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Democracy
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Bring Back Democracy to One Person, One Vote
To get the money out of politics, Ben Cohen and others are stamping all of their dollars with messages like “not to be used for buying elections.”
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Food Fights, Corporate Trade Agreements, and States’ Rights: Democracy or Corporatocracy?
Perhaps the largest and most dynamic grassroots movement in North America today is the anti-genetic engineering, Millions Against Monsanto food movement.
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A Renewed Discourse on Inequality
Corporate personhood and the civil and criminal protections it affords exacerbate inequality and destroy principles.
In Latin American Votes, Honduran Movements Cement Role While El Salvador Poised for Historic Shift
Historian and Latin America expert Greg Grandin looks at two recent elections in Latin America with historic implications.
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A Fast Track to Eroding Our Rights
The Trans-Pacific Partnership would have disastrous implications for US consumers.
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MOOCs and the Democratization of Online Education
As presently structured, MOOCs are unable to provide the transformative education democracy requires.
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Secret Court Ruling Could Undermine Wisconsin Campaign Finance Law
A secret court ruling in the
Costs of Privatization Hidden in Plain Sight
Handing previous public services over to private corporations, without assessing the full costs, can become a 75-year-long nightmare, as in the case of parking in Chicago, argues Ellen Dannin.
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To Dump Citizens United, We Need To Legalize Democracy
Legalize Democracy is a 30 minute film by Dennis Trainor, Jr. about the movement to amend — why it is needed, and how you can get involved.
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The Keystone XL Pipeline’s “Accidental Activists“
TransCanada drew its line in the red dirt. And Crawford has drawn hers. Win or lose, a powerful force has awoken in Texas.