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November 11, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

2015 election brings good news for democracy reform in 2016 and beyond

2015 election brings good news for democracy reform in 2016 and beyond
The banner headline in the Huffington Post after last week's elections wasn't what TV pundits or presidential candidates were talking about, but as a Delawarean it made me jump for joy: “Voters Chip Away at Citizens United.” Voters everywhere are fed ...
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Houghton has not just broken taboos over Trident, he has undermined democracy
Houghton has not just broken taboos over Trident, he has undermined democracy. Richard Norton-Taylor. The military should not take sides in political decisions. In making public his fears about Corbyn's views on Trident, the head of the UK armed forces ...
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Botswana: Can Botswana's Democracy Carry Spirit of the Kalahari?
Botswana has long been hailed as a 'miracle' of democracy in sub-Saharan Africa. In the last ten years however, this gilded reputation earned during 1970's and 1980's which reflected high economic growth levels and political stability, has lost much of ...
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Myanmar election: National League for Democracy claims more seats – video
Min Ko Naing announces the National League for Democracy (NLD) has won further seats in the upper house of Myanmar's parliament. Speaking to a large crowd celebrating outside the NLD's headquarters in Yangon, Naing says the party has secured 11 of ...
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November 6, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

Good thing coming from democracy

Good thing coming from democracy
Ever since the former ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost power and the coming to the centre politics and governance of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigerians have blamed all the woes of the country on the PDP. It is common to hear ...
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Christian Democracy arrives in Britain
It may not be apparent now – and there is little British interest anyway – but Christian Democracy, in nineteenth century origin and post-war practice, really was shaped by Christian, or specifically Catholic, social teaching, from Rerum Novarum on ...
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President Sisi laments Western criticism over democracy in Egypt
Right from the get-go, Egypt's President makes it clear he wants to set the record straight. Even as we film our introduction, he hears me say to camera that while he says he has a "roadmap for democracy," not everyone is convinced. He quickly jumps in.
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October 31, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

Latest Democracy News

America in Myanmar: Jim Crow-Style Democracy
Republican Presidential frontrunner Ben Carson ignited a firestorm when he has said he would not want to see a Muslim-American elected to the country's highest office. But few are paying attention as the Obama Administration is underwriting efforts in ...
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The Lords is a ludicrous affront to democracy and accountability
According to his official statement, he did so because he “feels that it is important for democracy that the House of Lords should not override decisions taken by the elected House of Commons”. He was joined on the government side by fellow ...
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The Revolt Against 'Democracy'
The essential reality of Western governments is normally hidden behind the gauzy veil of “democracy,” only to reveal its true face in times of crisis: that's when its monstrous visage – pitted and pockmarked like the portrait of Dorian Gray by its own ...
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October 15, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

Latest Democracy News

American Democracy Project is topic
Featured speaker Jo Arney, chairwoman of the UW-La Crosse Department of Political Science and Public Administration, will discuss the American Democracy Project, a multi-campus initiative focused on public higher education's role in preparing the next ...
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US Democracy Support: 2016 and Beyond
I think that we know too well that the ideals of democracy do not realize themselves. They are realized in the determination and the passion that everyone in this community and so many of you in this room brings to the defense of liberty, justice, and ...
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Kurdistan's democracy at risk
The spokesperson for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has claimed that the protests were orchestrated by Gorran to undermine the government. However, no investigation has been carried out to verify the claim. More importantly, following the ...
Read more on Al-Arabiya