Tag: Vote
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UN backs Palestine’s bid for membership: How did your country vote?
By Al Jazeera The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has overwhelmingly voted to support a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council “reconsider the matter favourably”. Memberships can only be decided by the UN Security Council, and last month, the US…
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Trust Us, We’re the Media
The 2024 election season is marked by politicians and pundits invoking fear and claiming democracy is at stake. While fears of a collapse may seem valid, the system has survived numerous challenges, including the Capitol riot. However, the narrative of a dire threat to democracy is called into question, as the system has repeatedly demonstrated…