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Conclusion: Tag, You’re It!
Now is the most important time for us all to be paying attention, to show up, and to wake up our friends, family, and neighbors
Is the World Too Big to Fail? The Contours of Global Order
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout; Adapted: mtsofan, FlyingSinger) The democracy uprising in the Arab world has been a spectacular display of courage, dedication, and commitment by popular …
Unequal Protection: The Battle to Save Democracy
Over the past century, corporations have repeatedly asserted that they are, in fact, “persons” and therefore eligible for the human rights protections of the Bill of Rights -- while …
Does “Democracy” Still Mean Anything? (And in Case It Does, What Is It?)
It is a possibility – nay, a likelihood - that the link between public agenda and private worries, the very hub of the democratic process, has been broken.
The Perfect Storm
A few Americans are buying our democracy as never before. And they're doing it completely in secret.
A Society Consumed by Locusts: Youth in the Age of Moral and Political Plagues
The deteriorating state of American youth may be the most serious challenge the US faces in the 21st century.
Ending Minority Rule in California: One Sentence Can Do It
California is in deep trouble because it has a dysfunctional system of government. Much of the problem can be change by one sentence.