Spokane City Councilman Mike Fagan Spokane City Council Tim Benn and Loren Culp, Republic, Washington. ..…

The tensions come when Trump abandoned the nuclear with Iran and reimposed sanctions against Islamic Republic.. ..…

Half of the revenue would go to the city or in which the miles were driven, and the half would go to Commonwealth Transportation Fund and MassDevelopment.. ... Walsh said right now, 20 cents per ride is collected and split between cities and towns, MassDevelopment, and Commonwealth..…

Voting is at the heart of our democracy and I do not think it's fair to without participation and opportunity for the voters to weigh in, .. ..…

By avoiding cruising near the equator, one of the places you might miss is the crowded, smoggy, hectic and sweltering    .. undeniably Republic of Indonesia. ..…

The Commonwealth Party is simply irrelevant. . We expect a lot more government dysfunction. ..…

“The role of the Public Protector is to strengthen our democracy — not to undermine confidence in the President by raising false alarms. ..…

She added, At time this should be of concern to anyone who cares about our democracy and the sanctity of our elections... ..…

This decision is victory for Montanans, for Americans and for our democracy, ment.. ..…

and still more frequently its agents, its undertakings are often ill-conducted or left unfinished the state spends sums out of all proportion to the end that it proposes to accomplish the expense brings no return ( Democracy America, Vol. In this manner popularity may be united with hostility to..…

Swedish minister, Margot Wallstrom, while eager to condemn U.S and Israel, has been silent about the execution of Kurdish political prisoners by the Islamic Republic of Iran. ..…

On July 24, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) issued its first new national defense white paper (NDWP) since 2015 (Xinhua). ... See: “National Security Law of the People’s Republic of China (2015),” http://eng.mod.gov.cn/publications/2017-03/03/content_4774229.htm. ..…

The first half of 2019 has seen a steady procession of developments marking a closer alignment between the United States and Taiwan (also known as the Republic of China, or ROC). ... Conversely, the reaction has been harsh from state sources in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)..…

These contradictions and mutual accusations could be resolved in the courts without prejudice to Georgian democracy or domestic political stability if the Georgian courts enjoyed sufficient authority in society, political scientist David Avalishvili argued. But, he added, the “Achilles’ heel of..…

Five years ago, Jeffrey Turco,  became part of the Revere Beach Partnership (RBP), known not only for putting on the Sand Sculpture Contest (the third largest event in the Commonwealth), but other activities that highlight America’s First Public Beach. . ..…

“On this Cuban Independence Day, we stand by the people of Cuba in their quest for freedom, democracy and prosperity. ... The United States will not stand idly by as Cuba continues to subvert democracy in the Americas!” ..…

A hippopotamus opens its mouth as it gets a shower inside its enclosure at the Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 30, 2019. . . . . . ..…

A newly born Barbary lion cub jumps inside its enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, July 8, 2019. . . . . . ... Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 21, 2019 Republic of Ireland's Shane Lowry..…

A successful democracy requires the full participation of its citizens. ... Lawrence Goldstone, “America’s Relentless Suppression of Black Voters,” The New Republic, October 24, 2018, available at https://newrepublic.com/article/151858/americas-relentless-suppression-black-voters...…

Rarely acknowledged, abolitionists came close during the great slavery debate of 1831-32 to ending slavery in the commonwealth. ... Virginia did not emerge from the violence, oppression and intellectual darkness of the Middle Ages as pure and refined as a modern-day democracy. ..…

During the reign of terror of the French revolution, before the head of wise Lavoisier was condemned to roll on the guillotine there, the despotic leader Coffinhal, upon hearing phrases in favor of the wise man, pronounced these historic words: “The Republic has no need for wise men or chemists,..…

Consider this hypothesis What such as cash-for-work, could help turn around the struggling efforts to contain Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo. ..…

In Syrian Arab Republic, air strikes, barrel bombs and cluster munitions resulted in 1,854 child casualties, and Yemen, 1,689 children bore the brunt of ground fighting and other offensives, .. ... Increased numbers of attacks were also verified in Central African Republic, Colombia,..…

The New Democracy Party, accused Polakis of the serious crime of blackmailing the governor of Bank of Greece.. ..…

Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) plugged his 'Democracy for All' amendment at a press conference outside the U.S. ... 'Few decisions in the 200 and some odd years of this republic have threatened our democracy like Citizens United,' Schumer said on Tuesday. . ..…

The same recommendations were expressed also by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai and Sheikh Abdel Latif Darian, Mufti of Lebanese Republic.. ..…

Tim Naftali, writes that Reagan, called Nixon October 1971, the day after United Nations had voted to recognize People's Republic of China. ..…

Essebsi, 92, secularist who helped guide the transition to democracy after revolution, funeral on Saturday. ... By transition to democracy, Arab Spring protests that swept Middle East and North Africa in 2011, and the only country where those revolts were followed. ..…

Democracy in the polity and in the economy are the left and right hands of the good society. Democracy needs to be built into the economy, rather than being external to it.. ..…

The Rufino Barrios government could never be confused with a democracy, its progressive reforms for the poor notwithstanding.  ... Most important to the revolution was the broad support the population had for a constitutional democracy.  ..…

Binoy Kampmark was Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge.  ..…

In Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, the Trump administration is using the pretext of spreading democracy or, more accurately, ‘their democratic model.’ ... [xiii] ‘It’s the false democracy of elites…a very original democracy that’s imposed by weapons and bombs and firing..…

The hostile move cost Russia about $13 in arms sales to Islamic Republic, China the beneficiary.. ... Britain's high-seas piracy showed complicity with Trump anti- Iran, the alliance of both countries against Islamic Republic dooming JCPOA.. ..…

A statement released at Ma Ba Tha’s annual gathering in June urged voters to shun Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling National League for Democracy party in next year’s general election. . ..…

For nearly four decades, Persian Gulf has not been calm is the stage for Iran's with the US and its regional allies because of America's hostility toward the Islamic Republic of Iran. ..…

Since then, French President Emanuel Macron has sent message of deterrence and has sought to lead efforts within EU to protect democracy from Russian interference.. ..…

All the while, Chinese news media are lambasting the US Central Intelligence Agency for allegedly being behind the staging of this pro-democracy rally. . ..…

Journalism may be necessary for democracy to function well, but journalism by itself is not democracy and cannot produce democracy. ... The news can be a force for the promotion of representative democracy. ..…

In Syrian Arab Republic, air strikes, barrel bombs and cluster munitions resulted in 1,854 child casualties, and Yemen, 1,689 children bore the brunt of ground fighting and other offensives, .. ... Increased numbers of attacks were also verified in Central African Republic, Colombia,..…

The petition was signed by Britain, France, United States, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Germany and Indonesia. ..…

At the same time, the super-rich class of U.S. billionaires, who own the political process euphemistically known as “democracy,” continue their pursuit of super-profits from fossil fuels, especially oil and gas — major contributors to global warming and increasingly destructive storms. . .....…

As I wrote previously here, in reality, Israel is the Middle East’s only true democracy, one in which minority rights are protected. ..…

TEHRAN - The United Nations has condemned the execution of two young activists Bahrain, as Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in Persian Gulf kingdom... ..…

During the 2016, Russia launched all-out assault on our democracy and it found willing and Donald Trump's, DNC chair Tom Perez said at the time the lawsuit was filed.. ..…

Manuel Natal, welcome to Democracy Now! It’s great to have you with us. ... And we need more democracy, not less democracy. . AMY GOODMAN: And you have José Carrión, the chairman of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, recently became a leader of..…

Former Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh is set to depart Perth Glory and A-League to take up Saudi Arabia.. ..…

The man is unfit for office and unfit to partake in celebration of democracy, representation, and our nation's history of immigrants pic twitter com 0okD7eRVer — Delegate Ibraheem Samirah July 30, 2019.. The man is unfit for office and unfit to partake in celebration of democracy,..…

Mises had most constructive mind, and given the situation of the First Austrian Republic, he was and remained pessimist because he realized that he lived in age when the appetites and the idiocies of the masses dominated the scene. In First Republic, he saw the incompetence of the..…

The savior state is the kind of state that Hobbes envisioned, or that Louis Du Moulin had in mind when he said that “the Commonwealth is a visible church.” ... William Gairdner, for one, makes much of it in The Trouble with Democracy. ..…