Tag: democracy
We remember Tiananmen, the 30th anniversary of the pro-democracy protests
“This year, we remember their brave efforts in the face of violence and fight for a new generation to learn and to never forget.”
Vision is finally on the rise in US politics
Vision work leads to even more practical outcomes when, as in Vermont, advocacy groups begin to generate specific proposals to take to state legislators.
Election-meddling follies, 1945-2019
In the case of election meddling, however, this country just joined a moiling crowd of the interfered with – and largely by us.
This is how Republics die
"America will not 'bounce back' from the Trump presidency when it ends, and may lose all ability to recover at all if that presidency lasts six rather than two more years."
Redacting democracy: Blacking out the record of the grimmest aspects of...
“The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” Today, Americans are forgetting.
The growth of popular democracy
Democracy has been hijacked by "the economy" – twinned with capitalism and the "free market," and corrupted thereby.
Let the war begin: Trump versus the House Democrats and –...
This war he initiated is against the House Democrats and is based on political issues. But its also against this nation’s democracy and the people of America.
Liar, ripoff, criminal or ‘king’ – presidential exile is mission impossible
Insurmountable obstacles to removal entomb our most discredited election, another knife in the heart of democracy.
Economist Joseph Stiglitz: Capitalism hasn’t been working for most people for...
"We haven’t been challenged, to put it in a way. But we are being challenged now, because so many people have done so poorly."
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Recycling food waste could slash methane emissions and reshape the global agrifood system
New research shows that composting, anaerobic digestion, and refeeding food waste can significantly cut greenhouse gases and spare vital resources across the U.S., China, and the EU.
Majority of Democrats want party leaders replaced as DNC turmoil deepens
New polling reveals growing discontent with Democratic leadership as base pushes for stronger opposition to Trump and support for progressive policies.
Trump announces Iran-Israel cease-fire after illegal US strikes on nuclear sites
Experts warn of nuclear treaty collapse and growing backlash as Trump bypasses Congress to launch war and declare peace.
GOP healthcare bill would strip insurance from 16 million to fund tax cuts for...
Republican budget proposal would double uninsured rates in many states and lead to over 50,000 preventable deaths each year, healthcare workers warn.
A new Trump plan gives DHS and the White House greater influence in the...
Could the new plans shift key decisions to a network of task forces jointly led by the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations, the primary investigative arm of DHS?