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Industrial Commission declares trade unions good for democracy . 2001 Labor unions and community allies enact “living wage” ordinances in 76 communities across the nation . ... The labor movement has long advanced the rights of working people by advocating for progressive labor and employment..

the gop's sinister new nationalism

Even before he stepped out of the closet to proclaim himself an unabashed nationalist in October 2018, Trump pushed back against the neocon obsession with democracy promotion abroad (indeed, the president doesn’t promote democracy at home either). . ... In India, Hindu nationalist..

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sexual abuse victim released from prison after 15 years

By Democracy Now . Photo: “Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story” HAVANA TIMES – Sex trafficking survivor Cyntoia Brown has been released from prison after serving 15 years behind bars for killing a man who sexually assaulted her, in what she said was an act of self-defense. . ..

patrick o'neill's rfra oral argument

As I previously argued in our motion to dismiss the charges, for all intents and purposes the United States has ceased to be a democracy. ... A nation that offers no dissent is not a democracy… Rather, it is the Kings Bay Plowshares, in our small, yet dramatic way, who are at present..

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larry diamond talks russia, china, “ill winds” on kara swisher

Kara, just think what this country could do if they took all the digital skills that they are using in Internet Research Agency St Petersburg and elsewhere to try and pervert and subvert and confuse American and European democracy and created Silicon Valley St Petersburg or Moscow or whatever to in..

china threatens intervention in hong kong

Almost simultaneously with the press conference, 12,000 police officers gathered Shenzhen to practice anti-riot drills for the anniversary of the People's Republic of China.. ... Britain gave the South China Sea prize of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1997. ..

forty years of iranian intolerance

The section on Iran is one of the longest, not least because the Islamic Republic presents an almost total lack of religious freedom. ... The constitution defines the country as an Islamic republic, and specifies Twelver Ja'afari Shia Islam as the official state religion. ..

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The Islamic Republic of Iran deems such action infringement of the fundamental principles of law, in particular the principle of inviolability and immunity of high-ranking foreign officials, including immunity of incumbent ministers of foreign affairs, Takht-e Ravanchi underscored... ... In..

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