Tag: democracy
Ethiopia’s volatile path to democracy
Political parties aligned along ethnic lines intensifies existing divisions; political groups need to evolve that are free from any specific ethnic association.
A vote against crisis
Votes on important issues could take place at any time, and since it would be done via the Internet, voters could vote at any convenient time.
Stand Up America urges lawmakers to pass measure to extend vote-by-mail...
“Lawmakers must act immediately to provide emergency funding to the states to ensure that every eligible voter can cast their ballot this fall.”
A fine republic, but can we keep it?
What other parts of the Constitution does President Trump consider “phony”?
Make Washington sane again: Here’s how in six easy lessons
Fed up with gridlock in Congress? Want to make America respectable again? If you voted for Trump, 2020 is your chance to redeem yourself.
‘Democracy for sale’: Cambridge Analytica & big tech’s history of manipulating...
“So was Facebook responsible for Donald Trump getting elected? I think the answer is yes.”
From resistance to assistance: Little pushback to Trump’s Iran assassination
“Democracy dies in darkness.”
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Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
Speeding up the ‘kill chain’: Pentagon bombs thousands of targets in Iran using Palantir...
The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic. Israel has used similar AI targeting programs in Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon.
Searching for solace in a nuclearized world
The nightmare of Fukushima 15 years later.
Big Oil profits surge as Democrats push windfall tax tied to Iran war
Lawmakers and advocacy groups propose taxing fossil fuel windfalls as war-driven price spikes hit American households and deepen inequality.