People gather to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and masking measures during a rally in Kingston, Ont., in November 2021. Ottawa’s proposals to bypass publishing vaccine mandate guidelines goes against the principles of good governance.
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In a time-honoured tradition of Canadian democracy, government regulations become public when they appear in the Canada Gazette. That’s why Ottawa’s proposal to bypass that step is so troublesome.
The biggest hurdle for republicans is the reality that Australia is already an independent nation. Only sentiment and inertia links us to the British crown.
You’re not the only one having trouble discerning the truth.
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Fact-checking risks oversimplifying and distorting Americans’ political conflicts, while not actually helping people find ways to work together productively.
An honorary guard of Burkina Faso soldiers.
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Addressing urgent and complex problems such as climate change involves research across the full spectrum of society – and that includes Australia’s young people.
People concerned with voting rights gathered to commemorate the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
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Voting rights are the subject of intense conflict between Democrats and Republicans. Does the degree of political outrage match the threat to voting rights?
A man protesting in New York City one year after the violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.
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Criminal charges against former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot could spark political consequences – not only for Trump, but for US democracy.
Colonel Assimi Goita has stepped back from undertakings that there would be a return to civilian rule soon.
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The January 6, 2021, Capitol riot happened a year ago. But the attempt to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power was just one part of a larger, and more long-term, attempt to undo US democracy.
‘Fight like hell’: Donald Trump speaks to his supporters on January 6, 2021.
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What happened on January 6, 2021 was a genuine co-production between Trump and his supporters.
The Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol offers an example of how refusing to accept election results can lead to violence.
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Deep-seated disagreement is healthy for a democracy. But when people lose the ability to navigate those differences, they risk seeking anti-democratic unity of thought.
Universities must be considered as not only in crisis but also as drivers of crisis in a world of climate change, biodiversity loss, authoritarianism and deep social and economic inequalities.
A delegate gets accredited during the last All Progressives Congress presidential primary.
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Adama Barrow’s re-election in The Gambia was not unexpected. It, however, leaves the opposition with an uncertain path forward and signals the shrinking status of his predecessor, Yahya Jammeh.
The Gambia has a unique system of voting that does not involve the use of paper ballots in casting votes – instead it uses marbles.
US president Joe Biden and Democratic Republic of Congo president Felix Tshisekedi at the G20 summit in October 2021.
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Africa can make important contributions to the issues on the agenda: defending against authoritarianism; fighting corruption; and respect for human rights.