Demanding Democracy
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Saturday, January 07, 2012
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Democracy: A Short History of a Big Idea
Democracy is one of those rubbery words. We kinda know what it means. But do we really? It’s voting and elections, but it’s much, much more than that. Democracy has inspired The Velvet Revolution and the Arab Spring. It encouraged the Suffragists and the Civil Rights Movement. It stirred the hearts of men like Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. But it seems in many ways we still don’t know what democracy means. Truly means.
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When your country doesn’t live up to its own values, what do you do? Put your head under the covers or man the barricades? Fighting for freedom means different things to different people. In this hour, we talk with some of them -- from Wikileaks’ controversial founder Julian Assange, to the first Tea Party activist, to the influential media duo of Cornel West and Tavis Smiley. What do they all have in common? They’re Demanding Democracy.
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I thought the exact same thing. Her passion for her cause was matched only by her willful ignorance.
WHY IS NYC GIVING AIR TIME TO SOMEONE WHO SAYS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOES ON IN THE DEPT OF EDUCATION OR AGRICULTURE SO I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO EXIST
outrageous that you wouldn't challenge this more forcefully
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