1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (481+ words) A supporter of Brazil's presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro holds a placard depicting Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes bearing the phrase "Perdeu, mane" ("You lost, fool") during a rally held on Independence Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 7, 2026....

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (970+ words) Forty-four per cent for the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt is more than another good result for Germany’s far right. It is an electoral earthquake. More than three decades after reunification, a party…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (616+ words) “Liberty and democracy are incompatible”. It was Peter Thiel, the superhero of Pay Pal and Palantir Technologies, who thus gave meaning to the offensive against democracy that has been circulating in the United States for some time and that Donald…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (737+ words) Greek politics has never lacked ambition. Across the political spectrum, parties promise to transform the economy, reform the state, improve education, reduce inequality, strengthen institutions and deliver a better future. The political “what” is usually clear. The harder question is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (673+ words) The difficulties of the world’s oldest and largest democracies, the US and India, raise a question more fundamental than how their constitutions might be ‘tweaked.’ Can constitutional design by itself protect democracy against those who acquire power through democratic means…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (108+ words) richardhanania.com Why the anti-data center movement will lose This post is sponsored by Mechanize. They are hiring software engineers at a base salary of $300K-$400K/year, plus substantial bonuses. They also have openings for other positions, including Research Engineer ($500K base…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (930+ words) In the 20th century, the United States built the world’s dominant manufacturing powerhouse. A thriving middle class grew, well into the 1970s. The U.S. was a beacon of democracy, defeating fascism in World War II and beating back communism and other forms…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (121+ words) The IAI is hosting a live online event on Democracy and Its Perils, with a panel debate, interview, live audience Q&A, and more, on Monday, September 7th 2026 at 17:20 BST. Join Richard Wolff, Timothy Garton Ash, Priyanka Chaturvedi, and Herman Cappelen,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (83+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Autocrats can promise results. Only democracy lets citizens hold their rulers to…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (25+ words) Title: ​Assassinating Democracy in the Name of Democracy: The 21st-Century Model ​Subtitle: ​The collapse of 20th-century ideals, the rise of pseudo-authoritarianism, and the path toward …...