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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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 ...
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Will Guinea's experiment in democracy succeed?
While Condé's unlikely victory was a tremendous leap forward for democracy in Guinea, and Africa, the upcoming elections will be even more telling. The citizens of Guinea were open to the experiment of democracy; what the election this weekend will ...
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Erdoğan, the EU and Turkish democracy
I am not even saying it with the disappointment I feel as an academic, as someone who believed completely in democracy in Turkey, who supported with all of his might the EU accession process and who has always placed tremendous value in the West, ...
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