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Pankaj Mishra: China's developmental state says no to liberalism
Modern history is the story of how liberal democracy, originating in Britain and America, spread around the world. This may sound like an absurd fantasy. In actuality, this Whiggish narrative of progress underpins most newspaper editorials, political...Tags: Arts and Culture, Japan, Pension and Welfare, India, Political Systems
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AFRICA INVESTMENT-Africa's emerging middle class drives growth and democracy
ReutersBy Pascal Fletcher JOHANNESBURG, May 10 (Reuters) - After years of headlines about Africa's poverty, its emerging middle class is now grabbing attention as a driver of growth and democracy and an expanding pool of consumers for market-hungry retailers....Tags: International Organizations, Consumers, World Bank Group, International Economic Institution, Citigroup Incorporated
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USAID develops a bad reputation among some foreign leaders
WASHINGTON — When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development from his impoverished country last week, he complained that Washington "still has a mentality of domination and submission" in the region. It...
Tags: Punishment, UNICEF, United Nations, Bolivia, Political Systems
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The filibuster kills gun legislation and democracy
President Obama called it a shameful day for the Senate. A survivor of the Tucson shooting that wounded Gabby Giffords shouted from the gallery, "Shame on you." This was the response to the rejection of gun control. I was tempted to write the "voting...Tags: U.S. Congress, Personal Weapon Control, Political Systems, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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Rich liberal donors throw weight behind Obama agenda
WASHINGTON — An influential network of some of the country's wealthiest liberal political donors is steering resources to an advocacy group backing President Obama's agenda and to organizations working to pass immigration reform, providing a surge...Tags: Conservation, Interior Policy, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Politics, Jerry Brown
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David Graeber looks at the Occupy movement, from the inside
"It's a difficult business," writes David Graeber, "creating a new, alternative civilization." Just open a window or turn on the TV — the same old civilization is rotting all around us. Budget cuts, police shootings, endless and ever-broadening...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Occupy Wall Street, Politics, Philosophy, Economy, Business and Finance
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'Arab Spring,' once an inspiration, now a more cautionary tale
Two years ago, the "Arab Spring" that deposed dictators and demagogues was an inspiration to hundreds of millions of repressed souls across the Middle East who yearned for a say in how they were governed. Today, with the Egyptian economy in ruins,...
Tags: Iran, Arab Spring, Mohamed Morsi, Egypt, Religious Conflicts
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Reforms inch along in Pakistan
Pakistan is beset by a torrent of maladies. Its government is bankrupt. Its economy is mired in stagflation as the population booms. Terrorists strike all corners of the country. Civil conflict in its largest city, Karachi, has evolved from feuds...
Tags: Parliament, Terrorism, Taliban, Nawaz Sharif, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Election Cross-Endorsements Serve Voters
The Hartford CourantIn the past few years, there has been a disturbing push in a number of states toward limiting the right to vote and raising barriers to participation in democracy. Not in Connecticut. When it comes to ensuring an inclusive and fair democracy that...Tags: Politics, Voting, Slavery, Unemployment Benefits, Libertarian Party
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Interview: Why the world is losing faith in democracy
In the heady days of 1989, nondemocratic regimes fell like dominoes to the peaceful march of activists across Eastern Europe. Even China briefly appeared vulnerable to popular demands for a voice in how the country is ruled -- until the crackdown at ...
Tags: Hugo Chavez, Political Systems, Freedom of the Press, Crime, Law and Justice, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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Former Vermont Gov. backing VA House of Delgates candidates
Former Vermont governor and Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean is throwing his weight behind Democratic candidates in the 2013 House of Delegates election. Dean, who lost the Democratic primary for president in 2004, announced Tuesday...Tags: Parties and Movements, Executive Branch, Primaries, Howard Dean, Hampton Roads
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The morality brigade
We're still legislating and regulating private morality, while at the same time ignoring the much larger crisis of public morality in America. In recent weeks, Republican state legislators have decided to thwart the Supreme Court's 1973 decision in...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Head Start, Abortion, Religion and Belief, Social Issues
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