Tag: democracy
From Universal Declaration of Human Values – Article 7 – Rules of Order
Robert Rules of Order should be the governing rules for all governing bodies in governments and their institutions, as well as non-governmental institutions. Article 7 – Rules of Order Democratic governance quickly decays into confusion and domination by the loudest voices when there are no shared rules for how we meet, debate, and decide. In ...
Make the Greens Unignorable
Emanuel Pastreich’s three-part essay, A Green Party That Will Win, argues that Greens should stop chasing legitimacy from a corrupted duopoly and instead practice truth-first politics, radical democracy inside the party, and tangible community service that builds power from the ground up. Below, we present his full argument reformatted into three chapters—followed by Dearborn Blog’s ...
Parents need to take their kids to Townhalls not McDonalds
Tonight’s special: democracy. Take your kids to a town hall—teach them to ask questions, not just place orders. #TownhallsNotMcDonalds #CivicParenting #RaiseCitizens #DearbornBlog
Becoming a Democracy—The Example of Nepal
Hardly noticed on the world landscape of emerging democracies lies Nepal. This new republic now has its first government, newly formed this past February, under a secular constitution. It’s a route scattered with the detritus of its becoming a republic, though still a relatively nonviolent path. Why is the international press not following Nepal’s embryonic ...
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