In contradiction with that desire for a free and fair election the standing committee has announced that “it will decide” who is approved to run for political leadership during the 2017 Hong Kong election angering many in the pro-democracy movement.
Articles by DC Authors
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Election Protests in Pakistan Threaten Democratic Process
Protests in Pakistan have continued into their third straight week as marchers follow the cricket star turned political challenger, Imran Khan, who has refused to concede the elections which took place in July 2013.
Anti-Immigration Murrieta Nasties Battle Besos, Not Borders
When anti-immigration Murrieta militants realized we were at the front of the capitol building, they strutted over to cause trouble. The baldie started to yell, shoving a bullhorn right into our faces; at the same time, he would roar, “don’t touch me; don’t touch me.” He was going berserk.
McAllen’s Sacred Heart Leads Efforts Helping Refugee Families
As adjunct activists, we need to remember our collective truth — our nakedness with all its biting candor yet its accurate honesty — and realize that on this earth, we are all in this together: adjunct, dreamer, undocumented — children & parents alike — workers, labor & all unions.
Julian Assange Says Will Soon Leave Ecuadorian Embassy
Julian Assange is wanted in Sweden on accusations of sex assaults is facing extradition to Stockholm and then possibly to the United States following a document dump of military cables in 2010 which caused controversy all around the world.
A Summer Adventure Testing Store Voting Promotion
We brought registration forms and absentee ballot request forms. We asked the businesses to take a few, and to let us know when they ran out. We expected that we would have to sell the idea. We shouldn’t have been surprised by how thoughtful the business owners and managers were.
Vote Scheduled For NY Adjuncts Forming Union
Part-time adjunct professors in New York and elsewhere are ready for change. By moving forward with a full push to unionize they are splitting themselves off from traditional teachers unions that they see as not doing enough for adjuncts.
PM Erdogan elected as Turkey’s First President
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been declared Turkey’s First President since the country changed from a system which the President was elected by Turkey’s Parliament to a more democratic system which was passed through a referendum in 2010.
Romanian President Criticizes the EU’s Response to Russia
Romanian President criticizes the EU for it’s lack of response to Russia regarding the MH17 plane shot down in late July. “Today is Ukraine, then the Baltic states are reached, then Poland and then Romania.”
Let’s Revise Article V
Having the longest-lasting constitution that is the hardest to change is a negative, not a positive—it is not something to brag about. The best solution is to get a constitutional amendment passed to totally revise Article V.