VOT3R - Democracy NEWS http://www.vot3r.com/topics/Democracy Democracy NEWS <![CDATA[ Roberto Lovato: McCain and Obama Ignore Abuses in Colombia and Mexico ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/553541 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:24:08 EDT <![CDATA[ An Open Convention in August Protects Democracy ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/553759 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:35:37 EDT Obama was asked if he would accept a roll call vote at the Convention.... ]]> <![CDATA[ Steve Anderson: When in the Course of human events ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/553755 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:21:12 EDT Democracy, were fire-breathing radicals. Today, it would be a good idea for all Americans to read this. It only takes about 5 minutes,... ]]> <![CDATA[ Greg Mitchell: ACLU Releases Shocking Report on Civilian Deaths in Iraq ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/551730 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:23:03 EDT American Civil Liberties... ]]> <![CDATA[ Two at a Time: Saving the Dems and GOP with One Vote ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/551649 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:35:45 EDT Democratic Party have raided our wagons, are taking the reins and are attempting to leave without us. However, we Pumas are encircling the wagons, determined to prevent the theft of our Party,... ]]> <![CDATA[ New Russian President: U.S. In No Position To Dish Out Advice ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/552366 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:43:02 EDT <![CDATA[ Jerry Weinstein: Social Media Is The Future of Politics . . . and Independence! ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/551520 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:43:10 EDT Democracy Forum, The "Davos of Technology": While the RIAA and MPAA have been frequent whipping boys in any Debate on the failure of Big Media to embrace change... ]]> <![CDATA[ Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler: Artificial Dissemination ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/552322 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:03:05 EDT Democracy. By Mike Gravel and David Eisenbach. Phoenix... ]]> <![CDATA[ The World's 10 Happiest and Most Miserable Countries ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/551635 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:13:02 EDT Democracy, and social tolerance. According to CNN, "researchers at the University of Michigan... ]]> <![CDATA[ How America Chooses its Leaders: What Brazilians Need to Know ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/553245 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:57:05 EDT Election campaign. And in every nation, different lessons - some of them cautionary - are being drawn.... ]]> <![CDATA[ Obama Responds To FISA Group On His Web Site ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/553148 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:47:45 EDT Barack Obama has publicly addressed the group that was formed on his Web site to urge him to change his position on the FISA cave-in... ]]> <![CDATA[ Katrina vanden Heuvel: A Just Democracy ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/553196 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:03:02 EDT Election reform on the agenda. Are you a pro-Democracy patriot? I am. Like millions of Americans, I experienced a surge of hope after the most nationally inclusive... ]]> <![CDATA[ Consider becoming a Poll Worker ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/553002 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:09:43 EDT Democracy is fragile and at risk here in the US here is a path towards restoring faith in government of the people and by the people. We Want You…to be a Poll... ]]> <![CDATA[ John Feffer: Can We Rescue Democracy from the Right? ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/549672 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:53:05 EDT Foreign Policy In Focus Back in the 1980s, it seemed the right thing to do. Groups were emerging in Eastern Europe that were just saying no to the Cold War, to the human rights abuses of their governments, to... ]]> <![CDATA[ Jeanine Molloff: The Character Issue, FISA and The Constitution ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/549316 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:23:11 EDT Democracy. Hedges described the systematic, de facto dismantling of the US Constitution,... ]]> <![CDATA[ Speaking of our famously free press... ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/549855 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:23:25 EDT Michigan Messenger : A media study by the progressive think tank Center for American Progress found that though more people are turning to the web for news —... ]]> <![CDATA[ NPR Videoblog With Arianna: 'Looking At The Future Of E-Politics' ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/548495 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:03:04 EDT Debate in the current Election season. But "e-politics" still faces at least one major obstacle: Internet access. Last week... ]]> <![CDATA[ Some Groups Go Easy on Obama for Opting Out ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/552203 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:05:38 EDT Barack Obama to opt out of public financing for his general Election campaign — the first major-party presidential candidate to do so in the program's 32-year... ]]> <![CDATA[ Stephen Zunes: Washington's Hypocrisy Over African Dictatorships ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/550810 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:23:15 EDT Foreign Policy In Focus The Bush administration has justifiably criticized the Zimbabwean regime of liberator-turned-dictator Robert Mugabe. It has joined a unanimous UN Security Council resolution condemning... ]]> <![CDATA[ Larisa Alexandrovna: The far-right's patriotism problem... ]]> http://www.vot3r.com/stories/551102 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:43:03 EDT