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‘The constitutional court is easy to crack’: the threats to German democracy go on stage
Legal journalist Maximilian Steinbeis’s play A Citizen of the People shows how easy it could be for a party like AfD to upend the country’s 75-year-old democracy. A smile so sweet it will melt your ...World - The Guardian - 8 hours ago -
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What to know about changes to Mexico's Constitution that prohibit court challenges to amendments
Mexico’s federal and state legislatures, all dominated by the ruling Morena party, have passed amendments to the Constitution that prohibit courts from challenging any Constitutional reformsWorld - ABC News - November 1 -
Mexico president lashes out at supreme court amid looming constitutional crisis
Sheinbaum accuses court of overstepping as it prepares to vote on reform that makes almost all judges elected by vote. Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has accused the country’s supreme court ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
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Trump’s tariff threat sets stage for bitter global trade war
Trade experts hail ‘new era of protectionism’ with targeted countries retaliating with their own tariffs. US politics – live updates Donald Trump ’s threat to impose steep tariffs on goods ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
The Post-Cold War Era Is Finished. Liberalism and Democracy Will Go On.
A new world order doesn’t mean the old politics simply disappears.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Hong Kong Court Sentences Dozens in Case That Crushed Pro-Democracy Camp
Defendants include politicians and activists who had hoped to win control of legislature, a plan Beijing found subversive.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 18 -
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German gloom deepens as Trump tariff threat rattles exporters
Acute vulnerability to a trade conflict could push struggling economy into recession, analysts warnBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
With Days to Go, Trump Courts Apolitical Young Men
Also, the U.S. fears Ukraine has entered a grim phase. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
How private equity convinced Labour to go easy on its multimillion pound tax perk
The lobbying coup of the decade saw a major climbdown on the chancellor’s planned raid on carried interest. Nils Pratley: Rachel Reeves’s most irritating manifesto fudge “I’m glad I don’t have ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
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Mexico explains 5 easy steps to register online as a candidate for a spot on the Supreme Court
Officials laid out five easy steps for registering online as a candidate for one of nine spots on Mexico's Supreme CourtWorld - ABC News - November 11 -
Global carbon deal agreed even as US warns climate may be on ‘back burner’
Biden diplomat at COP29 says Trump’s election is ‘bitterly disappointing’ for those worried about global warmingBusiness - Financial Times - November 11 -
Trump weighs court-martial of officers involved in Afghanistan in ‘unprecedented’ kind of threat
The Trump transition team is compiling a list of current and former military officers involved in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan to determine if they should be court-martialed. NBC News ...Politics - NBC News - November 18 -
‘Our community deserves a global stage’: how LGBTQ+ events like Homobloc are going large
The rise of queer music festivals and big outdoor raves has brought visibility and empowerment to a culture once confined to underground clubs. But expansion has led to accusations of selling out. ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Cardi B says Harris inspired her to vote as candidates hold dueling Wisconsin rallies – live
Supreme court rejects Republican bid to throw out thousands of Pennsylvania ballots; Democrat condemns Trump’s remarks on Liz Cheney. Tell us: Did you vote for a different candidate than your ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Jury shown video of father slapping Sara Sharif
The home video was filmed less than 13 months before Sara was found dead with multiple injuries.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
Joel Embiid Is Back on the Court, but the 76ers’ Worries Aren’t Going Away
Philadelphia has to hot-wire its hopes of finding continuity with yet another new core group, a columnist for The Athletic writes.Sports - The New York Times - November 13 -
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Haley: Support for Trump an 'easy call'
Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley outlined the case for former President Trump in an op-ed targeting undecided moderate voters on the Sunday before the election. In her Wall ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
How Democrats Made It Easy for Trump
Why the 2024 election’s outcome was uniquely foreseeable.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
Trump Had It Easy the First Time
A host of problems that will need more subtle and sophisticated uses of force and coercive diplomacy will confront the new president.Top stories - The New York Times - November 12 -
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 -
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 - November 8 -
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Yes, democracy was on the ballot — and it won!
Democrats are angered by the American public's decision to vote for Republicans, despite their claims that Trump and Republicans are a threat to democracy, and are instead focusing on the threat of ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
The race is on to save Georgian democracy
This is not just about Georgia. This is about the future of western democracy.Politics - The Hill - 7 hours ago -
Effort to add abortion rights to Florida's Constitution fails
Florida voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
Arizona enshrines abortion rights in state constitution
Abortion will be protected in Arizona until the point of fetal viability after voters approved a ballot amendment codifying those protections into the state constitution, according to a projection ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Arizona voters enshrine abortion rights in state constitution
NBC News projects the constitutional amendment has won enough votes to pass. It’s one of 10 pro-abortion rights measures on the ballot across the country Tuesday.Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
Montana voters approve constitutional right to abortion
Montana voters approved a ballot measure enshrining abortion in the state constitution, NBC News projects, delivering a victory to advocates for reproductive freedom.Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
Montana enshrines abortion access into state constitution
Montana voters have passed a ballot measure to amend the state’s constitution to include the right to an abortion, cementing access to abortion services in the state. Constitutional Initiative No. ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Axelrod: Bondi will be responsive to Trump first, not duties of Constitution
Veteran Democratic strategist David Axelrod criticized President-elect Trump’s new pick for attorney general, arguing she will be loyal to Trump first, not the duties of the Constitution. “So, he ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Legal challenges loom as abortion is enshrined in Arizona's constitution
Top officials in Arizona have certified the state’s election resultsHealth - ABC News - Yesterday -
How Trump has changed and will change the Constitution
Without Trump, there would be no such thing as criminal immunity for presidents.Politics - The Hill - 2 hours ago -
Watch: Budget choices are not easy but responsible, says Reeves
The UK's first female chancellor sums up her Budget speech claiming she has made the "right choices".Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Thune on controversial Trump nominees: ‘None of this is gonna be easy’
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says that President-elect Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks face difficult paths to confirmation in the Senate, warning, “None of this is gonna ...Politics - The Hill - November 15
