Director / Editor: Victor Teboul, Ph.D.

Looking inside ourselves and out at the world
Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based.

Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation

By Daniel Treisman, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles

Autocrats today are polished, appear mainstream and use the media, not overt repression or violence, to gain public support and consolidate power. They govern through a ‘spin dictatorship.’

Read complete article

~	Thailand: Army Trainers Jailed for Conscript’s Death

~	Jack Ball wins the Ramsay Art Prize among a who’s who of Australian young contemporary artists

~	Victorian principals will soon be able to expel students for out-of-school behaviour – is this a good idea?

~	GPs asking men about their behaviour in relationships could help reduce domestic violence

~	The Potter Museum of Art relaunches with the outstanding 65,000 Years, a Short History of Australian Art

~	The Top End’s tropical savannas are a natural wonder – but weak environment laws mean their future is uncertain

~	World Environment Day Spotlights Communities Fighting Climate Crisis

~	From barren land to thriving forest: The story of photographer Sebastião Salgado’s Instituto Terra in Brazil

~	Cambodian journalist faces more than a dozen charges after reporting on deforestation

~	DRC: Victims still waiting for justice, truth and reparations 25 years on from Kisangani war