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Tag Archives: Electoral Politics
Electoral Politics and the Illusion of Control
By William Hawes Source: Dissident Voice We have all been told a lie. The lie that says democracy can be maintained only through voting, through purely representative, parliamentarian means. When the founding fathers set up the Constitution and Bill of Rights, … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, conditioning, Corruption, culture, Dirty Politics, divide and conquer, Economics, History, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged civil liberties, Consumer Advocacy, Corporate Globalization, culture, Democrats, Duopoly, Economy/Economics, Election 2016, Elections, Electoral Politics, Energy, environment, Espionage/"Intelligence", Legal/Constitutional, Militarism, Neoliberalism, Nuclear Energy, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Presidential Elections, propaganda, Right Wing Jerks, Social Media, Two Party System
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‘What It Takes to Be President of the American Police State: Anti-Big Money, Anti-War, Pro-Constitution, Freedom-Loving Candidates Need Not Apply’
By John W. Whitehead Source: A Government of Wolves “The qualifications for president seem to be that one is willing to commit mass murder one minute and hand presidential medals of freedom to other war criminals in the next. One … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anti-war, Authoritarianism, Conspiracy, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dirty Politics, divide and conquer, Dystopia, Economics, Empire, History, Militarization, military spending, Neocons, propaganda, Social Control, society, State Crime, war, war on terror, wasted taxpayer dollars
Tagged Battlefield America, Corporate America, corporatocracy, Democrats, Duopoly, Election 2016, Electoral Politics, empire, Hunter S. Thompson, Militarization, military-industrial complex, Neocons, NSA, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Presidential Elections, Republicans, surveillance state, Two Party System, war
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The Man Who Bought the Clintons: the Political Business of Terry McAuliffe
(Editor’s note: In light of yesterday’s announcement that Hillary Clinton’s former campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe is being investigated by federal prosecutors for illegal foreign campaign donations made directly to him and through the Clinton Foundation, it’s worth revisiting this article … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, Dirty Politics, Economics, Financial Crisis, Labor, news, society, State Crime
Tagged Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Cronyism, Democratic National Committee, DNC, Elections, Electoral Politics, Gary Winnick, Global Crossing, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, political corruption, Terry McAuliffe, The Clinton Foundation
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Why Hillary Won the Debate (Even though She Didn’t)
By Gary Leupp Source: Dissident Voice CNN and Facebook co-sponsored last week’s Democratic presidential frontrunners’ “debate.” After the event, CNN conducted a poll. “Who won the debate?” it asked. The result: 83% Bernie Sanders; 12% Hillary Clinton. Facebook also took … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anti-war, conditioning, corporate news, Corruption, culture, media, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, society, war
Tagged bernie sanders, corporate media, corporatocracy, Democracy, Donald Trump, Electoral Politics, Hillary Clinton, politics, Presidential Elections, propaganda, Two Party System, voting
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Lawrence Lessig on Reforming America’s Political System
In an April 10 op-ed featured in The Atlantic, Lawrence Lessig argued that the greatest challenge for a movement to reform America’s political system is “the politics of resignation”: We accept the status quo not because we want it, and … Continue reading
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