Rane McDonough discusses liberalism and the misconception of democracy.
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The misconception of democracy
Tags: Democracy, Karl Marx, liberalism, washington d.c.
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Electoral Idol: Debating the electoral carnival
Columnist Jan Dichter dissects our country’s definition of democracy and explains why it’s a hypocritical label to bestow upon ourselves.
Tags: Democracy, election, Opinion/Editorial, politics, Presidential election, reform
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The demoralizing state of democracy
Columnist Hannah Sparks discusses the current obstacles hindering our country from a having a democratic election in its true form.
Tags: Democracy, election, Obama, Romney, Vote
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A Movement within a movement: America’s role in the Arab Spring Revolutions
Timothy Haggerty explains the role of the National Endowment for Democracy in the Arab Spring movement.
Tags: Arab Spring, Democracy, National Endowment
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New political science class to tackle questions of democracy
A new political science course — recently approved by the Faculty Senate — will explore if democracy is possible everywhere.
Tags: Democracy, Faculty Senate, Frederic Schaffer, political science
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Let Democracy Work
Collegian columnist Gavin Beeker advocates for democracy rather than recent episodes of radicalism, as the key to structural change.
Tags: clint east wood, COINTELPRO, Cold War, Democracy, J. Edgar
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Renewing the republic
Columnist Gavin Beeker explains the need for Americans to take an interest in government and public affairs in order to truly embody the meaning of living in a republic.
Tags: Democracy, government, Republic
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The fight for the middle class
Collegian columnist Gavin Beeker explores the “mythic” middle class, and just what makes it so special and important in politics.
Tags: Democracy, middle class, politics, united states
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Occupy: the voice of a nation
Collegian columnist Brian Clement argues that the Occupy Wall Street protests represent the underrepresented of America.
Tags: Democracy, economy, Occupy Wall Street, Point-Counterpoint
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Political Science professors discuss meaning of democracy
The media was invited to a conference call on Wednesday where the results of a study conducted by the National Center for Health Services claimed the Affordable Care Act helped increase health insurance coverage of young adults by over 3% in the first three months of 2011.
Tags: Amel Ahmed, Angelica Bernal, Democracy, Frederic Schaffer
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