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* Democracy, Inc: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism by Sheldon Wolin ...

Some would claim that not all laws in this democracy are just. ...

In doing this we begin to recreate our democracy. In doing this we begin to create a society that is organized to meet human ...ur future from the 1%. We will shut down the corporations and recreate our democracy. ...

...re welcome to attend and participate in the spirit of community and direct democracy. ...it may be scratched to begin anew. It’s up to all those who attend. Direct democracy is a beautiful process with one fatal flaw – it needs your participation ...

...es), used in discussing systems of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy democracy] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_rule majority rule], is a criti ...JM Maravall, I NetLibrary ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=EMB-F6Forx8C Democracy and the Rule of Law]'' (2003) p.223</ref> ...

...es Moore Lappe: "Growing up in America, we were taught that we inherited a democracy. No one told us that we ourselves had to create one." : Thomas Jefferson: "The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when the government fa ...

...e Occupy movement, the 1% have continued in their efforts to suppress true democracy in this country. ...

...el have damaged communities, workers, civil liberties, the environment and democracy. The protest represents an effort to focus on corporate power as the root c ...e laws – a cycle that exemplifies the dominate role of corporations in our democracy. ALEC is comprised of state and federal government legislators – 14 Orego ...

...all. We will resist the banks and the government they control, reclaim our democracy, and recreate the society we want to see. '''Resist austerity. Reclaim the economy. Recreate our democracy.''' ...

...all. We will resist the banks and the government they control, reclaim our democracy, and recreate the society we want to see. '''Resist austerity. Reclaim the economy. Recreate our democracy.''' ...

;How have they co-opted our democracy and aided in the corportization of America? ...

...slickest new venues, which also happens to be the base camp for Rebooting Democracy this April. ...

...Project]]<ref>[http://busproject.org/ The Bus Project] | Volunteer-driven democracy for our generation.</ref>. ...

...over another - it's about restoring the republican principles of American democracy. ...

| other details = Sponsored by Alliance for Democracy, Economic Justice Action Group of the First Unitarian Church, War Resisters ...

...ction Group]] (EJAG) of the [[First Unitarian Church]] with [[Alliance for Democracy]] and [[Real Wealth of Portland]] - ...

...ght within Alberta's board, co-op membership and paid staff over workplace democracy. ...

...who of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazeera and other networks. His essays are published regularl ...

...tory.php?story_id=131905912912291600 Guest Opinion - Occupy Portland takes democracy to the streets] ...

...t against corporate control of government, and the fight for good jobs and democracy. Our members have been struggling against the stranglehold big corporations ...

...he target of this day of action? Learn more about the way they control our democracy behind closed doors and how to stop them! ...

...king and advocacy across a broad range of issues around peace, justice and democracy. His recent organizing efforts include the Sounds of Resistance concert and ...

...king and advocacy across a broad range of issues around peace, justice and democracy. His recent organizing efforts include the Sounds of Resistance concert and ...

* Demonstrates how a direct democracy model works and why it is powerful. ...

By shutting down the corporations for a day we begin to recreate our democracy. We begin to create a society that is organized to meet human needs and sus ...

A new democracy is baffouée and these are agreements for internet freedom-that we might be ...

and corrupted our democracy. ...

...he target of this day of action? Learn more about the way they control our democracy behind closed doors and how to stop them! ...

...ble then but your work will be far from over. We ask you to ''stand up for democracy every single day'' at your workplaces. Organize with your rank-and-file co- ...

...consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. We come to To all communities that take action and form groups in the spirit of direct democracy, we offer support, documentation, and all of the resources at our disposal. ...

Humanity has united across boundaries in a struggle for real democracy and individual rights. ...

: To begin to learn and practice and build capacity towards participatory democracy. ...heir actions affect others. Methods of inquiry and discussion such as deep democracy invite and include marginalized perspectives. ...

..., Oregon activist Tom O'Keefe. After watching the documentary "Sex Drugs & Democracy", O'Keefe proposed painting donated bikes - repaired by at-risk-youth serve ...

...AFSCME Local 88]] | [[Ainsworth United Church of Christ]] | [[Alliance for Democracy]] | [[Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757]] | [[Bridgeport United Church of ...

● We want a strong healthy democracy that does not punish individuals or groups for ...

: [[Alliance for Democracy]] ...

...s movement, and lend my small voice to the huge and growing chorus of real democracy being born, like a new star taking shape.” ...

Fundamentally, worker-owned cooperatives are about extending democracy into the workplace. In an age of globalization geared to benefit multinatio ...rkers and communities. ''[https://vimeo.com/38342677 Shift Change: Putting Democracy to Work]'' is a new documentary (scheduled for release in fall 2012) that h ...

* [http://www.thealliancefordemocracy.org/ Alliance for Democracy] ...

== Civic Wikis and Direct Democracy == ...s in Latin America who have developed creative methods for bringing direct democracy to their communities. For more than 20 years, the people of Porto Alegre, B ...

...is a "leaderless movement" engaged in [[wikipedia:Direct democracy|direct democracy]].''' We are ''all'' involved in working out the details in how this moveme ...

...ticipatory-budgeting-is-working-important-and-going-to-stay/ Participatory Democracy in Chicago: Participatory Budgeting is Working, Important, and Going to Sta ...ecially unions—that ensure that gains are broadly shared, and on a healthy democracy that can sustain sound economic policies and check today’s economic winne ...

...d are fighting elite-imposed austerity and building political and economic democracy from the grassroots. ...acy Collective Workplaces Spell Job Security, Fair Treatment and Real-Life Democracy] ...

...asters.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/12/opinion/12herbert.html When Democracy Weakens]</ref> The giant sucking sound of a nation's wealth gushing into th ...to story'': [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/12/opinion/12herbert.html When Democracy Weakens] ...

...made it clear that we must take money out of politics and replace it with democracy. We are the lobby of the 99% seeking a new economic and political system e ...

: [[Alliance for Democracy, Portland Chapter]] ...

'''Thursday, October 13th''', 7-9 pm at First Unitarian Church. Alliance For Democracy and Economic Justice Action Group of the First Unitarian are presenting the ...

Economic democracy depends on coming to a clear understanding of how the wealth of a community === Globalized Anti-Democracy === ...

...and how to behave? Why is it that we seem to always end up with “the best democracy that money can buy”? Is this the best we can do? Can we do better? ...=3 New Report Shows Big-Money Politics and Broadcast Media Are Undermining Democracy: 'Citizens Inundated' documents how the media profits from elections, even ...

...ction. To rebuild our communities with love and solidarity. To rebuild our democracy with passion and collective strength. ...

...autonomous-roots-real-democracy-movement/ The Autonomous Roots of the Real Democracy Movement] : An experiment with direct democracy on Chicago’s South Side. ...

...oyalty gave way to alternate forms of government, including representative democracy. The nation state became the new Crown. Robber barons<ref>[[wikipedia:Robbe ...at concentrate massive wealth in the hands of an elite few. Yet in our own democracy, 1 percent of the people take nearly a quarter of the nation’s income—a ...

...e gains made by the revolutionary Sandinista government to deliver genuine democracy, literacy, health care, education, childcare, unions, and land reform. The ...mmoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=4773655 Common Cause > Media and Democracy > Media Consolidation]</ref><ref>[http://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutra ...

...d-democracy-and-during-presidency-george-w-bush/1323357279 State Power and Democracy: Before and During the Presidency of George W. Bush]</ref></blockquote> ...

...d are fighting elite-imposed austerity and building political and economic democracy from the grassroots. ...

...War]</ref><ref>[http://davidswanson.org/warisalie War Is A Lie | Let's Try Democracy]</ref> Most Americans have at least some notion, however vague, that Americ ...king_the_risk_out_of_democracy.html?id=_UrtQ89Kp3YC Taking the Risk Out of Democracy: Corporate Propaganda versus Freedom and Liberty]</ref><ref>''[[wikipedia:M ...

...rations--essentially private label totalitarian regimes--more than genuine democracy? ...

...d-democracy-and-during-presidency-george-w-bush/1323357279 State Power and Democracy: Before and During the Presidency of George W. Bush]'' | Andrew Kolin (Book ...