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Revisiting Machiavelli: This Is What Oligarchic Democracy Looks Like
Political equality and true democracy are at the moment only ideals toward which we are striving – while the political institutions and policies underpinning oligarchic power must be dismantled.
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Europe Versus Facebook: Privacy Activists Sue Social Media Giant Over Data Breach
A 26-year-old Austrian doctoral student at the University of Vienna is waging a legal battle that could force Facebook to change how it manages data in Europe.
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How the Rich Rule: Convince Average Voters to Support Economic Elites
How do politicians who are unresponsive to the interests of the vast majority of their constituents get elected and, more important, re-elected, while doing the bidding mostly of the wealthiest individuals?
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As United Nations Tackles Statelessness, United Kingdom Takes A Step Back
The U.K. government recently removed 23 passports of citizens attempting to travel to Syria and is increasingly seeking to take action on terror suspects who are already abroad.
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Geneva Report: Record World Debt May Trigger New Financial Crisis
Fueled by a credit binge in Asia that's pushed global private and public debt to new highs, the “poisonous combination” of spiraling debts and low growth could trigger another crisis.
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Exposed: Tax Evictions Could Displace 20,000 Detroit Property Owners
People who purchase occupied properties will evict current residents starting a cycle of blight and displacement that will cost individuals, owners, the community and the city in the long run.
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How to Negotiate a Community Benefits Agreement
Developers answer to communities for a change.
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In the shadow of an oil boom, North Dakota farmers fight contamination
One county's infertile lands offer a test case of the long-term effects of wastewater spills.
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Privatized Britain's National Health Service Produces More Questions Than Answers
"The outsourcing that goes on to these types of organizations is there to provide them with profit – that's all they're interested in.”
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How the Dark Money Regime Is Shaping 2014 Elections
2014 is on pace to be the Year of Dark Money.
