Category Archives: Democracy Politics

Citizens United Carpet Bombing Democracy – Cartoon

xml feed TweetCitizens United Carpet Bombing Democracy – Cartoon Image by DonkeyHotey The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision is resulting in the carpet bombing of our democracy with an avalanche of corporate cash. Wikipedia: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court holding that the First Amendment [...]

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European Union has destroyed National Democracy

Tweet The EU has killed national democracy in Greece, Portugal and each of the 27 EU member states. In Britain the Conservatives, Labour and Lib Dems refuse to let us vote to get our Democracy back through an EU referendum. UKIP are now our only hope.

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Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression

TweetStealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression “A must-read for anyone who is concerned about our deeply flawed electoral system.”—Congressman John Conyers, Jr. Politicians spew shallow words describing a self-governing American people, who select their representatives. In reality, politicians maintain power by selecting voters. Elected officials and bureaucrats control thousands of election practices—from district [...]

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As Unions, Students Join Occupy Wall Street, Are We Witnessing Growth of a New Movement?

Tweet www.DemocracyNow.org – As the Occupy Wall Street protest enters its twentieth day, New York City’s most powerful unions are set to march today from City Hall to the movement’s encampment in the Financial District. The demonstration will be bolstered by the walkout of potentially thousands of students at major public universities in New York [...]

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Occupy Wall Street Protest Enters Second Week; 80 Arrested at Peaceful March

Tweet www. DemocracyNow.org – It is day 10 of the “Occupy Wall Street” campaign. On Saturday, more than 80 protesters were arrested as hundreds took part in yet another march to Wall Street. Many of them were committing civil disobedience by walking in the street, but some say they were on the sidewalk when officers [...]

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Brazil’s Rousseff Weathers the Storm, For Now (World Politics Review Briefings)

TweetBrazil’s Rousseff Weathers the Storm, For Now (World Politics Review Briefings) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has had a rocky seven months in office. Having already shuffled her cabinet three times, twice due to corruption scandals, Rousseff is now facing a brewing controversy in the Tourism Ministry that has the potential to force a fourth cabinet [...]

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What was Alexis de Tocquevilles role in politics? What was his idea of the american democracy?

TweetQuestion by : What was Alexis de Tocquevilles role in politics? What was his idea of the american democracy? What was his idea of the american democracy? What did he say was going to happen? Best answer: Answer by rackioThe separation of powers, simple as Give your answer to this question below!

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Dylan Ratigan (rightfully) loses it on air

Tweet Share this with everyone you know. Want to DO Something? Visit Dylan’s site, www.getmoneyout.com Read the proposed Constitutional amendment draft, share your thoughts, and sign the petition. In a conversation with a show panel about the country’s debt and credit downgrade, MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan passionately calls both the Democratic and Republican economic plans, “reckless, [...]

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Democracy Now! National and Global News Headlines for Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Tweet DemocracyNow.org – This is a summary of news headlines from the United States and around the world as reported by Democracy Now! on Tuesday, January 10, 2012. To watch the complete daily, independent news hour, read the transcript or download the podcast, visit www.democracynow.org. FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on [...]

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Egyptian Bloc SMS Ad

TweetEgyptian Bloc SMS Ad Image by Kodak Agfa A spam SMS I received from Egyptian bloc electoral alliance. My mobile phone network is Mobinil which was founded by Naguib Sawiris , the chairman of the Masryeen Al Ahrar party which is by its turn the founding party of Egyptian bloc

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