Thousands marched in silence against racial violence after a riot left hundreds of blacks dead and thousands homeless. The demands of black people in 2017 remain the same as they did in 1917.
Four pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers of the Legislative Council have been ousted.
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Zambia has gone from a country where people engaged freely in open political debate to one where most people now look over their shoulders to see who’s listening.
After a high point in 2011, it looked like a global wave of protest had crested. But another one is surging.
A child walks past Mongolians holding up banners at a protest against offshore account holders in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in March.
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Amid the rising forces of populism and nationalism, it’s easy to fear a new age of tyranny. But history proves tyrants are often no match against democracy and its defenders.
A new book expresses concern that the ‘average American’ has base knowledge so low that it is now plummeting to ‘aggressively wrong’.
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Tom Nichols’ book The Death of Expertise examines why the relationship between experts and citizens in a democracy is collapsing, and what can be done about it.
Supporters of Jakarta’s former Governor Basuki ‘Ahok’ Tjahaja Purnama.
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Musicians who learned how to play through a state-funded program called El Sistema are taking their instruments to the streets to protest the government.
The prevailing mandate of the South African Reserve Bank is informed by sound economics and the need to protect the institution from the whims of politicians.
Scott Morrison talked about the challenges of a nation indifferent to the business of politics.
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Politics podcast: Gladys Berejiklian on the need to reform federal-state partnerships
With her government having just handed down a budget with an enviable surplus, Gladys Berejiklian says the Gonski legislation will leave NSW better off 'in terms of dollars'.
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago. The role of South Africa’s central bank is at the centre of a heated debate.
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South Africa’s democracy is in trouble. But the challenge is less about who should control state institutions, and more about how they can be refashioned to deliver to the poor.
President Donald Trump speaks at the White House.
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The rule of law can take on different meanings depending whom you ask and where you are – but in the US it pretty much means one thing.
A government of national unity has served South Africa well before. It should consider forming another after President Jacob Zuma leaves office.
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South Africa needs to start thinking about life after President Jacob Zuma. Given the damage that he’s done, serious thought should be given to forming a government of national unity.
Starting them young.
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