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Eric T. Schneiderman: Protecting Democracy in the Wake of Citizens United

2012-05-24T09:41:04Z

Nothing less than the integrity of our democracy is at stake. That's why New York is leading a bipartisan coalition of twenty-two states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold state restrictions on corporate campaign spending in the wake of Citizens United.

Read more: Supreme Court, US Supreme Court, Campaign Finance Reform, Corporations, Eric Schneiderman, Coporate-Money-Elections, Elections 2012, Democracy, Citizens United, New York Attorney General, American-Tradition-Partnership, Campaign Finance, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Politics News

Fernando Espuelas: We Can Free Cuba Now

2012-05-24T08:03:38Z

Fifty-two years after U.S. policy first sought to break the communist dictatorship with an economic embargo, the Castro regime is still in power, lording over the Cuban people, enjoying trade and diplomatic relationships with countries across the globe.

Read more: Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Glasnost, Americas, Cuban Revolution, Chinesecommunist, Castro, Democracy, Chinese, Chavez, Communism, Raul Castro, Embargo, Oil, Exiles, Fidel, Latinamerica, Europe, Asia, Miami, China, Cuba, Latino Voices News

Daoud Kuttab: Searching for the Perfect Arab Democratic Model

2012-05-23T20:49:23Z

The emerging democratic model that Egyptians will produce will most likely become a model for an Arab world longing for an end to autocratic rule that has left Arabs lagging behind the rest of the world.

Read more: Egypt, Elections 2012, Democracy, Tv Debates, Freedom of Expression, Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, Muslim Brotherhood, Presidential Debates, Egyptian Revolution, Egyptian Elections, World News

Sahar Aziz: To Stop Corruption, Egypt Needs a Freedom of Information Law

2012-05-23T14:36:19Z

For Egypt to achieve sustainable democracy, many reforms remain to be implemented, the most important of which is public access to information that permits meaningful government accountability.

Read more: Foia, Arab Spring, Egypt, Egyptian Elections, Freedom of Information Act, Democracy, Government Transparency, Egypt Elections, Egyptian Revolution, World News

Todd Phillips: Why Turnout in the Presidential Primaries Was Dismally Low

2012-05-22T16:13:18Z

It makes no sense to cling to a broken system that was never meant to be. We must be open to innovative solutions. After all, isn't innovation what Americans are best at? This is our opportunity to fix democracy and to make it better.

Read more: Corruption, Democracy, Local Electors, Presidential Primaries, Voter Turnout, Elections 2012, 2012 Election, Politics News

Aziz Nayani: NATO Summit on Afghanistan Neglected Critical Discussions

2012-05-22T14:12:53Z

Simply instituting a democracy is not enough for the future viability of Afghanistan. There needs to be discussion and increased thought behind what that democracy should look like, and how it can best fit the Afghan model.

Read more: India, Asymmetric Federalism, Nato Summit 2012, Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, Nato, Democracy, Obama Foreign Policy, Multiculturalism, Foreign Policy, World News, Political Instability, World News

Abhishek Raman: The Lady’s Leap of Faith

2012-05-22T12:50:24Z

Aung San Suu Kyi, like Gandhi and Martin Luther King, shows how one's faith and secular values can provide a much-needed moral compass for fighting social injustice in our world. Her latest move toward reconciliation is a realization of the opportunity to unshackle Burma.

Read more: Interfaith, Burma, Buddhism, Burma Human Rights, Aung San Suu Kyi, Human Rights, Martin Luther King, Myanmar, Democracy, Gandhi, Religion News

Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: The Dictator - the Not So Innocent Abroad

2012-05-22T11:08:04Z

The Dictator is further proof that it's important to laugh at tyrants, not just fear and hate them. The problem is that this doesn't necessarily make for a great movie.

Read more: The Dictator, Islam, Movie Review, Rethink Reviews, Ben Kingsley, Jonathan Kim, Jason Mantzoukas, Sacha Baron Cohen, Democracy, Comedy, Anna Faris, Video, Wadiya, The Dictator Reviews, Entertainment News

Eric X. Li: Authoritarian Art

2012-05-22T08:38:41Z

As things slow down in Basel and Miami, leading galleries, dealers, collectors and artists who congregate here are setting the art world of the People's Republic abuzz. It seems to be only an interim culmination of a 20-year trend that shows no sign of slowing.

Read more: Freedom of Speech, Art Basel, Art, Hong Kong, Globalization, Democracy, Hong Kong International Art Fair, China, Art Miami, Culture, World News

Howard Steven Friedman: Democracy's Pulse in Egypt

2012-05-19T07:38:44Z

Egypt has gone through great changes in a short period of time. It shocked the world when the protests, known here as the 25 January Revolution, overthrew the Mubarak regime. Now Egyptians and foreigners alike are eagerly anticipating the next steps.

Read more: Egypt Protests, Peaceful Revolution, Mohamed ElBaradei, Arab Spring, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt, Mohamed Mursi, Democracy, Ahmed Shafik, Amr Moussa, World News

Bob Banov and Roger Ohlsen: Reflections on the Earnest "Pursuit of Happiness"

2012-05-17T12:00:01Z

When you consider that the founding fathers of our country tried to provide us with the means for the actual separation between church and state, you ...

Read more: Social Security, Religious Beliefs, Relationship, Money, Peace of Mind, Pursuit of Happiness, Incentives, Founding Fathers, Democracy, Parenting, God, Business, Culture, Dorothy Parker, US Constitution, Capitalist Economy, Freedom, Environment, Secular, Marriage Laws, Medicaid, Medicare, Society, Eric Hoffer, Happy, Separation of Church and State, Politics News

Leslie Reece Schichtel: There's Danger in Playing Chess with Politics

2012-05-15T22:22:59Z

The object of a game of chess is to vanquish one's opponent. To do so, both players strategize each piece's trajectory to eventually lock the opponent...

Read more: Dialogue, Elections 2012, Debate, Democracy, John Dewey, Conservatives, Liberals, 2012 Election, Politics News

Eric X. Li: Democracy Is Not the Answer

2012-05-16T07:34:19Z

This is a written Q&A with Rachel Beitarie of the Israeli daily newspaper the Calcalist, published on May 3, 2012.

Beitarie: I would like to star...

Read more: Globalization, Democracy, Governance, Human Rights, China, Chinese Democracy, Chinese Politics, World News

Floyd Elliot: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

2012-05-14T15:42:06Z

Once vote-selling has become an established part of the electoral process, we will eliminate paper contracts and sell our votes online, allowing us to immediately trade in the proceeds for merchandise from Amazon or SkyMall.

Read more: Elections 2012, Super Pac, Politics, Democracy, Citizens United, Humor, Satire, Comedy, Voting, Comedy News

Phil Wolfson, MD: The 28th Amendment To The U.S. Constitution: The Omnibus Anti-Corruption Amendment

2012-05-14T15:43:08Z

The Republic based on the people's interests having sway through an unpolluted representative democracy is gone. Money and government are nearly one. The interests of the earth and our people -- the 99% -- are virtually unrepresented.

Read more: 99 Percent, Campaign Donations, Politics, Democracy, U.S. Government, Wall Street, Lobbying, Home News

Dave Johnson: Why Mitt Romney Hates Unions

2012-05-10T17:42:40Z

Is this guy a Presidential candidate from a major party, or a fringe nut? He sounds like Rush Limbaugh. HuffPost: "Mitt Romney: Obama 'Takes Marchi...

Read more: Mitt Romney, Democracy, Labor, Unions, Middle Class, Video, Business News

Aladdin Elaasar: The Next President and Savior of Egypt: Aboul-Foutoh?

2012-05-10T17:35:44Z

The coming presidential election in early June brings some hope for the Egyptians who are gasping for a wise and capable leadership that will steer Egypt to stability and prosperity.

Read more: Democracy, Human Rights, Arab Spring, Egypt Elections, Abdolmoneim Aboul-Fotouh, Aboul-Fotouh, Egypt Presidential Election, World News

Brent Budowsky: The Great Populist Wave

2012-05-10T13:51:29Z

At this moment, in our land, it is time for the true champions of the 99 percent to launch the largest voter registration, mobilization and turnout campaign in the history of freedom.

Read more: Populist Wave, Populism, Military Families, Voter Mobilization, National Front, Liberals, France, Buying Legislation, Shared Prosperity, Progressives, Shared Sacrifice, Hispanics, Inequities, Injustice, Financial Felons, Voter Registration, Jesus, Job Destruction, Buying Elections, Cheating, Medicare, Fairness, Britain, Voter Suppression, Bank of America, Homeowners, Democracy, Democrats, Voter Turnout, Wells Fargo, Austerity, Stealing Elections, Fraud, Abraham Lincoln, Patriotism, Human Rights, Voter Rights, Elites, Insurers, Consumers, John Kennedy, China, Chen Guangcheng, Republicans, Politics News

Stephen Zunes: Mali's Struggle: Not Simply of Their Own Making

2012-05-09T11:04:12Z

Despite formally handing over power on April 12, however, the junta continued to arrest opponents and still wields considerable influence. Scattered fighting between rival armed forces erupted in the capital last week.

Read more: Africa, Tuareg, Mali, Failed State, Libya, Nonviolent Action, Democracy, Coup, Mali Coup, Amadou Sanogo, World News

Rabbi Abraham Unger, Ph.D.: Why College Students Matter

2012-05-07T12:23:26Z

Change is not happening in Washington, no matter the seeming urgency of our never-ending news cycle. Real change is happening on the ground in a place ironically considered by much of America to be a universe apart: college.

Read more: Occupy Wall Street, Tea Party, College, Democracy, Interfaith Youth Core, Civic Engagement, Campus Contact, College Voters, Interfaith, Religion News

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm: Occupy a Wing of the Democratic Party

2012-05-03T17:22:11Z

Often, change does come more quickly from the inside rather than the outside. Become an alternative to the Tea Party. And then, once that happens, occupy the majority in Congress.

Read more: Jennifer Granholm, Chen Guancheng, The War Room With Jennifer Granholm, Occupy Wall Street, Democracy, Current TV, Democratic Party, May Day Protests, Video, Occupy, Occupy Movement, Politics News

Richard Kirsch: Occupy Is Right: It's the Economy, Stupid. And Don't Forget Democracy

2012-05-02T14:08:32Z

Unlike most advocates for economic justice or democracy who have separated the issues, the Occupiers got this right. We can't have an economy that works for the 99 percent until we put our democracy in the hands of the 99 percent.

Read more: Money in Politics, Democracy, May Day, Economy, Campaign Finance, Occupy Wall Street, Unemployment, Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, Politics News

Paul Ruth: Are Michigan Republicans Scared of Democracy?

2012-05-02T13:03:59Z

It might seem like an odd idea, but recent proposals, changes, and questionable intentions make this question worth answering.

Read more: Elections 2012, Direct Democracy, Democracy, Emergency Financial Managers, Michigan, Detroit News

Linda Mason: Building a New Libya From the Ground Up

2012-05-01T13:48:18Z

we should look at the overthrow of Gaddafi as a beginning, not an end, to one of the most promising political transitions since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Libyans are building a democratic society from the ground up, and that requires the world's engagement.

Read more: Women, Libya, Democracy, Youth, Gaddafi, Libya Gaddafi, World News

Frances Moore Lappe: Will Oxford Students Speak Out to Protect the Integrity of Their University?

2012-05-01T12:37:41Z

Ultimately, the question before Oxford University students right now is whether they will demand that their university's press hold to the same standards that are required of them.

Read more: Oxford University Press, Food Politics, Scholarly Standards, Environment, Democracy, Frances Moore Lappe, Journalism, Monsanto, College News