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Copenhagen: An Anti-Globalization Movement Comes of Age
World Change Cafe —
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By Naomi Klein, The Nation The book is a fascinating account of what really happened in Seattle, but when I spoke to David Solnit, the direct-action guru who helped engineer the shutdown, I found him less interested in reminiscing about 1999 than in talking about the upcoming United Nations climate change summit in ...4 hours ago -
Get Out Of My Country
DhafirTrial —
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This is a must listen - Interview With Malalai Joya Malalai Joya was 27-years-old when she became the youngest person elected to the new Afghan Parliament. She’s now suspended from Parliament for criticizing other MPs and accusing many of being warlords and criminals. She calls Afghanistan’s democracy a ...4 hours ago -
We won’t get into broad, sweeping over-generalizations
Beers with Demo —
Authority: 525
... well let you do that. Transparency International released their wildly anticipated annual Corruption Perceptions Index report this week. The report measures perceived levels of public sector corruption in 180 countries, drawing on surveys of businesses and experts. The bad guys: 1. Somalia 2. ...5 hours ago -
NED Watch: Cuba and Honduras
it's all one thing —
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If youve seen claims like Cuban poll: 82% say life so-so or worse , the explanation is in US peddling yet more lies about Cuba . Will the National Democratic Institute Support the Coup in Honduras?5 hours ago -
Obama dun stol da elektiun!
nixon the hand —
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According to a new poll from Public Policy Polling, 52% of republicans believe that Barack Obama stole the election of 2008 with the help of ACORN to you I have to say:5 hours ago -
D.C. Board of Elections Refuses Public Vote on Same-Sex Marriage
The United Families International Blog —
Authority: 476
On Tuesday, the Washington, D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics voted to refuse a ballot initiative that would open the definition of marriage in D.C. for public vote, claiming the initiative violated human rights. The board denied the petition the same day it scheduled a December 1 City Council vote on the ...5 hours ago -
Ominous echoes in China’s anti-Uyghur backlash
Democracy Digest —
Authority: 435
The challenge of confronting Uyghur stereotypes and elevating support for their demands for autonomy and democratic rights requires a new dialog between Uyghurs, Han Chinese dissidents and human rights activists internationally, a Washington conference heard today.China’s communist authorities had reacted to the ...6 hours ago -
Jacksonian Democracy
Socyberty —
Authority: 549
Economically, the country suffered and new conflicts were sparked. Andrew Jackson was referred to as the president of the common man. He believed that no one region or class should favor over another. He lived up to that name when he fought hard to give the common man more say within the country. He started by ...7 hours ago -
A Modest Proposal : Eat the Rich!
The Rag Blog —
Authority: 539
Photo by chrisjfry / Flickr.Serve the people!Carve up Wall StreetBy Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / November 20, 2009See Amy Goodmans interview with Robert Scheer on Wall Street and the economy, from Democracy Now!, Below.Yesterday, Democracy Now! reported that two major records have been broken in 2009 -- Wall St. ...7 hours ago -
CEO of ElectionMall speaking at first European Personal Democracy Forum Conference
eNewsChannels —
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BARCELONA, Spain — In conjunction with the launch of ElectionMall’s new ElectionMall.EU website, Ravi Singh, CEO of ElectionMall Technologies, will be speaking in Barcelona, Spain at the first ever European conference held by the Personal Democracy Forum. For the last six years, the Personal Democracy Forum has ...8 hours ago -
FEC unwisely OKs return to cheap private jet travel by members of Congress
Scholars and Rogues —
Authority: 573
Let’s say you’re Sen. John Dough. You’re running for re-election. You need money. Often, you have to travel to where the money is to get it. Say, in Los Angeles. So you fly. But you wish to avoid flying commercial. Too much time wasted. Too many hassles, mingling among the proletariat in lines and in the damn ...9 hours ago -
Obama imprisons Lynne Stewart instead of George Bush
Not My Tribe —
Authority: 487
I’ll admit to a disquieting feeling of disorientation. Until now, I would have advised war resisters to take the brig and let Bush’s Democratic successor give amnesty. But now Attorney General Eric Holder says “Failure is not an option” on trial of the accused 9/11 conspirators, and the new President suggest ...9 hours ago -
Depressing headlines of the day
Can it happen here? —
Authority: 132
State jobless rate rises to 12.5 percent Californias unemployment rate increases in October from Septembers rate of 12.2%, giving the Golden State the fourth-highest rate in the country. Poll: Voters Want to Repeal Stimulus 51 percent believe canceling the rest of the stimulus money would ...9 hours ago -
Why do peope repeat falsehoods?
The force that through... —
Authority: 110
A few months ago I saw a claim that if theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking were in Britain with its socialized medicine he would have been dead by now. I blew it off as another stupid comment but apparently this comment has gotten repeated all over the web. The problem of course is the it is not true as Larry Krauss ...10 hours ago -
Doug Hoffman Loses in NY-23, Again
Runnin' Scared —
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Well, it looks as if Doug Hoffman, who this week unconceded the apparently settled NY-23 Congressional race when he gained votes on a recanvass, and then charged that ACORN was trying to st...11 hours ago -
Palin uses army bases to sell her books and suppress free speech, now that’s going rogue
Osirisjournal2's Weblog - also visit http://osirisjournal.blogspot.com for older posts —
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photo credit: News Corpse flikr.com North Carolina, the home to whacky, senile, U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, (reincarnation of Jesse helms), is having a guest and suppressing free speech at the same time on a US army base! Ft. Bragg is going to be having a book signing, at first it was not allowing media at all, can you ...11 hours ago -
World Wall in Mexico City 2006
The City Project Blog —
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Tlazolteotl: Creative Force of the Un-WovenLearn more about Monuments, Diversity and Democracy.Visit the Heritage Parkscape online and on flickr.11 hours ago -
Birthplace of democracy abandons democracy; electorates yawn
When Falls the Coliseum —
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This Thursday the European Union elected its first president — well, sort of. Naturally the peoples of the 27 state bloc were not permitted to vote. They didn’t even know who the candidates were. Leaders decided to spare their electorates the trouble by making the choice for them behind closed doors . After ...11 hours ago -
Supporting Israeli Arabs, Good Idea or Dangerous Precedent?
Windows & Doors —
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Jewish support for initiatives addressing co-existence among all citizens of the State of Israel, both Jewish and Arab, has gone mainstream. Is this a good thing or not? Depends on whom you ask. Last weeks unanimous endorsement of the cause by American Jewrys largest religious movement, at the biennial conference ...11 hours ago -
Ian Douglas Smith
Wilson Revolution Unplugged —
Authority: 475
We mark todays second anniversary of the passing of Ian Douglas Smith .11 hours ago

