adam ruins everything - why the electoral college ruins democracy
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all men are created equal but their votes sure aren039t adam explains how location impacts your voting powersubscribe: http:fullsc1s9kqgewatch full episodes for free: http:bitly1rw2yzpinadam ruins everything host adam conover employs a combination of comedy history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted a blend of entertainment and enlightenmentadam ruins everythingis like that friend who knows a little bit too much about everything and is going to tell you about it whether you like it or nottrutv official site: http:wwwtrutvcomlike trutv on facebook: https:wwwfacebookcomtrutvfollow trutv on twitter: https:twittercomtrutvfollow trutv on tumblr: http:trutvtumblrcomget the trutv app on google play:http:bitly1eyxjppget the trutv app on itunes:http:appleco1jigkjhtrutvthe new trutv is way more funwatch clips sneak peeks and exclusives from original shows like adam ruins everything friends of the people hack my life and more plus fresh video from hit shows like impractical jokers and the carbonaro effect adam ruins everything - why the electoral college ruins democracy

bbc news - june 4 1989 tiananmen square massacre
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the tiananmen square protests of 1989 also known as the tiananmen square massacre and the june 4th incident or colloquially six-four chinese: by the chinese public and as the political turmoil between spring and summer of 1989 by the government of the people039s republic of china were a series of demonstrations led by students intellectuals and labour activists in the people039s republic of china between april 15 1989 and june 4 1989

occupy augusta 101511
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in support of occupy wall street and in support of true democracy 100 mainers american citizens joined together in front of the state house in augusta me we will be occupying

america039s corporate oligarchy endangered by quotdemocracy uprisingquot current
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http:wwwdemocracynoworg2011217democracy_uprising_in_the_usa_noam 039the reason you can039t get democratic leaders to join the democracy uprising is

kucinich speaks to the urgency of getting private money out of politics
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congressman dennis kucinich d-oh today took the house floor urging fellow members of congress to support a constitutional amendment to rescue american democracy by publicly funding federal electionsfull text follows:quotone of the biggest stumbling blocks to america039s economic recovery is corporations can legally buy elections and then influence policies which move millions of jobs out of america which escape taxation by off shoring profits which cash in on wars which press military industrial spending through the roof quotwhile we pledge allegiance to the red white and blue corporations whose only allegiance is to green are selling out america and they are becoming ever more powerful because of a supreme court decision in citizens united which effectively turns this government into an auction where policies may go to the highest bidder quothouse joint resolution 100 is a constitutional amendment which aims at taking all private money out of elections and returning government to the people quoti urge my colleagues to support hjres 100 so that we can break the golden shackles which are imprisoning this government right now and get rid of corporate influence once and for all quotno private money in elections support hjres 100quot

quotalec and the circumventing of our democracyquot - moc 108
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what if there were a secret organization of right-wing corporate titans who were deciding the laws of the land well no such thing really exists or does it

occupy wall street strategy discussion: stephen lerner frances fox piven ryan devereaux
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democracynoworg - famed sociologist frances fox piven and labor organizer stephen lerner discuss how occupy wall street could grow into a major political movement that draws millions into the streets quoti am absolutely convinced that occupy is the beginning of another massive protest movementquot fox piven says quotprotest movements have a long life 10 15 years and they are what we have to rely on to take our country backquot fox piven is professor of political science and sociology at the graduate center city university of new york and author of quotchallenging authority: how ordinary people change americaquot lerner is a labor organizer who was the architect of the justice for janitors campaign and is on the executive board of the service employees international union he has been working with labor and community groups nationally on how to hold wall street accountable quoti think there has never been a more exciting time in my 30 years of organizing to imagine building the kind of movement that can transform the country that can really talk about redistributing wealth and power and there is never a better time to get involvedquot lerner says we are also joined by guardian reporter ryan devereaux who has been reporting on occupy wall street extensivelyto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for a decade of democracy now reports on occupy wall street please visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtopicsoccupy_wall_streetfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-now daily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

mar 24 2012 virgina us_guns remain symbol of freedom and democracy
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just across the river from the us capital is virginia - a slice of traditional americagreen spaces and tranquil farmlands offer refuge from urban life a place where red white and blue is displayed with pride but here the symbol liberty isn039t just a flag it039s also gunsmichael a local gun owner told rt that he believes owing a gun is quota sign of freedomquotand until now one was all you could buy in virginia every 30 days the law was supposed to curb gun trafficking but many here felt it curbed freedom insteadaccording to michael quotit039s not anyone039s business how many guns i own or how i buy them or who i buy them from we have the second amendment for a reasonquotvirginia repealed the one-handgun-per-month law in february and come summertime the right to bear arms will mean the right to buy as many of them as desiredarms dealer and instructor dave rojas told rt about his passion for guns quotthere are so many different makes and models and brands that you gotta have them all it039s addictivequotbut for much of the world this kind of quotfreedomquot may seem bizarreacross the world guns are associated with tragedies or bloodshed in battlefields of war but for gun owners like jim hansen guns belong in the hands of american citizensquotthe safest person in the world is someone who is legally carrying a firearm america is a country that was founded with a basic understanding that guns aren039t a bad thingquot he saidas the most heavily armed nation in the world there are few quotdiggersquot to be found in americaas of 2007 there were an estimated 294 million guns in this country - nearly enough to arm every man woman and childand in virginia people just can039t get enough of gun shops whether it039s handguns assault rifles or shotguns sales are better than everand in a place where guns mean freedom that trend isn039t likely to change anytime soonjonas believes quotan armed society is a polite society - you know we are here because of guns as bad as it may sound but we039ve defended ourselves and we are the free nation that we are because of gunsquotthirty years after a powerful gun control movement swept the country americans are returning to their roots embracing the idea of owning and carrying firearms like these with a zeal unseen since the days of muskets and militiasfor many in the united states freedom is symbolized by the barrel of a gun its democracy locked and loaded the great day of annihilationhttp:thegreatdayofannihilationcom20120324mar-24-2012-guns-remain-symbol-of-freedom-and-democracy-in-virginia

amy goodman on occupy homes
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amy goodman host of democracy now comments on the occupy homes movement an outgrowth of the occupy wall street movement that has sprung up in minnesota instead of occupying public spaces people are occupying foreclosed homes to quotdefendquot their homeowners against eviction

we must undo citizens united
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protesting governor rick snyder at the michigan state capitol in lansing 31511
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quotnot only does this plan include an additional 25 billion tax burden on you and our kids but it also takes away your constitutional right to repeal this billquot -- michigan house minority floor leader kate segal of battle creek d-62 tuesday march 15th 2011quotrecall rick recall rick recall rickquot -- we the peoplerecalling all republicans at http:wwwmichaelmoorecom

the historic return of the aristide family to haiti democracy now special report: part 2 of 2
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democracynoworg -in this broadcast exclusive democracy now follows former president jean-bertrand aristide flight039s out from south africa and his historic return to haiti after seven years of exile aristide returned two days before a delayed presidential run-off election was held on sunday between pop star michel martelly and former first lady mirlande manigat watch part 1: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=hljlrw4lrjkfor the videoaudio podcast transcript to sign up for the daily news digest and for democracy now039s haiti news archive visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagshaitifollow us:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

the historic return of the aristide family to haiti democracy now special report: part 1 of 2
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democracynoworg -in this broadcast exclusive democracy now follows former president jean-bertrand aristide flight039s out from south africa and his historic return to haiti after seven years of exile aristide returned two days before a delayed presidential run-off election was held on sunday between pop star michel martelly and former first lady mirlande manigat watch part 2: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=ny-oqcvjwuefor the videoaudio podcast transcript to sign up for the daily news digest and for democracy now039s haiti news archive visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagshaitifollow us:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

michael moore on the rachel maddow show - part 1 11311
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quotwhat you see now are moms and dads bringing kids you see grandparents you see bus drivers you see all kinds of people and you see people who are suffering just complete abject poverty so it really is quite a quilt if i may say of what this country is and on all kinds of levels everybody has sort of come together on this one basic issue which is that our democracy doesn039t exist when it comes to our economy and average every day people don039t have a say anymore as to how this economy runs how it functions how it effects people039s lives people039s homes are underwater they039re facing foreclosure they have been foreclosed they have been thrown out 50 million people -- you know all the stats i don039t need to go through this again -- who don039t have healthcare the horrible situation with our educational system you go down the list and everybody has felt this on various levels and they039ve all come together now and i039ll tell you what from what i039ve seen there039s no turning back they are not going away they have had it they want that -- as i just said over here at the occupy denver rally -- they want that boot that corporate boot off of their necksquot -- michael moore on the rachel maddow show thursday november 3rd 2011getting the boot off at http:wwwmichaelmoorecom

how to direct democracy general assembly and occupywallstreet guide in movie format
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