It is a pity Fukuyama does not engage with this democratic deficit, because it is this that has estranged so many people from public life, and given rise to our populist moment, rather than the deus ex machina of rising xenophobia. . ..…
Roughly a third of Democrats (37%) say a major reason for their affiliation is loyalty – that is, they have been a Democrat for as long as they can remember. ... By contrast, more Democratic-leaning independents cite frustrations with Democratic leaders as a major reason they do..…
Former Phoenix Democratic Mayor Stanton is expected to take Sinema’s House seat, but McSally’s seat will probably flip to Democratic former U.S. ... So, it looks like the Democrats will gain a House seat and have a better than 50 percent chance to pick up a Senate seat. . ..…
Democratic Party has not seized the moment vigorously creatively leadership has yet to emerge inspiring trust and hope so far there are sparks except no fire... ..…
Other initiatives included expanding “the distribution of information and facilitate pro-democracy activities,” and “Greater access to these types of equipment” in order to do so. . - 2006: . The Cuba Fund for a Democratic Future was created, providing 24 million USD worth of funding..…
“We believe that having independent candidates with necessary safeguards will make the political parties to be more honest and more democratic. So, because majority of the respondents were against independent candidacy, we took note of the fact that most of those that took interest in our..…
If Kavanaugh is forced to withdraw, it will be due to the mass anger at sexual abuse reflected in the #MeToo movement, and not at all due to the so-called resistance of the Democratic Party establishment. . ... With the Democratic Party so far refusing to organize mass..…
And in so many races that we’ve seen just in the past year, you see the Hillary Clinton wing of the Democratic Party coming in and endorsing incumbent conservatives — in some cases, old, white, male Democratic candidates — against the very people that they said that they wanted to run...…
A democratic citizen science revolution looms on our hazy horizon by Bruce Mason Our so-called leaders are announcing a “new normal” as if we’ve suddenly arrived on a plateau we… . . ..…
The People’s War has undermined the old state’s feudal base, which still exists in so-called democratic countries. ..…
The so-called Leahy Law, passed in 1997 and named for its chief advocate, Democratic Sen. ..…
The absence of this helps explain why our pension and heath care system is so much worse than most advanced capitalist countries where there were powerful social democratic and labor parties. ..…
Among men, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to describe themselves as very manly or masculine: About four-in-ten Republican and Republican-leaning men (39%) do so, compared with about a quarter of Democratic and Democratic-leaning men (23%). ..…
(Photo by AFP) The so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed group of mostly Kurdish forces, has recaptured the last road into Syria’s northern city of Raqqah, the de facto capital of the Daesh terrorist group in the Arab country. . ... Members of the so-called..…
Overall, 43% of Democrats and Democratic leaners support a so-called single payer approach, but this approach is more popular among liberal Democrats (51%) than among conservative and moderate Democrats (38%). . ..…
Democrats did the same thing in states like Rhode Island and Maryland, so this is not Republican- Democratic issue, out.. Of course, our neighbors to the south, Illinois, Democrats have been doing this for years to Republicans, so this could change the standard nationwide... ..…
With New Hampshire being named one of the least religious states in the country, Max Sullivan wrote article for Foster's Daily Democrat about how the demographic shift impacted local churches.. ..…
If the drug problem is exaggerated, why are so many people being killed? ... Duterte’s populist base applauds the mass killings as reducing crime. ..…
You will also confront the governments of warring countries with the need either to decisively reject the policy of conquest, plunder and violence, or to recognize their crimes, and so rain down upon their heads the anger of their peoples.. To you socialists of Austro- German, the revolutionary..…
It wanted to destroy the democratic opposition so that there really was only a choice between Assad and the jihadists. ... So it looks like the PYD is abandoning democratic confederalism and is now saying, let's link up the cantons into a territorially contiguous area..…
In doing so, we hope that new voting system will help to widen the understanding of the requirements for strong, democratic and cohesive society that can consolidate and sustain Gambia's democracy and its electoral processes.. ..…
Revealingly, so is the concern for democratic and constitutional checks to such transgressions. ..…
Yesterday we reported on Misty Snow, trans woman who was elected as Democratic Senate Utah. Utah is one of the most conservative states in the country, so its reputation on LGBT rights is anything and progressive.. ..…
Stocker is unopposed in the Democratic primary. . . . . Her website appears to be out of commission, so I can’t direct you to it. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= . ..…
Eight-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents favor government, 15 points higher than did so January 2007, while Democratic views have remained unchanged .. ..…
Democratic and Republican senators appeared frustrated yesterday that so few details are known at this late stage in the transition process, and several focused on the question of who would be in charge of Iraq's security. . ..…
Reduce the limit on private funds that the Democratic Party and its candidate could spend in a coordinated fashion (so-called 'hard money') to about two-thirds of the amount the Republican nominee and party could spend. . In addition, it would probably greatly reduce the amount of private..…
Pelosi is not Democratic in House, only No 2, and Mr. Also, favors approval of some sooner rather than later so that the campaign between now and Nov 5 can turn to domestic matters, on. ..…
By taking so few Syrian refugees — the US has admitted only 1,854 the US is strengthening the anti- American, populist right wing across Continent. ..…
The latest national survey by Pew Research Center, conducted Sept 2-9 among 2,002 adults, finds that terrorism and the economy are top issues for both Republican and Democratic voters. As result, while the so-called generic ballot favors Democrats, the electorate is more favorable to..…
Among all Democrats and Democratic leaners, 27% go so far as to say GOP is threat to the well-being of the country. ..…
As it stands, however, there are many people wringing their hands over the fate of the poor dears, so, before today, not killer had been executed Pennsylvania since Gary Heidnik in 1999.. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, Democrat on legislative task force studying the penalty. ..…
So what exactly do the letter writers propose? A military coup should not be recommended lightly. Taking the position that adherence to democratic principles can be achieved only when non-Islamic parties prevail, as Bush did, is a disaster for those principles. ..…
Barry Hollander, professor of journalism at University of Georgia, said the redrawn districts often turn into shaped areas that are strongly Republican or Democrat... ..…
Using public flight-tracking information, the Tea Party Patriots’ flight schedule, and some serious attention to details in the group’s own videos, Mencimer was able to figure out which jet the not-so-populist duo were using. ..…
And thus the very class that had been so exposed to fear and insecurity in the interwar years was now tightly woven into the postwar democratic consensus. . ... Why do so few of us condemn such “reforms”—enacted under a Democratic president? ..…
John Roberts: No roll call vote on cloture so voice vote or unanimous consent. ... Antonin Scalia: No roll call vote on cloture so voice vote or unanimous consent. ..…
I don’t envy anyone that’s trying to determine what the truth is in all this because it’s being so turned into a political game. ... His Democratic opponent, Josh Kaul, opposed Kavanaugh before the allegations against him surfaced, saying he thought Kavanaugh would push the court too..…
North Carolina is swing state, because the coalition of Democratic base voters was quite close in size to the coalition of Republican base voters. ... So does West Virginia, why Barack Obama is very unpopular there and why Joe Manchin III, also Democrat and conservative one,..…
It was Democrat on Judiciary Committee, Dianne Feinstein of California, who held back the allegation by Blasey Ford until after it was clear that Kavanaugh would be confirmed otherwise.. ... There were one or two references to Kavanaugh's partisan diatribe, and not Democrat pointed to..…
Members of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces advance toward Daesh positions Seif al-Dawla district of Raqqah, Syria, on August 9, 2017 The Kurdish commander went on to say that SDF militiamen were advancing steadily, and landmines planted by Daesh Takfiris were slowing down..…
He commented: “The things he [Assange] exposed and, more specifically and definitely, that Edward Snowden exposed, are things that governments wanted hidden—things so-called democratic governments were doing to their own people. So now we have that definition—‘radical..…
The meeting ended on the note that Nigeria cannot afford democratic regression, so all stakeholders need to work together and support INEC in producing elections that are as good as, if not better than, the 2015 elections. ... The meeting ended on the note that Nigeria cannot afford..…
Meanwhile, militiamen from the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces have seized a big natural gas field in Dayr al-Zawr province from Daesh terrorists. . ... Members of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces walk in the former Daesh stronghold of Raqqah on September 21,..…
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