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Hong Kong's Democracy Protesters Are Doing What No Other Demonstrators Have - Mic

mic.com
2014-10-04T15:14:22.000Z
hongkong protest democracy politics imported:pinboard

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Although the organizers have threatened to kick things up a notch if the government doesn't address their concerns, all you have to do is take a look at their "Manual of Disobedience" to see why things have been mostly smooth.

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Why ‘too big to fail’ is too much for us to take

www.johnkay.com
2009-05-29T14:23:05.000Z
toobigtofail democracy capitalism socialism economics infrastructure monopoly failure imported:pinboard

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"There should be a clear distinction in public policy between the requirement for essential activities to survive and the continued existence of particular companies engaged in their provision."

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Congressional redistricting | How to rig an election | Economist.com

www.economist.com
2006-08-24T16:44:40.000Z
politics gerrymandering democracy elections fraud imported:pinboard

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"In a normal democracy, voters choose their representatives. In America, it is rapidly becoming the other way around"

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Unfogged - "Lock The Vault? What Kind Of Maniac Would Steal Money From A Bank?"

www.unfogged.com
2006-05-14T16:10:56.000Z
politics diebold voting democracy via:revgeorge imported:pinboard

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"For there to be a problem here, you're basically assuming a premise where you have some evil and nefarious election officials who would sneak in and introduce a piece of software," he said. "I don't believe these evil elections people exist."

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