The independents said the bill to “reform” political donations was a stitch-up by Australia’s political duopoly. It sure looks that way.
I was in the audience when Radiohead’s Thom Yorke called a heckler a coward. This episode got me thinking about freedom and protest – and how not to go about it.
If the US Supreme Court is called on to make a ruling over the presidential election,Donald Trump can be confident it will go his way.
One in three eligible voters can’t be bothered to have a say in US presidential elections. Yet voting can – and should – be a passion and pleasure.
The would-be US president admires fascists. That’s because he is one. It’s up to Americans to stop him.
Prabowo Subianto’s inauguration as Indonesian president on Sunday caps a remarkable political comeback from years on Western blacklists.
They are the members of the Electoral College. And they,in turn,are chosen by the legislatures of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
Observers say Cambodia’s change in leader is just an extension of times before,where opponents were threatened with beatings,“only they are younger”.
A political system of two major parties – like a corporate duopoly – can be a comfortable place,but it’s not clear that the business model is working.
The Global Report on the State of the Democracy,which has measured democratic performance in 158 countries since 1975,is out. It has some good news too.
Our home-grown election system is the envy of the Western world. Will it be enough to inoculate us from AI,fake news and other threats to our way of life?