Feb 13 Google to expand misinformation ‘prebunking’ initiative in Europe By David Klepper, Associated Press Google is expanding an initiative that shows promise in fighting online misinformation. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 6:07 Security expert warns of AI tools’ potential threat to democracy By William Brangham, Sarah Clune Hartman Artificial intelligence has the potential to dramatically alter how we gather information, communicate and work. Experts are also raising questions about how it will affect governance and what it will mean for the future of our democracy. Bruce Schneier, a… Continue watching
Jan 31 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit Biden on Feb. 10 By Associated Press Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says the leaders will discuss U.S. "support of Brazil's democracy and how the two countries can continue to work together to promote inclusion and democratic values in the region and around the world."… Continue reading
Jan 10 Brazilians demand retribution, ‘no amnesty’ against Bolsonaro supporters By David Biller, Felipe Mello, Associated Press “These people need to be punished, the people who ordered it need to be punished, those who gave money for it need to be punished,” Bety Amin, a 61-year-old therapist, said on Sao Paulo’s main boulevard. Continue reading
Jan 06 WATCH: The effect of Jan. 6 on America’s democracy, 2 years later By Casey Kuhn, Laura Barrón-López Yascha Mounk, author of “The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure,” said while he is concerned and wary about how the 2024 election will go, there is good news about how the 2022 elections… Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 12:39 Brooks and Capehart on the year in politics and what’s ahead in 2023 New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to reflect on the year in politics and look ahead to 2023. Plus, they share their favorite memories as Judy departs the NewsHour anchor… Continue watching
Nov 02 WATCH: Biden calls on voters to save democracy from lies, violence By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden shined a spotlight on “ultra MAGA” Republicans — a reference to Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan — and mounting concerns over political violence. Continue reading
Oct 29 Violent attack on Paul Pelosi latest shock in country on edge about threats to democracy By Chris Megerian, Jonathan J. Cooper, Steve Peoples, Associated Press An America that can already feel like it’s hurtling toward political disintegration has been jolted yet again, this time by the violent attack on the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi less than two weeks before Election Day. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 8:33 What’s at stake as Brazilians prepare to vote in highly divisive presidential election By Jane Ferguson, Eric O'Connor Brazilians go to the polls Sunday in a hotly contested election that has drawn the world's attention. Will voters reelect right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro? Or, return the twice-elected former president known to everyone as "Lula" to power? In partnership with… Continue watching
Sep 17 Hungary faces financial reckoning with EU over corruption charges By Justin Spike, Associated Press Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is facing a reckoning with the EU, which appears set to impose financial penalties on his government over corruption concerns and alleged rule-of-law violations that could cost Budapest billions and cripple its already ailing economy. Continue reading