#Democracy

Alison McGovern

Alison_McGovern

There aren’t necessarily lots of lessons from US politics for the UK. Totally different systems. Two political cultures divided by a common language, if you like. But these are things

Mx. Mik ☭ ♿ ⚧

kim_from_kansas

To all the liberals who have confused liberalism with leftism:It’s not your fault; the capitalists behind the media, behind the super PACs, behind the lobbyists all benefit from you ascribing

John Stoehr's Editorial Board

johnastoehr

1. I’m dismayed to discover that some members of my generation have sided with the generation before us in condemning a trendy catch-phrase among younger Americans. 2. Of all people,

Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️

realchrisrufo

The federal government is inducting its leaders into the cult of "microaggressions," "microassaults," and "microinequities."I've received leaked documents from the Department of Homeland Security telling wh

Darshan Sanghrajka

chiefchimpanzee

So many reasons that Boris must #sackdominic - but here are 5 important ones:1. Dominic Cummings & his wife were so ill they couldn’t look after their son, so they

Chris Curtis

chriscurtis94

In my view the biggest problem with democracy in the UK is that certain groups of people (most notably ethnic minorities and younger people) who are significantly less likely to

Rukmini S

Rukmini

There should never have been a contempt of court case against Prashant Bhushan, a great defender of our democracy, and his conviction is a travesty. But this Re 1 fine

HijackedEUrophile #WearADamnMask #3point5percent

EHijacked

You know what? I am so, so sick & tired of being lied to, gaslighted & fucked rigid by the worst PM & government in my lifetime!I am not a

Bend the Arc: Jewish Action

jewishaction

This is blatantly antisemitic.George Soros is not behind the Minneapolis uprising.That’s the same conspiracy theory that led white nationalists to murder Jews in Pittsburgh.Stop erasing the agency of protesters. They

Rachel Kleinfeld

RachelKleinfeld

I wrote my dissertation and my second book on the rule of law, and think it's the most fundamental part of any democracy. So I read @jonathanchait 's piece on

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

Those screenshots are from The New Right Papers of 1982. The contributor list is pretty interesting. Robert Hoy became a collaborator of David Duke's in the late 80s and early

Corey Wallace

CoreyJWallace

There's been some interesting Japanese+English coverage lately about former defense minister Inada Tomomi. Inada has never exactly been popular with the centre/left-end of the spectrum, but over the last two

The Party is Over

NZThePartysOver

100 Reasons to Party Vote Advance NZ - A THREAD.Over the next 10 days, we'll show you why you should vote for Advance NZ at this election.Reason #1: We will

David Hundeyin

DavidHundeyin

I've reached an important epiphany about Nigeria over the past 24 hours: The so-called government itself is in trouble and cannot enforce its will. It is desperately pushing every button

Mishi Choudhary

MishiChoudhary

#WhatsApp snooping: Mobile phone OS is far from secure India is witnessing a massive cyberattack against civilians. The civilians whose lives have been attacked include prominent rights advocates, politicians and

Brad Zubyk

Bzubyk

Thread alert: Communications lessons governments must learn (BC edition)1. Drop the slogans and rhymes - People want hard information. If you want continued buy-in, you need to trust your citizens