The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Occupy Democracy Seizes London In 10-Day Spectacle of Dissent
As Britain braces for this week’s general election, political activists, academics and artists are occupying London’s Parliament Square for 10 days in an effort to tackle corporate capture, environmental chaos and cronyism.
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"A Democratic Outrage" In Britain As Lawmakers Push to End the Right to Strike
A row has broken out between the government and the Trades Union Congress over plans to ban protests without at least 40% of support from union members. Those in favor of the proposed crackdown on industrial action say it will stop U.K.
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Why Occupy Democracy Threatens the British Establishment at its Core
With waves of peaceful protest ramping up this winter and spring, Britain has a lot more democracy to look forward to ahead of the May election.
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Why 5,000 U.K. Police Officers Could Be Off the Job Due to Austerity Cuts
As unruly protests by New York City police continue to rile U.S. media, police officers in the U.K. are finding themselves on the austerity frontlines with thousands of jobs threatened in the coming years.
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Parliament Square Fence Crushes Protest Rights, Says Occupy Democracy
Lawyers have written to London’s mayor threatening legal action after he sanctioned the construction of “unlawful” fences around the square.
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The Movement Returns: Dispatch From A Democratic Occupation of London
The right to protest is a fundamental human right, especially in Britain.
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Exposed: Britain's “Any Substance” Law Bars Landowners From Opposing Fracking
The nationwide proposal will make it legal for fracking companies to drill 300 meters beneath private land without requiring the permission of landowners.
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Occupy Democracy In London Isn't Considered Newsworthy – But Should Be
Sleeping outside for an iPhone is O.K., but do it in furtherance of democratic expression and you’re in trouble, as protesters discovered during the past several weeks at Parliament Square.
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New Occupation Of London’s Parliament Square As People Demand Real Democracy
"What we are doing is taking back this bit of common land for a short amount of time to create a real debate – a real discussion that people want to be having.”
