How ALEC is turning our Democracy into a Corporatocracy… Talk Radio News Service By Thom Hartmann|2/6/2012 9:57 AM Our democracy is screwed. It's been long speculated that Republican state lawmakers are taking their orders from the shadowy right-wing think tank funded by the Koch Brothers and known as the American Legislative ... |
![]() RT | Putin: Russia Must 'Renew Democracy' But Cautiously Voice of America February 06, 2012 Putin: Russia Must 'Renew Democracy' But Cautiously VOA News Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is seeking a historic third term as president, has acknowledged that Russians want more say in government and the need to renew ... Mixed Reaction as Putin Urges Democracy 'Update' Putin: Democracy means dialogue, public control and feedback Putin: Russia must "renew democracy", but not hastily |
Democracy at Work in Town This Week The Daily Bronxville by Louise Snedeker (email) 59 min 39 sec ago EASTCHESTER, NY – Each week, local boards, many comprised of volunteers, meet to review issues and recommend policy in our towns and villages. If you are interested in seeing how these boards work, ... |
DEMOCRACY 101: CALLOWHILL NID FOES WENT UP AGAINST POWERFUL FORCES ... AND WON Philadelphia Daily News "They care very much about democratic principles, about what's right and what's wrong." The couple garnered praise for continuing to gather petitions even after their home was one of about 90 carved out of the district in what the Yuens saw as a ... |
![]() Sydney Morning Herald | Burma's move to democracy to be tested in April Radio Australia The United Nations human rights envoy says he has many concerns about Burma's move to democracy. Tomas Quintana spent six days in Burma, where he met with the government, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and was allowed rare access to several ... Burma: Suu Kyi Can Run for Parliament NLD Looks to Youth Before April By-election Myanmar panel says Suu Kyi can run for Parliament |
![]() MiamiHerald.com | US aid to Egypt in peril amid crackdown on pro-democracy groups Newstrack India Washington, Feb.6 (ANI): American aid to Egypt, which is estimated at an average of two billion dollars a year, is reportedly in peril with US lawmakers threatening to block assistance in response to Egypt's crackdown on pro-democracy groups. Egypt's War on NGOs Egypt: government can't influence investigation of democracy groups, but US ... |
![]() Fox News | US pro-democracy workers in Egypt facing trial San Francisco Chronicle 29, 2011 file photo, workers from a non-governmental organization National Democratic Institute, or NDI, wait as Egyptian officials raid their office in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian investigating judges on Sunday referred 43 NGO workers, including 19 ... Egypt says it'll put 19 Americans on trial in pro-democracy probe Egyptian judges want Americans at democracy groups held for trial Egypt proceeds with crackdown on pro-democracy groups |
![]() OregonLive.com | Citizens United good for wealthy, not for democracy San Francisco Chronicle It just doesn't happen to work if you think we are a democracy and not a plutocracy. Two years ago, Citizens United tore down a century's worth of law aimed at reducing the amount of corruption in our electoral system. It will go down as one of the ... Supreme Court must restore liberty, justice Money is not speech |
![]() Novinite.com | Syrians here decry violence, look for democracy in their homeland Plain Dealer (blog) "All we can do is support the people on the ground," said George Stifo of Boston, a member of the Syrian National Council and president of the US branch of the Assyrian Democratic Organization. "Our strength is the people on the ground," he said. Clinton: Bulgaria Is Democratic Example for Arab World Concerned India backs democracy transition in Syria Syria standoff no Arab Spring – former Russian PM |
Islam, democracy and prosperity: Turkey scores in Mideast, but the model has flaws Washington Post (blog) As a nation with a mostly Muslim population, it seems like a beacon of prosperity and democratic politics to Muslims in countries that are emerging from authoritarian rule, or still, as in Syria, in its bloody grip. Turkey shone in a new poll of ... |