“Representative democracy betrays the electorate when laws have no roots in the people but in oligarchies. Studies on the concept and modalities of direct democracy are therefore becoming more topical” PeopleLawDemocracyStudyBecomingConceptsDirectRootsBetrayRepresentativesBecoming MoreOligarchyElectorateDirect Democracy Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“Democracy doesn't work unless people are well informed, and I don't know that we are. People just don't have the time. Most people's daily lives are just about surviving. Most people don't have time to really study [crucial] issues.” PeopleKnowsWellsDemocracyStudyIssuesDaily LifeCrucialSurviving Author:Brad Pitt
“Rosa Luxemburg was - still is for me - a great personal and intellectual heroine. Her analysis of Leninism and capitalism and social democracy are all worth reading. I wouldn't consider anyone truly politically literate if they hadn't given her work at least some study.” IfsStillsReadingGivenSocialDemocracyStudyIntellectualCapitalismAnalysisHeroinesRosaWorth ReadingGreat PersonSocial Democracy Author:Christopher Hitchens
“Without a serious study of journalism, there can be no understanding of citizenship, democracy, or community.” UnderstandingCommunityDemocracyStudySeriousJournalismCitizenship Author:Roy Peter Clark
“The United States has given frequent and enthusiastic support to the overthrow of democracy in favor of "investor friendly" regimes. The World Bank, IMF, and private banks have consistently lavished huge sums on terror regimes, following their displacement of democratic governments, and a number of quantitative studies have shown a systematic positive relationship between U.S. and IMF / World Bank aid to countries and their violations of human rights.” WorldHumansCountryStatesGovernmentGivenUnitedNumbersUnited StatesSupportDemocracyStudyRightsHugeDemocraticHuman RightsTerrorFollowingAidsFavorsFriendlyInvestorsRegimesConsistentlyEnthusiasticViolationSystematicDisplacementDemocratic GovernmentImfWorld BankViolation Of Human RightsPositive Relationship Author:Edward S. Herman