Topic: democracy

Researchers Suggest The Constitution Is Passé

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On Monday, The New York Times reported on a new study that reveals a sad fact: The United States Constitution is no longer cool.

By Ted Mann

Dec 18, 2011

A Dead Boy in Bahrain and a Big Decision for Obama

The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof on one of the young victims of Bahrain's crackdown on democracy protests, and why the government's ability to do so is partly in our hands.

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By Adam Martin

Nov 3, 2011

How Elizabeth Warren Handles a Very Rude Heckler

Heckled at a campaign meeting in Brockton, Massachusetts on Wednesday night, Elizabeth Warren managed to stay cool and even give her audience-based antagonist some answers, until he called her a "socialist whore."

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By Eric Randall

Nov 2, 2011

Cliché Watch

The Greek Referendum Resembles a Sixth Grade History Class

Even 2,500 years after Ancient Athenians conceived of democracy, we can't stop talking about it, especially after the news broke that Greece decided to put Europe's rescue package up for a country-wide referendum.

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