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Thousands turn out for March for Democracy (Newstalk ZB)
Auckland :: New Zealand | about 2 hours ago
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The March for Democracy in Auckland this afternoon is over, and speeches are now being made. It was aimed at drawing attention to a series of citizen initiated referenda, which campaign groups say have been ignored. Businessman Colin Craig poured hundreds...
Tags: Hundreds of Aucklanders, New Zealand, Auckland, Politics, Elections, Democracy, Referendum, Corporal punishment in the home, Varieties of democracy, New Zealand citizens-initiated referendum, Constitution of New Zealand, Referendums in New Zealand, Social Issues
Voting for failure in Afghanistan | Stephen Kinzer
Kabul :: Afghanistan | about 6 hours ago
Credibility by winning a new term through fraud at the polls, President Hamid Karzai has weakened his legitimacy, endangered the already tepid support he enjoys in Washington DC, and handed the Taliban another piece of evidence, if one is needed, that his regime...
Tags: Afghanistan, American, strong central, electoral democracy, Kabul, Taliban, Iranian Plateau, Democracy, Politics
How does SA's neighbour fare?
Gaborone :: Botswana | about 16 hours ago
Credibility Mandy Rossouw held a Q&A with Mpho Dibeela, editor of Botswana Guardian , on the country's stance on key issues. What, in your view, are the biggest obstacles that Botswana faces today? Failure to diversify the economy away from an over-reliance on diamond...
Tags: Botswana Guardian, Botswana, Gaborone, Democracy, Outline of Botswana, Politics
Simple Economics
New York City :: NY :: USA | about 22 hours ago
Credibility The risk of this economic crisis is that people stay isolated, hunkered down and afraid," Collins says. "What's different from the serious economic crises of the past is the much greater potential for fragmentation and isolation--because we've lived through...
Tags: Collins, collins says, political action, mutual aid, New York City, Solidarity, Democracy
Business groups blast national shutdown --
Port of Spain :: Trinidad and Tobago | about 24 hours ago
Credibility Business groups blast national shutdown Friday, November 20th 2009 The local economy is facing enough challenges without the added pressure of planned shutdowns, two private sector groups have said. Chamber of Commerce have spoken out against the call...
Tags: TTMA, People’s Democracy, Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain, Democracy, Elections, Chambers of commerce
Post-Crisis Thailand : Building a New Democratic Society
Bangkok :: Thailand | 1 day ago
Credibility Building a New Democratic Society" Speech by Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand , "Post-Crisis Thailand : Building a New Democratic Society" at Columbia University, New York, on September 22. President of Columbia University,...
Tags: Thailand, Columbia University, crisis thailand, United States, Bangkok, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Democracy, Thai people, International reactions to the 2006 Thai coup d'ￃﾩtat, Thai coup d'ￃﾩtat, Prime Ministers of Thailand, Hakka people, Politics
Democracy march expected to draw thousands
Auckland :: New Zealand | 1 day ago
Credibility He wants politicians to follow the wishes of the majority. Mr Craig says three referenda have been held but there has been little action if any, on their outcomes. He says 82 percent of New Zealanders voted to cut the number of MPs in one referendum,...
Tags: John Angus Children, commissioner john, New Zealand, Auckland, Democracy, Varieties of democracy, Elections, Direct democracy, Referendum, Family therapy, Corporal punishment in the home, Abuse, Punishments, Child abuse, Crimes, Politics, Parenting, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Social Issues, Angus cattle, Protest, Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act, Referendums in New Zealand, Constitution of New Zealand, New Zealand citizens-initiated referendum
Time of reckoning
The country is in an unprecedented turmoil. The so-called war against terrorism is casting its ever-elongating dark shadows over the safety of the people who are dying by the dozen on a daily basis. The Kerry-Lugar Bill (KLB) and its attending clauses...
Tags: Time, reckoning, allnews, Pakistan, Islamabad, November 28, National Reconciliation Ordinance, Supreme Court of Pakistan, Democracy, Pakistan Peoples Party, United States Constitution, Pakistani politicians, Sindhi people, Politics, Mr Zardari, Zardari
Good government groups call for constitutional convention
Harrisburg :: PA :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility A coalition of good-government groups today issued 131-page call to action aimed at drumming up support for a constitutional convention to make government more accountable and to protect against abuses of power. The report comes four days after 10 Republican...
Tags: constitutional convention, government group, Harrisburg, Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives, Constitution, Philadelphia Convention, Referendum, Democracy, Constitutional law, Elections, Matthew J. Brouillette, Politics
New Zealanders Prepare to Vote With Their Feet
Auckland :: New Zealand | 4 days ago
Credibility NZ’ers voted for a reduced number of MP’s in 1999 yet this was shelved. NZ’ers also voted for a more victim-centred justice system yet parole eligibility was shortened, least restrictive sentences recommended, and unenforceable token gestures towards...
Tags: Legislation Advisory Committee, New Zealand, Auckland, Referendum, Referendums in New Zealand, Elections, Democracy, Law, Direct democracy, Politics, The Kiwi Party, Varieties of democracy, New Zealand citizens-initiated referendum
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