democracy

‘Milestone Moment’ for Labor as 98% of Major TV-Film Union Votes to Strike
"Exactly the kind of mass-movement organizing we need right now," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said of the TV and film workers' union vote. ...[Read more]
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Fan-Owned Clubs Can Help Democratize Football
The European Super League fiasco has sparked a heated debate about money in football, with many pointing to Germany’s fan-owned clubs as an alternative. Fan ownership is an important step — but it’ll only work if fans are organized and thinking poli ...[Read more]
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Republicans are on the verge of a dangerous choice against democracy
It must be said, ahgain, the question is settled. A bipartisan majority of the members of the United States Senate voted this week to declare that the upper chamber of the United States Congress has the authority to conduct a trial of an impeached former ...[Read more]
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South Korea court orders breakup of pro-North left wing party
South Korea’s constitutional court has ordered the dissolution of a small leftist political party hounded by claims of pro-North Korea views, a move critics say exposes limits of freedom of expression in a country once ruled by military dictators. ...[Read more]
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Buying Silence: Why So Many Democrats are Mute About Standing Rock
After weeks of calling for the United States Government to provide the efforts of water protectors at Standing Rock to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline, Bernie Sanders finally has some company in the United States Senate joining him in that call. ...[Read more]
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Extreme surveillance becomes UK law with barely a whimper
A bill giving the UK intelligence agencies and police the most sweeping surveillance powers in the western world has passed into law with barely a whimper, meeting only token resistance over the past 12 months from inside parliament and barely any from ou ...[Read more]
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