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Not TINA (There Is No Alternative) but TAPAS: THERE ARE PLENTY OF ALTERNATIVES
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Noam Chomsky Democracy's Endgame With Arundhati Roy and Amy Goodman

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Noam Chomsky on Democracy

Noam Chomsky Videos Noam chomsky conference noam chomsky debate noam chomsky conversation noam chomsky interview Noam Chomsky Videos Noam ...
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Noam Chomsky Lecture on Capitalist Democracy and its Prospects

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Noam Chomsky on Education, Student Activism and Democracy

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Transparency in Europe now!

Join the DiEM25 petition pushing for greater transparency in the EU. In a democratic union, it is outrageous that decisions that dramatically affect the many are being made behind closed doors by the powerful few. Demand to know what’s going on in your EU. Sign now!
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Democracy in America David Harvey

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Slavoj Žižek Democracy and Capitalism Are Destined to Split Up

Slavoj Žižek Democracy and Capitalism Are Destined to Split Up

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Sheldon S. Wolin, 93, Dies; Political Theorist Saw Limits of Popular Democracy

Sheldon S. Wolin, 93, Dies; Political Theorist Saw Limits of Popular Democracy | real utopias | Scoop.it

Mr. Wolin galvanized political science by gathering key political philosophers, beginning with the Greeks, and examining their ideas as a way to criticize current political structures.

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How Swiss is direct democracy in Paris and Madrid? - swissinfo.ch

How Swiss is direct democracy in Paris and Madrid? - swissinfo.ch | real utopias | Scoop.it
Two major European capitals are experimenting with forms of direct democracy, asking citizens to suggest projects to be realised. How ...
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Reclaiming democracy: A systems approach to change the system - Democratic Audit UK

Reclaiming democracy: A systems approach to change the system - Democratic Audit UK | real utopias | Scoop.it
Oliver Escobar writes that despite the increasing emphasis on deliberative democracy, scholars are only just starting to formulate a perspective that accommodates and values various meanings and pr…
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Athens Democracy Forum 2015 - Is Liberal Democracy Universal?

It is a matter of gospel truth in Western democracies that our model of participatory democracy is universally applicable. But countries like China and Russia ...
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Open Government, a Catalyst For Democracy - Huffington Post

Open Government, a Catalyst For Democracy - Huffington Post | real utopias | Scoop.it
Social stability and peace are pivotal for democracy as they represent a fundamental element of the relationship between institutions and the citizenship.
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Participatory federalism: Empower citizens through inclusive democracy: senator - The Express Tribune

The Express Tribune Participatory federalism: Empower citizens through inclusive democracy: senator The Express Tribune “Democracy is the original dream of the citizens, and it is only democracy that could ensure their participation in the affairs...
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Can non-Western democracy help to foster political transformation? - Open Democracy

Can non-Western democracy help to foster political transformation? - Open Democracy | real utopias | Scoop.it
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Can non-Western democracy help to foster political transformation?
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Empire asks Slavoj Žižek why democracy is in retreat

Philosopher Slavoj Zizek shares his thoughts on the causes of democracy's retreat in Europe and the US.
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Time for a democracy commission? - Open Democracy

Time for a democracy commission? - Open Democracy | real utopias | Scoop.it
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The Future of Democracy - Diplomatic Courier

The Future of Democracy - Diplomatic Courier | real utopias | Scoop.it
As the Athens Democracy Forum focuses this year on the concerns facings modern democracies, those images from Greece show us how far democracy has come.
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Human rights evaluation—who is it really for? - Open Democracy

Human rights evaluation—who is it really for? - Open Democracy | real utopias | Scoop.it
The human rights community should embrace evaluation not for our donors, but for our beneficiaries. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on evaluation and human rights. Español
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The Guise of American Democracy - CounterPunch

The Guise of American Democracy - CounterPunch | real utopias | Scoop.it
The world is a perpetual caricature of itself; at every moment it is the mockery and the contradiction of what it is pretending to be. -- George Santayana The US is/was not a revolutionary country,...
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'The people want', but what do they want? - Open Democracy

'The people want', but what do they want? - Open Democracy | real utopias | Scoop.it
The famous slogan “The people want the downfall of the regime” follows a notion promoted by Arab autocrats to give the illusion of change and hinder the development of post-revolutionary strategy.
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Put an end to an electoral system that only suits the fat cats - Mail & Guardian Online

Put an end to an electoral system that only suits the fat cats - Mail & Guardian Online | real utopias | Scoop.it
The party system must be taken as a transitional stage of human development.
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Noam Chomsky - Free Trade and Democracy: Dissident Views on the NAFTA Treaty

An increase in domestic manufacturing output and a proportionally greater domestic investment in manufacturing does not necessarily mean an increase in.
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Social Democracy or Revolutionary Democracy: Syriza and Us

Social Democracy or Revolutionary Democracy: Syriza and Us | real utopias | Scoop.it
All eyes on the Left are upon Greece. Not because of a general interest in the contradictions of capitalism in the midst of this particular crisis but because of Syriza. Unfortunately, what we are observing is not unique to Syriza. The story has been told before, and the story inevitably will occur again if we do not learn from it.
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Democracy rising: what now for Syriza and Europe? | openDemocracy - Open Democracy

Democracy rising: what now for Syriza and Europe? | openDemocracy - Open Democracy | real utopias | Scoop.it
A discussion on how Europeans can relaunch the struggle for a democratic Europe in the aftermath of Syriza's capitulation. (Video, 39 mins)
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Democracy in America David Harvey

Click here to enjoy more videos: http://documentary.googleusd.com All rights and credit go to Democracy Now! Tariq Ali talks to David Harvey, Distinguished ...
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Economist, specialized in political economy and peer-to-peer dynamics; core member of the P2P Foundation