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Democracy
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After Decades of Struggle, Salvadoran Communities Declare Territory Free of Mining
After years of foreign encroachment on resources, democracy is keeping mining out of El Salvador.
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You Can’t Have a Functioning Democracy Without High Quality Infrastructure
It's time for our lawmakers to start rebuilding our nation.
Henry A. Giroux | The War on Terrorism Targets Democracy Itself
The war on terror has morphed into a new form of authoritarianism, and democracy is a drone strike away from the dark times.
Occupation at University of Amsterdam Challenges the Logic of Market-Driven Education
The student occupation at the University of Amsterdam pits democracy against the logic of markets.
How the US Became an Oligarchy
According to a new study from Princeton University, American democracy no longer exists.
Plutocracy the First Time Around: Revisiting the Great Upheaval and the First Gilded Age
Americans of the 19th century managed sustained resistance to plutocratic rule.
Who’s on Your Side – Elizabeth Warren or Jamie Dimon?
If billionaires like Jamie Dimon can walk into the office of a US senator and mock her to her face, something is truly rotten in at the core of …
Tariq Ali: The Claim That Democracy Is Tied to Capitalism Is a Lie
Only populist movements that resist global institutional financial constraints will be able to restore robust democracies, says military historian and filmmaker Tariq Ali.
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The Increasing Concentration of Capital Precludes Democracy
The US and most European governments now exist to serve the needs of an oligarchy.
Diverse Coalition Urges Congress to Pass the Democracy Restoration Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) today introduced the Democracy Restoration Act, which would restore voting rights in federal elections to …