The Real Threat to American Democracy | NYT Opinion

For the past two years, Americans have been overwhelmed by a deluge of headlines suggesting democracy in the United States is under threat: Voter suppression. A shortage of drop boxes. Election deniers seeking key state offices. It can be difficult to gauge what stories suggest a truly terrifying threat to democracy, and which are simply…

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Brazil election: Social media content crafted for disruption | The Listening Post

In Brazil’s upcoming election, President Jair Bolsonaro is not going down without a fight. He has raised the prospect of electoral fraud, used old tricks from his media playbook to spread disinformation, and while the public is more attuned to these dangers now than it was in 2018, there is still a lot at stake.…

Brazil’s Bolsonaro meets diplomats to sow doubts on election – Mauricio SAVARESE

The Washington Post, 18 July, 2022   SAO PAULO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday invited dozens of diplomats to the presidential palace to present claims regarding supposed vulnerabilities of the country’s electronic voting system, which electoral authorities have already debunked repeatedly. Once again, the far-right leader didn’t present any evidence for his claims,…

“Autocrats feel increasingly threatened by democracy” – Kenneth Roth | HRW Chief

Agencia EFE, 13 January 2022 Autocratic regimes globally have been adopting defensive strategies amid widespread discontent and have used the pandemic to quell dissent, Kenneth Roth executive director of Human Rights Watch told Efe on occasion of the watchdog’s yearly report. QUESTION: Is there any reason to believe that democracy could topple existing dictatorships? ANSWER:…