Truthout
Democracy
Clearing the FOG on Palestine, Israel and Egypt
Clearing the FOG radio personalities interview observers of events in Israel, Palestine and Egypt.
Building the Movement to Reclaim Democracy
An interview with Communications Workers of America union head Larry Cohen.
The Corporate “Heist” of the United States Government Began With a Memo in 1971
Unless we amend the Constitution to say that corporations are not people and that money is not speech, America will soon become a full-blown oligarchy.
Bahrain Strips Citizenship as Crack Down Continues
Reem Khalifa: Reforms promised after UN report are ignored by government.
After Deadly Clashes in Cairo, Egypt Faces One of Its Largest Political Crises Since Revolution Began
The Egyptian army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace in Cairo after six people died in clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi.
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The Battle for Democracy Is Year-Round
A federal right to vote will effectively neuter politically-motivated state lawmakers and election officials who care less about a robust democracy and more about rigging elections.
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Morsi
An autocratic democracy in Egypt?
Democracy Itself at Stake in Michigan
Michigan voters have a chance to repeal
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The Election as a Marketing Spectacle
Welcome to the most expensive election campaign on earth - and why it has nothing to do with democracy.
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Henry A. Giroux | Beyond the Dead End of American Electoral Politics: Rethinking the Crisis of Politics
The issue is no longer how to work within the current electoral system, but how to dismantle it and construct a new political landscape.