Archive for the ‘democracy’ Category

Global inequality surges as top 1% capture $42 trillion in new wealth over past decade

As the wealthiest 1 percent amass unprecedented riches, inequality deepens, posing a dire threat to democracy and the planet, urging a reevaluation of global tax policies. Source

Progressive International unveils database exposing global right-wing network threatening democracies

This database, which results from a year of meticulous research, exposes the mechanisms through which these forces erode democratic norms and foster geopolitical instability. Source

English Council Culture

Councils are implementing policy from climate emergency codswallop to primary school child sexualisation curriculum up and down the country. Fortunately, they are being challenged. Once upon a time ‘sticks ‘n’ stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me’ was the mantra. Today thought crime and hate speech are absurdly real. During a […]

Attacks on Palestinian lawyers emphasize Israel’s authoritarian nature

Silencing lawyers and other voices of justice is just another sign the state of Israel is not the democracy it claims to be. Source

English Sovereign Tea

Inspired by https://www.englandcalling.co.uk/ Put the kettle on! https://youtu.be/ARKJEq3sR08 English Sovereign Tea England calling, England calling, England calling To you an’ you an’ you…. you an’ you an’ you England calling, England calling, England calling Get up ‘n’ get off your knee Flyin’ high the Saint George Cross It bears heart in English trust That before […]

The highly-revealing election dogs that didn’t bark, isolating howling, blowhard election deniers

Image Credit: Getty Images The Big Bad Wolf is trapped by his own Big Bad Lies—and convictions will eventually matter  When willful delinquents defy the rules they had to accept to run—that elections divide winners from losers—are they then not stuck poisoning the game? The farcical Big Lie about the “stolen, rigged, corrupt” 2020 election […]

Shocking revelation: Trump’s secret “Agenda47” and Project 2025 unveiled—threatening democracy’s very core

In a shocking revelation, it has come to light that powerful allies of former President Donald Trump are actively working on an initiative known as “Agenda47” in conjunction with the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, with the aim of building an ideological army to push forward a far-right authoritarian agenda in 2025. This clandestine effort involves […]

US Congressman Slams Pro-Israel AIPAC Lobby

US Representative Mark Pocan, a Democrat from Wisconsin, has vocally criticized the influence of the pro-Israel lobby in American politics. Specifically, Pocan singled out the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in a recent interview, characterizing it as a “front group for conservative policy in the US.” In the interview with US media, Pocan stated, […]

How Corporations Rule the World

The Real News Network The 20th Century saw a great global uprising against European imperialism as the former colonial countries shook off their shackles and rose up for independence. More than a half century later, global inequality is sharper than ever before. To understand the current predicament of the vast majority of the world’s people, […]

From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is history repeating itself?

It is time to fight for an economy and a democracy that works for all rather than the few. Source

Ukraine 0 Israel 1

Suddenly the headlines shift from one to the other. The Ukraine project is a losing cause, so the war mongering money machine changes gear to Israel. Beware of false flags. ‘A false flag is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party.’ There is […]

What should we do with the perpetrators of the climate crisis?

Once we learn to wage a nonviolent revolution that replaces the economic elite with a democracy, I believe we will be ready to move fast. Source

How Europe and the US Aren’t on the Same Page

Since November 2022, a number of important European leaders – Olaf Scholz of Germany (November 2022), Pedro Sanchez of Spain (March 2023), Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission, and Emmanuel Macron of France – have visited China in what can be considered a policy move that clearly contradicts concerted US attempts at “do-coupling” […]

US RESTRICT ACT: All-out Communist-fascist Boot-Stomping Dictatorship-legislation!

It is as if the president-elect, Joe Biden, who promised to bring together instead of divide, has not missed many opportunities to divide an already polarized country even more.  Now The US government under the guise of National Security is threatening to go all-out communist-fascist boot-stomping dictatorship—not in words but deeds. The much-touted RESTRICT ACT […]

Second “Summit for Democracy”

The Summit for Democracy had its second forum on March 28-30 this year. The current US administration established the event in the second part of 2021, and it was held for the first time in December of that year. Because the Covid-19 pandemic was still active at the time, this event was held online a […]

Thailand’s Election Is Filled With These Controversial Characters. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Voters are finally gearing up for Thailand’s general election, set to take place on May 14, after months of speculation. On Monday, Thailand’s parliament was dissolved, setting the stage for a showdown mainly between military-backed conservatives and their pro-democracy opponents. As 52 million eligible voters head to the polls in May, they’ll be voting in […]

GOP Representatives Demand ‘Transparency’ over DoD ‘Wokeness’ Harming Army Recruitment

Warning of a “major threat to democracy,” Republican Reps. Mike Waltz (R-FL) and Jim Banks (R-IN) are demanding “transparency” regarding the effects of the Department of Defense’s “wokeness” — which they blame for undermining the military’s apolitical character and harming recruitment, which is at a “historic” low. In an alarming letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of […]

Erdogan slams The Economist Magazine

On a question about the cover story of The Economist magazine, Erdogan said it is not up to a British magazine to determine the faith of Turkey. “The fate of the country is determined only by my people, and not by The Economist,” Erdoğan said. But, as the paper points out, “the longer Mr Erdogan… […]

Everybody in, nobody out

A democratic society means that everyone, including the poor, has a say in how our lives are lived and workplaces organized. Source

The Constitution as free-for-all, a la carte buffet

Image Credit: Getty Images, Chet Strange/Getty Images For Trump the world’s an endless buffetAnd life a continuous birthday,Where he first grabs goodies galore,Because he never stops keeping score. And if a hindrance stops his flow,No sweat for lord braggadocio;Self-awarded the full royal choice,Engorging stuff that makes him rejoice. For him, no other earthlings matterExcept to […]

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