘never got to say goodbye’
Girl’s grandmother, Caroline Sturgess, reads statement to inquiry into death of Dawn Sturgess in 2018. The daughter of a woman killed in the Wiltshire novichok poisonings has told an inquiry into ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
Biden chokes up during final goodbye to Ethel Kennedy
President Joe Biden capped a somber yet celebratory funeral for Ethel Kennedy on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.Top stories - ABC News - October 17 -
Cuddle time capped: Airport puts a 3-minute limit on goodbye hugs
An airport in New Zealand is implementing a maximum time just three minutes for loved ones to say goodbye to their relatives with a hug.Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
Is Brazil’s Supreme Court Saving Democracy or Threatening It?
Brazil’s top court expanded its power to protect democracy. But some are wondering whether the court now represents the threat.World - The New York Times - October 17 -
Labour discovers price of freebies in our democracy
Journalists are right to raise questions over Starmer’s Taylor Swift meeting and acceptances from donorsWorld - Financial Times - October 18 -
For Executives, ‘Defending Democracy’ Can Seem Risky
Even seemingly anodyne sentiments supporting fair elections have become politically charged.Business - The New York Times - October 19 -
Democrats warn of threat to democracy in closing pitch to voters
Democrats are zeroing in on the future of democracy and former President Trump’s response to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as part of their closing pitch to voters two weeks out from Election ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Harris says ‘unhinged’ Trump is a threat to US democracy
Vice-president revives campaign message used by Joe Biden that claims her opponent is a danger to the countryBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
Navalny widow to Americans: Don't take democracy for granted
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, encouraged Americans not to take democracy for granted, in an interview on ABC’s “The View” that aired Thursday. "I ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Voters Are Deeply Skeptical About the Health of American Democracy
Nearly half say it does not do a good job representing the people, and three-quarters say it is under threat, according to a Times/Siena poll.Top stories - The New York Times - October 27 -
The Republican crackup: A clash between liberty and democracy
The real reason that we in the Republican base don’t care about Trump’s norm-breaking is because we don’t care about those norms.Politics - The Hill - October 27 -
Election workers on the front line of American democracy
Harassment, threats & intimidation of local officials is increasing ahead of the electionTop stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Cheney: 'Guardrails of democracy' must keep Trump in check
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Wednesday that citizens, courts, media and elected officials would now serve as the “guardrails of democracy” after former President Trump resoundingly won a ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Why Harris’s Push for Democracy Didn’t Land With Voters
In more than 200 interviews, voters worried not about an endangered country, but about paying rent.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
The important role of concession speeches to U.S. democracy
A concession speech delivered by the losing candidate is a patriotic tradition as old as the U.S. itself, and as Vice President Kamala Harris showed Wednesday, it often represents the most ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
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Grief and shock at Buenos Aires hotel where Liam Payne died: ‘I came to say goodbye’
One Direction fans flock to the site where their idol fell to his death on Wednesday as hotel guests express confusion. The street of the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires, where the One Direction ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
'I’m no longer the best coach to lead this program in this current environment': Tony Bennett says tearful goodbye to Virginia
In a tearful press conference, Tony Bennett said the changing landscape of college basketball played a part in his sudden retirement.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18 -
New Zealand airport causes stir with sign capping goodbye cuddles to 3 minutes
Dunedin airport boss says the move is designed to keep traffic flowing in drop-off zones and enable ‘others to have hugs’. Hugging your loved ones goodbye could land you in trouble at a New ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Hundreds of One Direction fans gather in London to sing, cry and say goodbye to Liam Payne
Hundreds of One Direction fans gathered in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday to pay their respects to Liam Payne, the former member of the British-Irish boy band who died on Wednesday after falling from ...Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
Hug it out, but make it quick. New Zealand airport sets time limit on goodbyes
Travelers leaving the New Zealand city of Dunedin will have to keep their emotional farewells brief after a new three-minute time limit was imposed on goodbye hugs in the airport’s drop-off area in ...World - ABC News - October 22 -
Is three minutes enough for a goodbye hug? A New Zealand airport has ruled it is | Arwa Mahdawi
Dunedin airport has erected signs that limit public displays of affection in drop-off zones. Is it enough time? I did a scientific experiment to find out …. Parting, as we all know, is such sweet ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
It’s goodbye to disposable vapes – for former fans like me, not a moment too soon | Hannah Ewens
Next year’s ban in England and Wales will put an end to one of the most embarrassingly era-defining trends of the early 2020s. There’s a certain combination of hedonism and delusion that the ...World - The Guardian - October 28
