Chile hosted a summit to defend global democracy, fight digital disinformation. Here’s what attending leaders got wrong.

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Launched in the fall of 2023, Press Forward is working to reimagine local news nationwide. Together, more than 90 funders – from local community foundations to national foundations – have invested ...

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An alarming trend has emerged across nations of the Global South, where increasing state surveillance and draconian legislation are systematically eroding democratic values.

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Graham says the aim is to choke off the financial flows keeping Russia’s war effort going. The planned tariffs would target oil-related imports, hitting economies with deep trade ties to the United St ...