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It's possible no party will get a majority in South Africa's election. Here's what that would mean
San Francisco Chronicle· 20 hours agoSeveral polls put the ANC's support below 50% ahead of Wednesday's vote, raising the prospect that...
Trump promises Libertarians a cabinet slot — and to free a notorious drug kingpin
Semafor via Yahoo News· 1 hour ago“You get people chanting End the Fed, Free Ross in a room, but these people watched him rule for...
Britain's Tories head for a July 4 beatdown — but the post-Brexit crisis isn't over
Salon via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoIf that seems like an oddly familiar scenario, at least the Brits know they no longer rule the...
Why Is This Happening? Resisting the right-wing attack on democracy with Ari Berman
MSNBC· 1 day agoThis week, we’re sharing a recording of an event hosted at the Center for Brooklyn History where...
South Africa's 4 big political parties begin final weekend of campaigning ahead of election
San Francisco Chronicle· 7 hours agoSupporters of the African National Congress, which has been in the government ever since the end of...
Supreme Court rules in favor of South Carolina Republicans in congressional district map dispute
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“Federal judges have no license to reallocate political power between the two major political...
Tens of thousands protest Taiwan parliament bills to 'defend democracy'
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTens of thousands of Taiwanese protesters rallied day and night outside parliament on Friday, as...
Divided legislature and mainland Chinese forces ruin honeymoon for Taiwan’s Lai
South China Morning Post· 13 hours agoIt was all part of a concerted effort by the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and the smaller Taiwan...
Union democracy? Not so much
The Williamsport Sun-Gazette· 20 hours agoDespite lacking majority support, these students successfully unionized — and their actions were entirely legal. Led by Shawn Fain and the United Auto Workers (UAW), about ...
Safety Valve | Republics and democracies
The Wenatchee World· 1 day agoIn other words, a republic is a representative democracy, as opposed to a direct democracy, but it is unquestionably a democracy.
