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In South Africa: Political Architects and their Forsaken Political Son
Since his divorce with the ANC and its leader and South African president, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema has not given up on what he knows best: politics.
Insider Traders in Congress May Soon Be Revealed by the Bipartisan “Political Intelligence Transparency Act”
Statement of Craig Holman, Government Affairs Lobbyist, Public Citizen's Congress Watch Division.
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A Digital Desert: The Internet Debate Pits Local Communities Against Broadband Giants
High-speed internet service is not available in much of Bradley County, Tennessee. But local advocates and lawmakers are pushing for municipal broadband - against major broadband companies and their …
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“They” Live; “They” Rule
In “They Rule: The 1% v. Democracy,” author Paul Street describes how John Carpenter prefigured our present moment when all conspires to make resistance seem futile and alternatives, non-existent, …
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Machiavelli and Oligarchic Democracy
Machiavelli thought that curbing the appetites of the super-rich and super-powerful was essential for promoting and protecting everyone's freedom and happiness. He was right. And what was true at …
Corruption, Clientelism and Censorship in Greece’s Media Landscape
Greece's media landscape has been marked by ever-declining freedoms of speech and the press.
An Open Letter to Humanitarian Interventionists
Calls for US military action in Iraq and Syria in response to the tragic killings of westerners ignore the wider context of instability in the Middle East.
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Senate GOP Blocks Fair Pay, Continues War on Women
Some things, it seems, never change. Not even in an election year.
Chevron Sounds Alarm Against East Bay “Anarchism“
It sure makes running for municipal office a lot easier if your name is Al rather than Eduardo Martinez.
Hope, Voting and Creating the World You Want to Live In
Getting to the polls is just the first step.