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Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in the city's biggest national security case
San Francisco Chronicle· 25 minutes agoA Hong Kong court Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national...
Hong Kong Convicts 14 in Largest-Yet National Security Trial
Time Magazine· 55 minutes agoA Hong Kong court found 14 opposition figures guilty in the city’s largest-yet national security...
Molly Cook holds on to Houston-based Texas Senate seat in Democratic primary runoff
The Texas Tribune· 13 hours agoState Sen. Molly Cook appears to have narrowly defeated state Rep. Jarvis Johnson in the Senate...
What to know about Mexico’s historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power
The Columbian· 13 hours agoMexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing gender,democracy and populism, as they...
Power struggle between Adams, NYC Council heats up with dueling meetings over mayoral picks, city...
NY Post metro via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoThe hearing, which got underway at 10 a.m., was taking place just hours before Hizzoner's new...
The tyranny of the majority
New Jersey Herald via Yahoo News· 7 days agoI say “democracy” because that’s what the government calls itself. Yet the levers of federal government power today ...
A City Council OK makes a better NYC: Why the mayor’s appointees should be confirmed
New York Daily News· 7 days agoSince the founding of our democracy, advice and consent has been used to protect against the abuse...
City Will End Citywide Elections For City Council After 2024 Election
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoThe city of Hayward has settled a voting rights lawsuit by agreeing to create six district boundaries for its City Council and transition its election process away from citywide ...
Americans break election ties in crazy ways − and jeopardize democracy in the process
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn case of a tie, the rankings beyond the first choice would allow election officials to determine a...
Little competition for legislative seats
Politico· 17 hours agoThe power of incumbency is particularly strong in Massachusetts by design. Incumbents are listed...reelection. And lawmakers without challengers can keep...
