democracy
- Nov- 2022 -17 NovemberPolitics
Politics Urgently Needs More Imagination
The recent turmoil in British politics has led much of the political establishment and commentariat to agree on one thing:…
Read More » - Oct- 2022 -24 OctoberGlobal
Europe’s Far-Right Lurch
The struggle to save democracy is proving even more difficult in Europe than in the US. Virtually every European country…
Read More » - Apr- 2022 -3 AprilGlobal
Save The Planet, Behead The Military Budget
Americans “need to imagine their vote has an impact on policy, an illusion the media encourages them to believe in.”…
Read More » - Dec- 2021 -9 DecemberPolitics
US Shouldn’t Be Invited to Summit for Democracy, Let Alone Be Its Host
This week, the United States is convening a virtual “Summit for Democracy,” the first of its kind in what the…
Read More » - Nov- 2021 -30 NovemberPolitics
America’s Fate: Oligarchy or Autocracy
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY (Scheerpost) — The competing systems of power in the United States are divided between oligarchy and autocracy. There are…
Read More » - 24 NovemberPolitics
The News Media is Propaganda
In my last article on our failing democracy, I mentioned I’d be taking a further look at what is happening…
Read More » - 8 NovemberPolitics
Voting Rights: Vote Back Better
by Tom H. Hastings My Dad skated for the Minnesota Gophers hockey team after he finally got done serving “for…
Read More » - Oct- 2021 -3 OctoberLifestyle
Nine Decades of Secular Humanism
by James A. Haught Few people realize it, but secular humanism – the progressive crusade to improve life for all…
Read More » - Sep- 2021 -14 SeptemberPolitics
Nation Building – The Democracy Project in Afghanistan
We’ll learn a great deal from the “democracy project” we took on in Afghanistan and our own “democracy” if we…
Read More » - Aug- 2021 -26 AugustPolitics
Can the USA Pull It Together After Afghanistan?
The USA is Still Suffering from Too Much Collective Ego Many conversations have been about the withdrawal from Afghanistan and…
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