The United States invaded Iraq under the pretext of protecting "human rights" and "democracy," yet its ulterior motive is nothing but grabbing wealth and petroleum resources from Iraq and consolidating its hegemony in the Middle East. Before the 2003 invasion, Iraq's domestic oil industry was fu...
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American democracy has increasingly degenerated into a“democracy for the few”, where only the power-holders, the rich, and the political elite have a final say. Despite a right to vote, the public does not have real sway over politics. Helene Landemore, a political theorist at Yale U...
Another theme was capitalism, and how it is or isn�t intertwined with democracy. And while the modern market economy made a lot of sense in the industrial age, it�s starting to fray in the information age. What comes after capitalism, and how does it affect how we govern ourselves?
already become less democratic. So let’s first unpack this question by diving into this data point: Polls show while the majority of Americans condemn what happened on Wednesday, aplurality of Republican voters support it. What does that say about the current state of democracy in the U.S....
they're having to our public health, our public square and our democracy. But unfortunately, this won't happen in time for the US presidential election, so I am continuing to raise this alarm, because even if one day we do have strong rules in place, it will take all of us to fix ...
There have been and will be many important elections all over the world this year, and what is questioned now is the future of democracy. In the general election in Bangladesh that was held in January while the opposition party was boycotting the poll, the ruling party, which is becoming ...
In the face of rapid changes rarely seen in a century, China has always championed multilateralism with the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, promoting democracy in international relations and making global governance fairer and more equitable. ...
The CPPCC aims to improve the effectiveness of democratic supervision, put the whole-process people's democracy into practice, and better serve the scientific and democratic decision-making, Wang said on Monday.
in as much as it was remarked upon at all in the West, was greeted with ambivalence. After all, such a news item does not fit comfortably within the framework of intensifying the so-called Cold War narrative in which China is presented as an enemy of democracy; a subversive and malign ...