electoral politics versus democracy

And while a diversity of views would represent social vitality in a functioning democracy, in the winner-take-all American system, it represents continued rule by the oligarchs. . ... Tacticians for the political establishment(s) understand that electoral politics is antithetical to..

do french taxpayers sponsor the ukrainian conflict?

Poroshenko could stand aside, because in those days the shooting of cartoonists from 'Charlie' took the scale of universal grief and the absence of Poroshenko, the president of a country so eager for Europe, simply would not be understood, especially if we consider that France and Germany were among the..

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the “alternative” domination

Erroneously assuming that even electoral democracy falls into the “bourgeois affairs” box, the balance of a chavismo-like government is a disaster even on issues cherished by the left. . ... Disguised as a—very perverse—progressive strategy, in post-neoliberal Latin America we witness the..

labor law reform is essential

Editors’ Note: This forum is part of Boston Review's special project Democracy's Promise. . . . . ... I agree with much of their descriptive account and with their aspirations for the labor movement and for democracy in the United States. ..

farsnews

'In the past 1.5 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has ascended three steps and is now standing among the 15 pioneering science production nations in the world,' Sattari said. . ... TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani blasted the West for..

how safe is your state? u.s. scores low on human rights

Countries surveyed were Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, South Korea, Vietnam, Nepal, Mozambique, Angola, Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Britain, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, United States, Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil.. ... For the average person who has bought into the..

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