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Top House Republican launches probe to impeach Biden
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Israel’s Supreme Court hears arguments in showdown over judicial curbs
All 15 of Israel's Supreme Court justices appear for the first time in the country's history to look at the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul, which the government pushed through parliament in July, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The divisive law, which cancels the court's ability to block government actions and appointments using the legal concept that they are "unreasonable," is the first piece of the wider government plan to weaken the Supreme Court. (Debbie Hill/Pool Photo via AP)
opinion
The courts cannot be democracy’s last, best hope
David Moscrop
world
Some in Africa are celebrating the coups. Many are fed up and desperate for change, analysts say
Residents gesture and hold a Gabon national flag as they celebrate in Libreville on August 30, 2023 after a group of Gabonese military officers appeared on television announcing they were "putting an end to the current regime" and scrapping official election results that had handed another term to veteran President Ali Bongo Ondimba. In a pre-dawn address, a group of officers declared "all the institutions of the republic" had been dissolved, the election results cancelled and the borders closed. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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Screening for democracy, as new BRICS line up
Mike Dolan
politics
Canada mulling ‘game plan’ if U.S. takes far-right, authoritarian shift, Joly says
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly speaks with reporters at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Joly says Canada has been considering a "game plan" for how it would respond if the United States takes a far-right, authoritarian shift after next year's presidential elections. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
On the eve of elections, Ecuador’s democracy teeters on the brink
Grace Jaramillo
world
Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists partially win bid to quash convictions over 2019 protest
FILE - Jimmy Lai walks through the Stanley prison in Hong Kong, on July 28, 2023. Seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy advocates, including Lai and the city’s legal icons, partially won their bid to quash their convictions on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, over their roles in one of the biggest pro-democracy protests in 2019.(AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)
opinion
We aren’t as powerless over extremism as we may think
Rob Goodman
opinion
Donald Trump’s last chance? Or democracy’s?
The Editorial Board
world
Israeli doctors strike, more army reservists balk at service after Israel passes controversial judicial overhaul bill
Protesters block Ayalon Highway during a demonstration following a parliament vote on a contested bill that limits Supreme Court powers to void some government decisions, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Corinna Kern
politics
Politics Briefing: Poilievre promises revamped natural-disaster response in next election platform
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, Friday, June 16, 2023 in Ottawa. Poilievre's attempt to block the federal government's budget bill from passing earlier this month is the latest example of how government spending has come under scrutiny amid high inflation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
Bolsonaro cannot run for office until 2030, but his attacks on democracy demand further consequences
Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
opinion
There must be (at least) nine more ways for the Liberals to defend democracy
The Editorial Board
opinion
The West cannot let Pakistan’s democracy wither
Omer Aziz
u.s. politics
Biden, Modi announce trade, military deals in bid to contain China’s power
US President Joe Biden (R), US First Lady Jill Biden (L) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi leave the South Lawn after the welcome ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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David Johnston says China interference findings may have been based on incomplete intelligence
David Johnston, special rapporteur on foreign interference, appears at a Parliamentary Committee Meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa June 6, 2023. Photograph by Blair Gable
opinion
Pierre Poilievre is right about one thing: Special rapporteur is a fake job
Lori Turnbull
world
Mass protests against Israeli government’s plans to change legal system enter 21st week
Israelis protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 27, 2023. (AP Photo/ Ohad Zwigenberg)