Truthout
Democracy
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Colorado Communities Battle Energy Industry to Build Community Rights
Can residents enforce their local laws against the courts?
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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.