When an opinion aligns neatly with popular interests and affiliations, politicians defend it with broad, sweeping critiques of any potential censoring efforts. When opinions align with opposing ...

BEIJING — An activist wanted by the Hong Kong government said he was denied entry to Singapore over the weekend for what he presumes were political reasons. Nathan Law, who fled Hong Kong in 2020 and ...

Bolsonaro's conviction has drawn praise as a sign of Brazil's democratic resilience, but it is far from the end of the story. The post After Bolsonaro's Conviction, a New, Uncertain Phase for Brazil's ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sharply criticized President Donald Trump during an exclusive interview with Reuters on Monday (September 29), saying the president has "done nothing to make our city ...

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A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist living in self-exile was barred from entry to Singapore after arriving despite the country having issued him a visa.

At 85, Peter Mutharika joins a depressingly long list of octo- and nonagenarian leaders in an overwhelmingly youthful continent.

Appearing at the UK Labour Party conference over the weekend, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed to “defend democracy itself” alongside “my mate”, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ...

Devon has more than 380 councillors now - excluding Plymouth and Torbay - but that could shrink to around 120 under new proposals ...

Shutdowns cause economic disruption. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the 2018-2019 shutdown reduced GDP by $11 billion in all, including $3 billion that will never be recovered. The ...

European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule-of-Law Michael McGrath, has said that threats to democracy have become "more common, more acute and more complex".

From the Cold War to modern media, this piece traces how propaganda, once aimed outward, reshaped the nation’s identity at home.