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News Articles: democracy

Pro-Trump rioters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Jan. 6. His supporters gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.

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  • National

The clear and present danger of Trump's enduring 'Big Lie'

Fueling the Jan. 6 insurrection was the "Big Lie" that Donald Trump won the election. One year later, many warn that lie has metastasized and now poses an even graver threat to American democracy.

December 23, 2021
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By:
  • Melissa Block
President Biden spoke to participants in the Summit for Democracy from a soundstage that the White House has set up for such virtual events.

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  • Politics

Why Biden is hosting more than 100 countries to talk about democracy

The White House wants to boost global commitments to human rights and fighting corruption. But as the summit convenes, American democracy itself is under pressure.

December 09, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Detrow
Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) with Premier Li Keqiang (left) and members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the eve of China's National Day on Sept. 30.

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  • World

Not invited to Biden's democracy summit, China launches a propaganda blitz

President Biden's Summit for Democracy has kicked off. China is not invited — but it's still trying to project its own narratives about democracy.

December 09, 2021
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By:
  • John Ruwitch and
  • Emily Feng
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gives a press conference following a meeting of prime ministers of central Europe's informal body of cooperation, called the Visegrad Group (V4) in Budapest, Hungary, last month.

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  • World

A discomfort with Western liberalism is growing in Eastern Europe

People of the former Soviet bloc rejoiced when the Iron Curtain fell and embraced membership in the European Union. Hungary is an example of a growing culture clash in the conservative East.

December 04, 2021
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By:
  • Joanna Kakissis
U.S. flags, representing those who could not attend the inauguration due to COVID-19, flutter in the wind at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The American Flag Flies For Democracy, Not Against It

During this week's impeachment trial, images were shown of the Jan. 6 insurrection, which included the U.S. flag. In his essay, Scott Simon remembers more promising moments where the flag was flown.

February 13, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Simon
A vast majority of self-identified Republicans do not consider President Trump to blame for the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The Fringe Of America's Fabric

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the upcoming presidential inauguration of Joe Biden in the wake of last week's deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol.

January 16, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Portrait of American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) sitting behind the wheel of his car outside his home in Hyde Park, New York in the mid 1930s.

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  • Analysis

As Biden Prepares To Take Office, FDR's Presidential Transition Offers Lessons

President-elect Biden is looking to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's transition to the presidency for inspiration as he and his team prepare to tackle a nation in the middle of numerous crises.

December 15, 2020
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrives at a magistrate court this spring. Lai has been arrested multiple times this year, most recently earlier this month.

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  • Asia

Hong Kong Democracy Activist Jimmy Lai Denied Bail

The media mogul and prominent critic of China's ruling Communist Party remains in prison after his arrest on accusations he violated a controversial new national security law.

December 12, 2020
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Retired Gen. Chuck Boyd at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., in 2016.

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  • Elections

Retired General Backs Biden, Says A 2nd Trump Term Would Put Democracy 'At Risk'

Gen. Chuck Boyd, a former POW, says he supports Joe Biden in part because of a report that President Trump called members of the military who died in war "suckers."

October 09, 2020
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By:
  • Rachel Martin

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  • News

On Second Thought For Tuesday, July 16, 2019

50 years ago today, Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy. NASA allowed a film crew at the launch, documenting everything, from its preparation to...

July 16, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 5 more
The entrance to the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections, where voting was steady on the second day of early voting in 2016.

Can Paperwork Keep Potential Voters From Polls?

If you know Lindsay Holliday, you know he’s serious about his politics. Holliday, who most people in Macon know as “Doc,” was once a fixture at Macon...

October 24, 2018
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Some say the presidential election is a sign that Democracy is on its last legs.

Does Democracy Have A Time Limit?

Centuries ago, Plato predicted that democracy is always doomed to fail and die. He said a tyrant will always rise in democracies and end the free system...

April 06, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
GPB News NPR

On Second Thought For Monday, May 23, 2016

Come this December, millions of American workers will be eligible for overtime pay. That's because of a new policy finalized by the Labor Department. In...

May 24, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee

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