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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.
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Obama’s NSA Speech Makes Orwellian Surveillance Patriotic
Michael Ratner: President Obama's assertion that our nation was formed as a result of a heroic history of surveillance is a misleading scare tactic.
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First Things First: Until We Fix Our Democracy Problem, It’s Hard to Fix Any Problem
Marge Baker: “To fix our democracy problem, we have to be able to enact common-sense regulations on political spending.”
Now You See Me: A Glimpse Into the Zapatista Movement, Two Decades Later
The Zapatistas have given our world so much, and in her report from the Lacandon jungle, Laura Gottesdiener gives us the pleasure of being inside their world.
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The New French Revolution
New theorists and activists argue that France's “representative democracy” is neither democratic nor representative, and they argue for a return to the Athenian model.
The Greek “Success Story” of a Crushing Economy and a Failed State
Contrary to the official story, Greece's economy is not recovering, and the continuation of the Troika's neoliberal austerity medicine assure the country a bleak economic and social future.
Dollarocracy: Corporate Cash in Politics
The cost of American democracy is the most expensive in the world.
The World Should Be Watching India’s “Common Man” Coup
A few months ago, India's Aam Aadmi Party was a curiosity; now, it's a call for pro-democracy movements elsewhere to step up their game.
Greg Palast | Christie and Koch in Cahoots? It’s Time to Subpoena the Committee for Our Children’s Future
Greg Palast: Far more insidious than Chris Christie playing traffic warden is the story of his secret meetings with a gaggle of billionaires - and the legality of campaign …
Author and Columnist Henry A. Giroux Says American Democracy Is in Decay
Rob Lorei speaks with Henry A Giroux, columnist for Truthout.org and author who says the state of US today has turned into an authoritarian one.