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Gerrymandering: A Plague on Both Our Parties!
Gerrymandering is the byproduct of a failed democracy.
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Don’t Let Them Silence You: Vote, Dammit
Engage, and start the conversation of democracy where you live - in your apartment complex, on your block, in your neighborhood.
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The Second American Revolution Is Brewing in Oregon
In Oregon, the capture of local government by the timber industry results in the destruction of the natural world and the poisoning of the populace, but a Josephine County …
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Time to Rethink the War on Terror
Trying murderers alleged terrorists in civilian courts sends a message to the rest of the world that America won't sacrifice its core values in the fight against terrorism.
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How Soccer Club Owners Have Become Kingmakers in Greek Politics
Greece, the land of mystical beauty and tzatziki dips, is also home to some of the worst corruption in Europe.
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Global Subversion Begets a Question for Ed Snowden
Are covert ops compatible with democracy?
Narcopolitics and the Failed State: 43 Missing Students, a Narco Mayor and an Institutional Fiasco
In what other country of the world can 43 college kids be kidnapped by police forces and life continue its political, economical and social course as if the …
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A Red State Privatization Horror Story
For Republicans, privatization is just a business opportunity.
Duvalier: Dead But Not Gone
Baby Doc may be dead, but Duvalierism is embedded in this upside down Haiti of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their presidential puppet, Michel Martelly.
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Investing in Junk Armies: Why US Efforts to Create Foreign Armies Fail
The foreign armies that the US invests so much money, time, and effort in training and equipping don't act as if the US' enemies are their enemies.