Yanis Varoufakis
Democracy
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Why is it so hard to vote in America?
Over 100 million Americans will cast a ballot this November, amid the biggest voting rights rollback since Jim Crow. Here’s what we can do to … Why is it so hard to vote in America?Read more
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Too Many Generals Spoil the Democracy
America has always had a love affair with its generals. It started at the founding of the republic with George Washington and continued with (among … Too Many Generals Spoil the DemocracyRead more
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How We Broke Democracy
For much of the 20th century and into the 21st, we had a very small handful of channels through which to consume things like the … How We Broke DemocracyRead more
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The Failure of Facebook Democracy
In December of 2007, the legal theorist Cass R. Sunstein wrote in The Chronicle of Higher Education about the filtering effects that frequently attend the … The Failure of Facebook DemocracyRead more
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Trump will have vast powers. He can thank Democrats for them.
Liberals are understandably panicked about what Donald Trump can carry out. “We have a president-elect with authoritarian tendencies assuming a presidency that has never been … Trump will have vast powers. He can thank Democrats for them.Read more
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French Nuit Debout Movement Creates New Paradigm For Horizontal Democracy
Since its founding on March 31, Nuit Debout, a horizontal democracy-driven resistance movement active in 266 French cities has given participants opportunities to discuss and … French Nuit Debout Movement Creates New Paradigm For Horizontal DemocracyRead more
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One Arrest in Every 25 Seconds
Tess Borden talking: Human Rights Watch and the ACLU undertook this yearlong investigation into just how failed the law enforcement approach to drug use is. … One Arrest in Every 25 SecondsRead more
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Six Million Adults Who Won’t Influence This Presidential Race
On July 7th in Staten Island a few months back, Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed the death of Eric Garner, sat in court conferring … Six Million Adults Who Won’t Influence This Presidential RaceRead more
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Understand the Attack on Voting Rights
Election history will be made in less than five weeks, and not just because voters may choose the nation’s first female president. This will be … Understand the Attack on Voting RightsRead more