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The Bitch and We the People!

Well Darlings, Lately we are hearing an awful lot about the public sector and cuts to services, which brings me to ask: why do so many people want to make their careers in the public sector? Are they actually needed? Is it really to serve we the peo...

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Gender-based Violence

Violence against women violates, impairs and nullifies the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act t...

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NAACP Decides to Symbolically Bury the "N" Word in a Major Move Forward

The NAACP put to rest a long-standing expression of racism Monday (7-9-07) by symbolically burying the "n" word in a ceremony. The timing for the burial ceremony could not have been better as the NAACP was having its annual convention at Detroit&apo...

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Squaring Urban Regime Theory with Democratic Political Theory

The term "urban regime" refers to the allocation of that which is valued (e.g., material resources, political power, and participation) among a group of persons according to an authoritatively-prescribed pattern of policymaking (Easton, 1965; Di Gae...

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The Importance of Voting

I often hear people say they don't vote because, they say, their vote wont count or their vote wont matter. This could not be further from the truth. In fact, the bald truth is that even if you don't cast a vote, you just voted. Let me repe...

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The Bitch and Another Silly Season!

Well Darlings, Here we are again in the silly season - the party political conferences. Trying to commit suicide, the Lib Dems didn't need a change in the law for assistance to that end, the media was out there, hanging on their every word and ...

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Since Katrina, the Environment Is Front-Page News

Ever since the end of August, when Hurricane Katrina devastated the major American city of New Orleans and the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, and parts of Alabama, the consequences of environmental degradation have been front-page news. Politi...

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The Leo Wanta Saga, Pt. 20: Next Few Days Critical In Whether $4.5 Trillion Wanta Money Repatriated For Americans

The Ambassador Leo Wanta story has been ringing in the ears of high level officials all over the world for the last two weeks ever since President Bush and the Federal Reserve Board refused to honor a $4.5 trillion written agreement to release the mo...

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Political Marketing, Meet Marketing 2.0

Everyone markets their brand, including Presidential candidates. Whereas in the past, candidates have relied heavily upon volunteers to create a grassroots movement through door-to-door and telephone marketing, the 2008 election has added internet te...

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Canadian Immigration Alternatives

Every year, Canada welcomes thousands of new permanent residents from all over the world to start a new life. This fact represents an excellent opportunity but it is also a great challenge that requires effort and dedication in order to achieve the o...

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