It’s been 35 years since Aotearoa New Zealand’s first private network brought real competition in the television news market. Yesterday Warner Bros Discovery announced an end to all that.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (right) with Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto (left).
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When parliament blocked a radical MP from taking his seat in parliament, Burke warned that ignoring the people’s democratic will could have disastrous consequences.
New York City could be described as a news oasis – the city’s density and wealth mean there are many news outlets competing.
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Voter turnout, or the amount of people that turn up to vote in an election, is key to upholding democratic values. Does it matter on which day a country goes to the polls?
Like at this pro-PTI protest, the smoke has yet to clear following Pakistan’s election.
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The PTI, the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, won the most seats of any one party – but fell short of reaching the threshold for a majority government.
John Dewey was a proponent of active learning.
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As the country prepares to go to the polls on February 14, will the low representation of women in parliament improve? Given the systemic barriers in place, probably not.
While mini-publics have been capitalized on by governments around the world, their potential has been overlooked by member-based organizations.
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Douglas Yates, American Graduate School in Paris (AGS)
Senegal is considered west Africa’s most stable democracy because it has never suffered a coup d'etat. But all its former presidents have attempted to extend their tenure of office.
The U.S. Supreme Court.
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With their upcoming decision concerning whether Donald Trump can appear on the Colorado ballot, Supreme Court justices face the possibility that the ruling could be ignored or defied by the public.