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Hypocrisy or democracy?
While millions of people around the world watched Barack Obama and fellow U.S. presidential candidate John McCain debate each other, another man running for the high office was ignored. Independent Ralph Nader is not allowed to debate McCain and Obama because officials say he doesn't qualify. However, Nader's influence on the tight election may be greater than he's being given credit for.
Length: 194
Rating: 4.90 (75 ratings)
Tags: presidential debates US candidates Nader Obama McCain
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Leonard Cohen "Democracy"
One of the most fascinating and enigmatic -- if not the most successful -- singer/songwriters of the late '60s, Leonard Cohen has retained an audience across four decades of music-making interrupted by various digressions into personal and creative exploration, all of which have only added to the mystique surrounding him. Second only to Bob Dylan (and perhaps Paul Simon), he commands the attention of critics and younger musicians more firmly than any other musical figure from the 1960s who is still working at the outset of the 21st century, which is all the more remarkable an achievement for someone who didn't even aspire to a musical career until he was in his thirties.
Length: 417
Rating: 4.80 (70 ratings)
Tags: Leonard Cohen BVM music videos alternative Democracy
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Democracy
The National Initiative for Democracy is a proposed law developed by The Democracy Foundation, over the past decade, along with a plan to get it enacted by the people (not by the government) creating, for the first time, a government "by you, the people."
This video is the result of many months of work by many people, in cooperation with the Democracy Foundation and its staff.
Make sure to visit http://www.ni4d.us for more information on the National Initiative.
Written by:
Michael Grant
Music (Used with Permission)
Simon Mahler
http://www.fotone.net/
Voiceover:
Dan Connor
http://www.danconnor.com
Video Production:
J. Skyler McKinley
http://www.skylermckinley.com
Length: 281
Rating: 4.70 (186 ratings)
Tags: Democracy Government People Representative Mike Gravel Democratic Vote National Initiative Empowering NI4D nonprofit
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Rich Media, Poor Democracy
http://www.mediaed.org
If a key indicator of the health of a democracy is the state of its journalism, the United States is in deep trouble. In Rich Media, Poor Democracy, Robert McChesney lays the blame for this state of affairs squarely at the doors of the corporate boardrooms of big media, which far from delivering on their promises of more choice and more diversity, have organized a system characterized by a lack of competition, homogenization of opinion and formulaic programming.
Through numerous examples, McChesney, and media scholar, Mark Crispin Miller, demonstrate how journalism has been compromised by the corporate bosses of conglomerates such as Disney, Sony, Viacom, News Corp, and AOL Time Warner to produce a system of news that is high on sensationalism and low on information. They suggest that unless citizen activism can reclaim the commons, this new corporate system will be characterized by a rich media and an ever impoverished, poor democracy.
Length: 327
Rating: 5.00 (130 ratings)
Tags: MEF Media Education Literacy Critical Mass Industry Educational Sut Jhally Robert McChesney Journalism Activism
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Gerhard Polt - Democracy [in Afrika] (with Blackboard)
Gerhard Polt: Democracy - Live in German TV
Gerhard Polt explains the bavarian point of view on democracy in afrika.
Length: 593
Rating: 4.90 (403 ratings)
Tags: Gerhard Polt Democracy Afrika
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