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Thailand’s Election Is Filled With These Controversial Characters. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Faced with pro-democracy protests, half-baked cannabis laws, and the comeback of the Shinawatra family, millions will cast their votes on the country’s leaders in May.
Man Jailed for Royal Defamation After Selling Calendars Featuring Rubber Ducks
Rubber ducks have become an unexpected symbol of Thailand’s pro-democracy movement, which have called for reforms to the monarchy’s sweeping powers.
A Cop Was Burned Alive During Deadly Protests in Peru
47 people have died in fierce clashes between authorities and people protesting the arrest of former president Pedro Castillo.
China’s Protests Spill Into the US. FBI Arrests a Chinese Student For Stalking.
“Post more, I will chop your bastard hand off,” the student wrote in a group, after spotting a flier in Boston in support of democracy in China.
Inside the Supreme Court Case That Could Break American Democracy
The case, which centers on the fringe “independent state legislature” theory, could weaken the power of voters’ ballots more than gerrymandering ever could.
Why Republicans Are Ignoring Extremism in the Military
Hint: It might offend a swath of their voters.
‘Barbaric’: Global Outcry as Myanmar Junta Hangs Prominent Political Prisoners
While the military has condemned more than 100 people to death since the coup, including two children, the executions were the first since the 1980s.
We Can’t Save Democracy Just by Voting
In a country as fundamentally hostile to democracy as ours, limiting it to the political sphere makes little sense.
Democrats Are Not Going to 'Vote Harder,' Primaries Show
Democrats have been voting, and voting dutifully, for decades. After a disastrous week for liberal priorities thanks to the opinions of six unelected people, the question is: What has it got them?
Trump’s Candidates Took a Beating in Georgia—But Don’t Get Too Excited
That high you feel from his hand-picked candidates getting trounced? Wait ’til the primaries in Arizona, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
‘Time to Get Out’: Arizona’s Election Security Chief Quits Over Threats and Conspiracies
Ken Matta has dire a warning about his state handing over election integrity to election deniers and conspiracy theorists.
Turmoil in Pakistan After Its Prime Minister Accuses the US of Trying to Oust Him
The allegations were followed by a constitutional crisis, dissolved parliament, and ministers resigning every day.