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Internet activists push for greater democracy
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Internet can be a powerful medium for politicians to get their message across but it is also a vital means for civilians to have a say in what politicians do, participants in a political conference say.
Tiananmen security tight on crackdown anniversary
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Police saturated Tiananmen Square with security Thursday, the 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy activists, and an exiled protest leader was blocked from returning home to confront ...
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Civic education conducive to a more democratic America
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Successful democracies depend on an informed, thoughtful, and engaged electorate. However, social scientific research shows the American electorate to be poorly informed and often disengaged. In an article in the 2008 Yearbook of ...
Earth Day crowds leaving carbon footprints
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Environmental activists say many public Earth Day and other environmental events are leaving a trail of waste and carbon emissions.
Researcher finds direct democracy in science too much of a good thing
Feb 15, 2008 |
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Publicly funded science in America traditionally is accountable to the people and their government representatives. However, this arrangement raises questions regarding the effect such oversight has on science.
Greenpeace takes on tuna fishing
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Greenpeace says it confronted a U.S. tuna boat in the South Pacific this week as part of an effort to fight overfishing by commercial fishing fleets.
There is no such thing as 'the' Indian
May 08, 2008 |
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An increasing number of mayors in Guatemala are of Indian origin. Dutch researcher Elisabet Rasch went to find out what this development means and discovered that there is much more to building a multicultural democracy than ...
British colonial past no protection from corruption
May 12, 2008 |
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Former British colonies are just as likely to suffer from bribery and sleaze as any other country according to an international study.
Google, partners launch India Elections Center
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Internet giant Google on Monday unveiled an online resource in English and Hindi for voters taking part in India's general elections later this month.
Democracy not good at helping poor people
Oct 19, 2006 |
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A group of U.S. political scientists has concluded democracy may not be more beneficial to the poor than other political systems, contrary to prior findings.
Fish kill has Calif. residents worried
Aug 31, 2007 |
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Local activists are worried about California's plan to dump chemicals into Lake Davis to stamp out northern pike.
EU drops mouse tests for shellfish
Apr 15, 2006 |
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The European Union has dropped a requirement that tissue from shellfish being tested for human consumption be injected into mice.
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