{
  "id": 2045099,
  "title": "When intellectuals respond to the dictates of power",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/when-intellectuals-respond-to-the-dictates-of-power",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T00:07:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/20/when-intellectuals-respond-to-the-dictates-of-power.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As fiscal strain, budget reallocations and state dominance deepen across Indonesia, students and intellectuals are stepping into the fray—reclaiming their historic duty to speak truth to power.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}