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Feb 03

Robert Reich: democracy is being snuffed out by the pursuit of profit:

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How Capitalism Is Killing Democracy, by Robert B. Reich, Foreign Policy (free w/reg.): Free markets were supposed to lead to free societies. Instead, today’s supercharged global economy is eroding the power of the people in democracies around the globe. Welcome to a world where … government takes a back seat to big business. …

Conventional wisdom holds that where either capitalism or democracy flourishes, the other must soon follow. Yet today, their fortunes are beginning to diverge. Capitalism … is thriving, while democracy is struggling to keep up. China … has embraced market freedom, but not political freedom. Many economically successful nations-from Russia to Mexico-are democracies in name only. They are encumbered by the same problems that have hobbled American democracy in recent years, allowing corporations and elites … to undermine the government’s capacity to respond to citizens’ concerns. …

[T]hough free markets have brought unprecedented prosperity to many, they have been accompanied by widening inequalities…, heightened job insecurity, and environmental hazards such as global warming. Democracy is designed to allow citizens to address these very issues in constructive ways. And yet a sense of political powerlessness is on the rise among citizens in Europe, Japan, and the United States… In short, no democratic nation is effectively coping with capitalism’s negative side effects.

 

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http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2007/09/robert-reich-ho.html

Aug 19

McCAIN’S WORDS CAUSES GEORGIA TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE?

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Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili on Wednesday called for John McCain and other American leaders to do more for Georgia in their response to the conflict in his country.

“Yesterday, I heard Sen. McCain say, ‘We are all Georgians now,’” Saakashvili said on CNN’s American Morning. “Well, very nice, you know, very cheering for us to hear that, but OK, it’s time to pass from this. From words to deeds.”

 

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 Georgian President Challenges Mccain: Move From “Words To Deeds”

  1. Aug 13, 2008 … Lobbyist who promised Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili the world …. McCain thinks only white people are allowed to act presidential. …
    www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/13/georgian-president-challe_n_118690.html – 137k – Cached – Similar pages – Note this

  2. McCain Calls for Halt of Violence in Georgia – The Caucus …

    Mccain words, without Obama to disparage, are naked for the world to see. ….. nuclear war over a conflict initiated by an act of aggression by Georgia …
    thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/mccain-calls-for-halt-of-violence-in-georgia/ – 241k – Cached – Similar pages – Note this

  3. McCain too bellicose on Georgia? – 2008 Presidential Campaign Blog …

    McCain has turned that on its head — speak really tough words and have ….. South Osetia called Georgia’s act “genocide” and pleaded Russia for help. …
    www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/mccain_too_bell.html – 93k – Cached – Similar pages – Note this

  4. CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive …

    Aug 13, 2008 … Even his good friend from Georgia can see that McCain is a ….. McCain is all words and no deeds. 25 years in Washington and what has he …
    politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/georgian-president-to-mccain-move-from-words-to-deeds/ – 140k – Cached – Similar pages – Note this

  5. Technorati: Discussion about “Obama And McCain On Georgia”

    Aug 9, 2008 … Not that McCain’s words are much comfort to the Georgians. … The Kremlin decided it was time to act, since Georgia was only growing …
    technorati.com/posts/%2BtT5Cjxc5yjYTcR3kicFnIFbsvqcCS4h7GUwmRJGe1o%3D – 47k – Cached – Similar pages – Note this

  6. ABC News: Obama, McCain Fire Away on Georgia War

    Aug 10, 2008 … And when hostilities erupted along the Georgia-Russia border, McCain was characteristically bold and quick to act. …
    abcnews.go.com/Politics/Story?id=5552954&page=1 – Similar pages – Note this

  7. Georgia crisis tests presidential candidates – CNN.com

    McCain is known for his pointed words toward Putin. He’s told audiences that when he looks … 2 West to act against Russia? West to act against Russia? …
    www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/11/candidates.georgia/index.html – Similar pages – Note this

  8. » McCain foreign policy adviser got money from Georgia Dvorak …

    Aug 13, 2008 … Georgia’s president Mikhail Saakashvili twice mentioned McCain by name as ….. I would have expected McCain to act exactly the way he did. …
    www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=20726 – 118k – Cached – Similar pages – Note this
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