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What the Neocons Don't Get about Freedom

Mike Signer | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Charles Krauthammer, Iran Election, Demagogue, Freedom, Neocons, Democracy, Democracy Promotion, Jonah Goldberg, Barack Obama, State Department, Politics News
Mike Signer

A key aspect of constitutionalism is that it begins and ends with the people, rather than rhetoric, institutions, or leaders. Thus the genius of Obama's policy of actual democracy promotion.

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War by Other Means

Robert Koehler | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Mission in Iraq, Middle East, Saddam, Mission Accomplished, Oil, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Democracy, Israel, Bush, Politics News
Robert Koehler

What we lack as a species is a moral-spiritual force for healing that is the equivalent of any of the great mechanisms of destruction we have developed over the millennia in our obsession with dominance.

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Promoting Democracy in Africa Requires Investing in the Next Generation

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 08.08.2009 | World

Read More: University of Cape Coast, Sexual-and-Reproductive-Health, Obama Ghana Trip, Ghana, Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana, Obama, Democracy, Barack Obama, Obama Ghana, Guttmacher Institute, World News
Sharon L. Camp

Ghana provides two keys as to how best to target the continent's scarce resources to maximize impact. First, invest in young people. Second, do this through strong private-public partnerships.

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From Ni'ilin to Chernobyl and Back, in Under a Week

Hagai El-Ad | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

Read More: Gaza, Human Rights, Acri, Occupied Territories, Biometrics, Richard Goldstone, Democracy, Israel Supreme Court, Ni'ilin, Accountability, Privacy, World News
Hagai El-Ad

An IDF officer allegedly orders one of his soldiers to shoot a bound, blind-folded Palestinian detainee at close range.

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President Obama, my Response to Your Fourth of July Letter

Linda Milazzo | Posted 08.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Challenge, Thomas Jefferson, Single Payer Healthcare, Fourth of July, Government, Participatory Democracy, Military, President Barack Obama, Corporate Greed, Democracy, Healthcare, Citizens, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

I request that the President provide those who participate in our democracy every protection granted by our Constitution to challenge those policies with which we disagree.

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Scanning the Latest Blog Posts, 233 Years Ago

Louise Mirrer | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Declaration of Independence, Equality, Sean Wilentz, Princeton, Princeton University, Independence Day, Bloggers, Pamphlets, Book-Collecting, Democracy, Fourth of July, Sidney Lapidus, Blogging, Media News
Louise Mirrer

The American Revolution had its own bloggers. They were called pamphleteers and their opinions were pointed, their language was colorful, and their sense of urgency was compelling.

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Sundance Film Afghan Star Incredible

Jim Luce | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

Read More: Kabul, Islam, Sundance Film Festival, Islamic Council, Britain’s Got Talent, Pakistan, United Nations, Adam Lambert, The Kite Runner, Democracy, Mathew Luce, Film, Dari, Oprah Winfrey, Muslim, Havana Marks, Pashtun, Herat, Taliban, Documentary, Rachel Reid, Pop Idol, Dance, Afghanistan, Sharia, Ismail Khan, American Idol, Afghan Star, Incredible, Mujahiddeen, Barack Obama, World News
Jim Luce

Afghan Star is the perfect window into a country's tenuous, ongoing struggle for modernity. What I would normally consider frivolous entertainment is downright revolutionary here.

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Three Cheers for Democracy and the World Wide Web

Christina Patterson | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Democracy, China, Iran Protests 2009, Iran Election, Chinese Censorship, Media News
Christina Patterson

Vicious governments will always try to hold on to power, but a modest Englishman called Tim has made their job much harder.

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Honduras' Coup Congress Erases Five Basic Liberties

Al Giordano | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

Read More: Human Rights, Coup D'etat, Democracy, Honduras, Constitution, Honduras Coup, World News
Al Giordano

The coup defenders are afraid of losing their "freedoms." But today, in one fell swoop their leaders erased those very freedoms, atop all the other ones they've already burned alive.

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Mike Gravel on the Personal Democracy Forum

Eric Kuhn | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pdf, Flip-Camera, Youtube, Obama, Democracy, pdf09, Democratic Party, Personal Democracy Forum, Prsident Obama, Mike Gravel, Politics News
Eric Kuhn

"Change is only going to come about when people have the power to act upon the knowledge that they will acquire through the new technology," says former Alaska Democratic Senator Mike Gravel.

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Today's Elections in Albania and the Role of Youth

Erin Mazursky | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

Read More: Albanian Youth Movement, Yes We Can, Democracy, Albania, g99, World News
Erin Mazursky

This moment in Albania brings so much possibility for hope yet also so much possibility to lose that hope.

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Student Loan Forgiveness Initiative Gaining Momentum?

Jon Chattman | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Website, Gm, Grassroots, Economy, Middle Class, Stimulating the Economy, Obama, Democracy, Robert Applebaum, Student Loans, Facebook, U.S. Senate, Unemployment, Town Hall, Blog, College, Student Loan Forgiveness, Councilman, Politics News
Jon Chattman

With the lack of jobs for new graduates, as well as older borrowers, there is a looming student loan bubble about to burst.

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From Honduras to Iran: Democratic Setbacks

John Feffer | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Democracy, Honduras, China, Iran Election, Iran Protests, World News
John Feffer

The democracy we get might only be the democracy we deserve.

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Will Young People Unite to Save the World?

Michael Hais and Morley Winograd | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

Read More: Millennial Generation, Freedom, Democracy, Iran, Youth, World News
Michael Hais and Morley Winograd

21st century technologies will be used to advance the cause of freedom in Iran. But simply tweeting those words won't make it happen. Believing in them will.

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Obama and Iran, Considered

James Zogby | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

Read More: Middle East, Middle East Politics, President Obama, Democracy, Obama Middle East Policy, Obama, Iran, Iranian Election, Barack Obama, World News
James Zogby

The political leaders and commentators speaking the loudest and urging the most reckless behavior have absolutely no clue what is actually happening in Iran.

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George Will Gets It Right About Government

Dave Johnson | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Democracy, Healthcare, Politics News
Dave Johnson

The point of health care reform is to take better care of each other while lowering the costs. This is why the "public option" is necessary -- private, profit-driven companies are not designed to accomplish delivery of essential services to everyone.

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Can Iran Be A Precursor To Major Changes in the Muslim Wordl?

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Ayatollah, Shariah, Iran Election, Quran, Iran, Democracy, Muslim, World News
Parvez Ahmed

Muslims are yearning for justice that they have been denied for so long, often due to outside interference but increasingly due to internal failures of Muslim majority states.

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Facebook's Digital Rascals and the Iran Election

Pablo Manriquez | Posted 07.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Oprah Winfrey, Twitter, Palo Alto, Iran Election, Netroots, Edinburgh, Democracy, Iran, Tehran, Shaquille O'Neal, Clay Shirky, Facebook, Barack Obama, Media News
Pablo Manriquez

What was once a hopeful demand becomes a site-busting tsunami, a brute digital force veiled in Mousavi green.

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Grading Democracy on a Curve

Will Durst | Posted 07.24.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Political Humor, Political Satire, Iran, Democracy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Democracy Iran, Iran Elections, Comedy News
Will Durst

You want to rig an election, you don't claim 63%. You squeak by with 51%. Didn't you guys learn anything from Karl Rove? At least let the other guy appear to win his home district.

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GOP: Shameful Opposition

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Democracy, Obama Adminstration, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Iran Election, Iran Protests, Politics News
Amitai Etzioni

The GOP should learn the difference between a loyal opposition that raises serious objections in a sensible manner -- and a crazed one that is foaming at the mouth.

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Iran Is the World's First Pink Revolution

Diane Francis | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Iran, Human Rights, Islamic Republic of Iran, Revolution, Ukraine, Orange Revolution, Democracy, International Women's Rights, Neda, China, China Human Rights, Rebellion, Tiananmen Square, World News
Diane Francis

Iranian women are standing shoulder to shoulder in a way never before seen in a society that mistreats them so severely.

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Mongolia: A Young and Hopeful Democracy

Ming Holden | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

Read More: Mongolia Inauguration, Democracy, Mongolia Democracy, Mongolia-Election, Vote, Election, Mongolia, World News
Ming Holden

Mongolia may be a post-communist country landlocked between Russia and China, but it is also a country of Buddhists with a unique attitude that lends itself to the Democratic philosophy.

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I Caught a Case of Iran Fever - And it's now a Pandemic

Taufiq Rahim | Posted 07.21.2009 | World

Read More: Democracy, Iran, Tehran, Youth, Middle East, Election, Protest, Iran Election, Iran Protests, World News
Taufiq Rahim

The fight is not for the West and against Islam nor vice versa, but is rather a struggle for freedom pure and simple.

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Hello, Iran

Giles Slade | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Demonstrations, Iranian Revolution, Iran Election, Shah Reza Pahlavi, Democracy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader, Guardian Council, Separation of Church and State, World News
Giles Slade

Injustice and arrogance are powerful catalysts, aren't they?

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It Ain't Over till the Ayatollah Says So

Jamal Dajani | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Supreme Leader, Twitter, Mehdi Karroubi, Egypt, Middle East, Iran Election, Arab Media, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Democracy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Media, Barack Obama, World News
Jamal Dajani

Some say tomorrow will bring another dawn and, the opposition will be back on the streets, but will they really show up? The Ayatollah may have put the nail in the coffin.

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