From coast to coast, voters are fighting for a democracy that works for all
Under Honest Elections, registered voters will receive four $ 25 “democracy vouchers” that they can give out to the qualified city council, city attorney, or mayoral candidates of their choice, encouraging candidates to focus their campaigns on engaging ...
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HEDINGER: Put Democracy Act provisions on ballot
For 95 years, the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of New Jersey has been working to bridge the gap between candidates and voters. However, each year more and more candidates dodge debates, leave questionnaires unanswered and simply refuse ...
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Myanmar: The Atrocious Delusion of Burmese 'Democracy'
As the world's media hails Burma's first elections since 1990 and the country's 'democratic transition' from military rule, Guy Horton warns against the delusional thinking that underlies these optimistic narratives. The reality is one of murder ...
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The Man Who Saved Germany's New Democracy
'A statesman,” quipped Harry S. Truman, “is a politician who's been dead 10 or 15 years.” That wasn't true for the “little haberdasher” who built an American-led global order from scratch in the 1940s. Nor is it true for Helmut Schmidt, the chancellor ...
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