stephen cohen on russian protests and quotthe soviet union039s afterlifequot in the nation magazine
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wwwdemocracynoworg allegations of widespread fraud in the recent elections that gave prime minister vladimir putin039s united russia party a parliamentary majority have galvanized massive street protests in opposition to the russian political establishment this comes on the 20th year anniversary of the breakup of the soviet union quotthe reason that the people that control the financial oligarchy of russia don039t want free elections is they know that the people would vote for candidates pledging to confiscate their propertyquot which was privatized in the 1990s says stephen cohen professor of russian studies at new york university he notes quotthese elections were not free and fair but they were the freest and fairest and 15 yearsquot and that members of the country039s middle class make up the bulk of the protesters cohen also argues the american media has failed to report on the resurgence of the communist party supported mainly by working class voters in russia039s vast provinces which could challenge putin in the 2012 presidential race and force a run-off election his most recent book is titled quotsoviet fates and lost alternatives: from stalinism to the new cold warquot his latest article quotthe soviet union039s afterlifequot appears in the new issue of the nation magazineto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for more democracy now reports visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-nowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

matt taibbi: worlds largest banks admit to massive global financial crimes but escape jail again
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http:democracynoworg - five of the worlds top banks will pay over 5 billion in fines after pleading guilty to rigging the price of foreign currencies and interest rates citigroup jpmorgan chase barclays and royal bank of scotland pleaded guilty to conspiring to manipulate the price of us dollars and euros exchanged in the 5 trillion fx spot market ubs pleaded guilty for its role in manipulating the libor benchmark interest rate no individual bank employees were hit with criminal charges as part of the settlements we are joined by matt taibbi award-winning journalist with rolling stone magazinedemocracy now is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on 1300 tv and radio stations monday through friday watch our livestream 8-9am et: http:democracynoworgplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today: http:democracynoworgdonatefollow democracy now online:facebook: http:facebookcomdemocracynow twitter: https:twittercomdemocracynowyoutube: http:youtubecomdemocracynow soundcloud: http:soundcloudcomdemocracynow daily email: http:democracynoworgsubscribe google: https:plusgooglecomdemocracynowinstagram: http:instagramcomdemocracynowtumblr: http:democracynowtumblrpinterest: http:pinterestcomdemocracynowitunes: https:itunesapplecompodcastdemocracy-now-audioid73802554tunein: http:tuneincomradiodemocracy-now-p90stitcher radio: http:wwwstitchercompodcastdemocracy-now

the problems with first past the post voting explained
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eli pariser: beware online quotfilter bubblesquot
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http:wwwtedcom as web companies strive to tailor their services including news and search results to our personal tastes there039s a dangerous unintended consequence: we get trapped in a quotfilter bubblequot and don039t get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview eli pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy

quotenoughquot the first jill stein for president tv ad
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help us break through the media blackout and get this ad in front of millions of americans go to http:wwwjillsteinorgfirst_tv_ad_campaign and http:wwwjillsteinorgdonate to put this ad in front of more peoplepaid for by jill stein for president

occupy honolulu: hawaiian musician makana sings protest song to world leaders at apec summit
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wwwdemocracynoworg - as president obama met with world leaders this weekend at the asia-pacific economic cooperation meeting in hawaii to discuss how to bolster global trade activists with the group occupy honolulu protested economic inequity that they say would result from new trade agreements meanwhile within the heavily guarded compound where the summit took place renowned hawaiian musician and guitarist makana carried out his own act of protest makana had been invited to play instrumental music at the gala dinner saturday night at the dinner makana opened his jacket to reveal a t-shirt which read quotoccupy with alohaquot then instead of performing the background instrumental he was scheduled to play he started to sing a protest song he had released earlier that day as world leaders including obama and chinese premier hu jintao sat in the audience makana sang his new song inspired by the occupy wall street movement quotwe are the manyquot quoti started out very subtlety and subliminally and i was like 039ye come here gather on stage the time has come for us to voice our rage039quot makana says quotthen i realized that 039wow i didn039t get in trouble039 so i played it againquot democracy now airs his statement and his music videofor the complete interview read the transcript download the podcast and for additional democracy now reports about the occupy wall street movement visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagsoccupy_wall_streetfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy nowtoday visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

aerial drone video footage from people039s climate march in new york city
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http:democracynoworg - it is estimated that more than 300000 people filled the streets in new york city for the peoples climate march on september 21 the largest climate action to date organizers say some 2600 solidarity events took place around the world the events were scheduled around the world this weekend ahead of tuesdays united nations climate summit this video footage was taken from a drone in new york city and provided to democracy now anonymouslywatch the 3-hour special live democracy now broadcast from the climate march in new york city here: http:wwwdemocracynoworglivepeoples_climate_marchdemocracy now is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on 1200 tv and radio stations monday through friday watch our livestream 8-9am et at http:democracynoworgplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today: http:owlliruj5qfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:facebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: https:twittercomdemocracynowyoutube: http:youtubecomdemocracynowsoundcloud: http:soundcloudcomdemocracynowdaily email: http:democracynoworgsubscribegoogle: https:plusgooglecomdemocracynowinstagram: http:instagramcomdemocracynowtumblr: http:democracynowtumblrpinterest: http:pinterestcomdemocracynow

johann hari: everything we know about the drug war amp addiction is wrong
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http:democracynoworg - as president obama seeks 276 billion for federal drug control programs in his new budget we talk to british journalist johann hari about the century-old failed drug war and how much of what we know about addiction is wrong over the past four years hari has traveled to the united states mexico canada uruguay and portugal to research his new book quotchasing the scream: the first and last days of the war of drugsquot his findings may surprise you from the us government039s persecution of billie holiday to vancouver039s success in addressing its heroin epidemic to portugal039s experiment with full decriminalization of all drugsthis video is an excerpt from the interview with johann hari watch the full 20-minute discussion here:http:wwwdemocracynoworg201524johann_hari_everything_we_know_aboutdemocracy now is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on 1300 tv and radio stations monday through friday watch our livestream 8-9am et: http:democracynoworgplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today: http:democracynoworgdonatefollow democracy now online:facebook: http:facebookcomdemocracynow twitter: https:twittercomdemocracynowyoutube: http:youtubecomdemocracynow soundcloud: http:soundcloudcomdemocracynow daily email: http:democracynoworgsubscribe google: https:plusgooglecomdemocracynowinstagram: http:instagramcomdemocracynowtumblr: http:democracynowtumblrpinterest: http:pinterestcomdemocracynowitunes: https:itunesapplecompodcastdemocracy-now-audioid73802554tunein: http:tuneincomradiodemocracy-now-p90stitcher radio: http:wwwstitchercompodcastdemocracy-now

cornel west: why i endorse green party039s jill stein over quotneoliberal disasterquot hillary clinton
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http:democracynoworg - cornel west is heading to philadelphia next where he will serve on the democratic platform drafting committee but he has announced he wont be backing the partys presumptive nominee west talks about why he is backing the green partys jill stein over hillary clintondemocracy now is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on nearly 1400 tv and radio stations monday through friday watch our livestream 8-9am et: http:democracynoworgplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today: http:democracynoworgdonatefollow democracy now online:facebook: http:facebookcomdemocracynow twitter: https:twittercomdemocracynowyoutube: http:youtubecomdemocracynow soundcloud: http:soundcloudcomdemocracynow daily email: http:democracynoworgsubscribe google: https:plusgooglecomdemocracynowinstagram: http:instagramcomdemocracynowtumblr: http:democracynowtumblrcompinterest: http:pinter

fbi documents on senator paul wellstone raise questions about his death 8 years ago
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minnesota public radio has obtained the fbi record of the late senator paul wellstone of minnesota who died in a plane crash eight years ago this week the records show the fbi first tracked wellstone in 1970 after he was arrested at an anti-vietnam war protest the records might also raise new questions about the plane crash that killed wellstone his wife his daughter and three staffers the national transportation safety board determined the crash was caused by pilot error but the fbi documents reveal for the first time that specific criminal leads were pursued by investigators democracy now interviews minnesota public radio reporter madeleine baran for the complete interview transcripts and more information visit http:wwwdemocracynoworg201010298_years_laterplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit wwwdemocracynoworgdonate

swissinfochdirectdemocracy - referendum
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politicians economists media and researchers from around the world will gather in tunis from may 14 to 17 to take part in the global forum on modern direct democracy as the forum039s media partner swi swissinfoch will report live from the event and officially launch its microsite dedicated to direct democracy and its partner site people2powerinfo the aim of the microsite swissinfochdirectdemocracy - online in 10 languages since december 2014 - is to inform readers about political rights and democratic processes so they can form their own opinions in order to play a greater role in the decision-making process switzerland039s unique form of participative democracy is the focus of the site whereas people2powerinfo offers a global view to view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7523351-swissinfo-direct-democracy-tunis

swissinfochdirectdemocracy - initiative
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politicians economists media and researchers from around the world will gather in tunis from may 14 to 17 to take part in the global forum on modern direct democracy as the forum039s media partner swi swissinfoch will report live from the event and officially launch its microsite dedicated to direct democracy and its partner site people2powerinfo the aim of the microsite swissinfochdirectdemocracy - online in 10 languages since december 2014 - is to inform readers about political rights and democratic processes so they can form their own opinions in order to play a greater role in the decision-making process switzerland039s unique form of participative democracy is the focus of the site whereas people2powerinfo offers a global view to view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7523351-swissinfo-direct-democracy-tunis

how to overcome apathy and find your power dolores huerta
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moment of zen - america039s commitment to democracy and freedom - the daily show with jon stewart - 032111 - video clip comedy central
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past presidents speak for america039s cause of democracy and freedom airdate - 032111

hong kongese : please help hong kong
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earlier today several thousands of young hongkongers like me were sitting very peacefully at the government house asking the government for a real democracy and genuine election however with no genuine reply from the government it sent out police with guns armors and shields to evacuate our peaceful demonstration police sprayed us with harmful pepper spray and even threw numbers for tear gas bombs towards innocent people tears and screaming was everywhere and people keep running to search for a shelterwe are just innocent people like you we are just trying to protect the people in government house we dont want to see any tragedy performing on once safest city on the planet like those happened in syria ukraine and china maybe all of you are born in democracy states you are born with democratic election you have free election right but we don039twe need genuine democracy we need a popvote on the constitution reform only nothing moreplease help us to spread this video and all news of the event over the world tell your friends your family your mates and all people you contact with to let the world know what is happening in hongkong thank you