Justice, it seems, is hard to find. Thousands of grassroots organizations across the country seek justice for their concerns. In the US, over 13,785 nonprofits … The Powell Memo RevisitedRead more
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How Wisconsin Became the GOP’s Laboratory for Dismantling Democracy
In his snug campaign office in suburban Milwaukee, located in a shopping plaza next to a dentist and an acupuncturist, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers scans … How Wisconsin Became the GOP’s Laboratory for Dismantling DemocracyRead more
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The Struggle to Wrest Back Control of Our Democracy
Frances Moore Lappé On Contact
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Chile Goes Back to the Drawing Board After Voters Overwhelmingly Reject New Progressive Constitution
Chile, where on Sunday voters rejected a new constitution that would have replaced the one imposed by the military dictator General Augusto Pinochet, who seized … Chile Goes Back to the Drawing Board After Voters Overwhelmingly Reject New Progressive ConstitutionRead more
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AIPAC vs. Democracy
The benefits of democracy in the United States have never been shared equally, despite ongoing rhetoric claiming otherwise. African Americans, women, some immigrant groups, the … AIPAC vs. DemocracyRead more
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Chile votes overwhelmingly to reject new, progressive constitution
Chileans have voted comprehensively against a new, progressive constitution that had been drafted to replace the 1980 document written under Gen Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. With … Chile votes overwhelmingly to reject new, progressive constitutionRead more
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Anti-democracy decade
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHD2Ul1pajU&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Robert Reich How Citizens United Got Us Trump
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Democracy vs. the Megamachine
The years since the late 1700s have been marked by waves of struggle for a more democratic, egalitarian society that have repeatedly been rolled back … Democracy vs. the MegamachineRead more
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Let’s Stop Pretending America Is a Functioning Democracy
https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/72124999/22b57d6a131c4de9fbe02a399bdf1c29.mp3 There is a fatal disconnect between a political system that promises democratic equality and freedom while carrying out socioeconomic injustices that result in grotesque … Let’s Stop Pretending America Is a Functioning DemocracyRead more