Biden cared more about the appearance of having an independent DOJ untainted by politics than he did about holding an unrepentant criminal ex-president accountable.
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Act Out! [159] - How To Build a Direct Democracy + The Colonial Death Motto of Our Healthcare System
A grotesque and yet not altogether surprising admission from our for-profit-healthcare system. And the Trump administration has a new idea on how to further oppress and torture indigenous peoples.
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Act Out! [118] - Syria: Let the Kurdish Women Lead the Way + Team Internet & Israeli Arms
Given the ongoing wars, the refugee crisis and multiple players for profit such as the U.S., you might not think that in northern Syria, in what's known as the Rojava region, there is a revolution happening.
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Zapatistas and Indigenous Mexicans Create Parallel Government for Indigenous Autonomy
“This council proposes to govern this country,” the Zapatista Army of National Liberation said.
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French Nuit Debout Movement Creates New Paradigm For Horizontal Democracy
Nuit Debout is apartisan, but not apolitical.
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"They are Millionaires, We are Millions!" - Nuit Debout Looks Ahead As Occupation Winds Down
Nuit Debout is, like Occupy, a manifestation of people who want to do things differently.
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How Podemos Works: The Party Born from Spain's Indignados Holds Great Lessons for U.S.
Since it's the takeover of our democratic process by big money that makes most Americans angry, Podemos is a story from which Americans could take heart.
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How Movements Decide: Formal Consensus and Its Discontents
One of the main attributes of Formal Consensus is the intention to be non-adversarial – to ignore the traditional “us vs. them” paradigm that has increasingly paralyzed politics – but in many cases it hasn't worked.
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Together We Rise: Occupy National Gathering Kicks Off Thursday In Sacramento
After taking place in Philadelphia in 2012 and last year in Kalamazoo, Mich., the third Occupy National Gathering moves west.
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Let's Win Barcelona: Manifesto for A New Metropolitan Democracy
We want a new ethical contract between citizens and representatives – and Barcelona is a decisive place to promote this much-needed democratic rebellion.
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They Can't Represent Us: Why The Mask of Democracy Is Falling
A timely new book recounts stories of ordinary citizens around the world, providing unique insight into the massive, democratic mutiny that is brewing.
