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Rep. Deutch introduces OCCUPIED constitutional amendment to ban corporate money in politics

by News Sources 11.19.2011

Zaid Jilani reports: In one of the greatest signs yet that the 99 Percenters are having an impact, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, today introduced an amendment that would ban corporate money in politics and end corporate personhood once and for all. Deutch’s amendment, called the Outlawing Corporate Cash [...]

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The new progressive movement

by News Sources 11.14.2011

Jeffrey Sachs writes: Twice before in American history, powerful corporate interests dominated Washington and brought America to a state of unacceptable inequality, instability and corruption. Both times a social and political movement arose to restore democracy and shared prosperity. The first age of inequality was the Gilded Age at the end of the 19th century, [...]

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The American-Israeli led anti-democratic alliance

by Paul Woodward 02.09.2011

“Never insult the Arabs,” advised Amos Gilead, former head of Israel’s Political-Military Bureau, speaking on Monday at the influential Herzliya national security conference. But he wasn’t appealing for an improvement in Israeli-Arab relations since he only had a few Arabs in mind — Hosni Mubarak and other leaders “that are supporting stability and are coping [...]

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Wall Street’s best friend: The Tea Party

by News Sources 10.28.2010

In Salon, Andrew Leonard writes: Call it the amazing bank bailout boomerang. Even though few things enrage Tea Party rebels more than government checks made out to Wall Street financial companies, the reverse dynamic does not seem to be a problem. The top 12 Senatorial candidates most favored by Tea Partiers have already hauled in [...]

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NEWS: Sharif excluded from upcoming election

by Paul Woodward 12.19.2007

Pakistan rejects Sharif’s election bid appeal Reuters, December 18, 2007 Pakistan’s Election Commission has upheld an election ban on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his lawyer said on Tuesday, barring a main rival of President Pervez Musharraf from the January polls. Sharif, who Musharraf ousted in 1999, was allowed back from seven years of exile [...]

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NEWS: Lebanon’s presidential election deadline looms

by Paul Woodward 11.17.2007

As presidential vote nears, Beirut’s residents sense they won’t be the winners By Nada Bakri, New York Times, November 17, 2007 Mireille Adas took part in a march through downtown Beirut this week, demanding that Hezbollah end its yearlong occupation of the city’s commercial center. Her jewelry shop, steps away from the organization’s tent camp, [...]

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NEWS: Jordan prepares for undemocratic elections

by Paul Woodward 11.12.2007

Jordan, fearing Islamists, tightens grip on elections By Thanassis Cambanis, New York Times, November 11, 2007 This month’s legislative elections were supposed to be a watershed in this pro-American kingdom’s slow but committed march to democratic change. But Hamas’s rise to power in the Palestinian Authority and its violent takeover of Gaza in June have [...]

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ANALYSIS: Elections in Lebanon

by Paul Woodward 09.26.2007

All power to the weak in Lebanon By Sami Moubayed, Asia Times, September 27, 2007 Lebanon’s Parliament on Tuesday postponed the first stage in electing a new president after a Hezbollah boycott. If legislators do manage to complete the process – despite the mountainous obstacles – it will be the first real election in Lebanon [...]

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