Democracy Now! July 16, 2012

July 16, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

A new US government report finds much of the American taxpayer money used for Iraq's reconstruction has likely been squandered. And at the Green Party's 2012 National Convention in Baltimore over the weekend, keynote speaker Gar Alperovitz made the case for third-party politics to challenge a corporate-run society. Plus headlines, and more.

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Gar Alperovitz

Gar Alperovitz is Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland, College Park Department of Government and Politics. He is a former Fellow of King's College, Cambridge; a founding Fellow of Harvard’s Institute of Politics; a Fellow at the Instit... Explore this topic

Jill Stein

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Green politics

Green politics is a political ideology that aims to create an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social liberalism, and grassroots democracy. It began taking shape in the western world in the 1970s; since then Green parties have developed and establis... Explore this topic

Green New Deal

The Green New Deal is a package of policy proposals that aims to address global warming, and financial crises. It echoes the New Deal, the social and economic programs launched by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the wake of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the onset of ... Explore this topic

Third party (United States)

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Roseanne Barr

Roseanne Cherrie Barr is an American actress, comedienne, writer, television producer, director, and 2012 presidential nominee of the California-based Peace and Freedom Party. Barr began her career in stand-up comedy at clubs before gaining fame for her role in the sitcom Rose... Explore this topic

Politics of the United States

The United States is a federal constitutional republic, in which the President of the United States, Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments. The executive branch is head... Explore this topic

United States

The United States of America, commonly called the United States or America, is a federal republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. The lower forty-eight contiguous states and the federal district of Washington, D.C. are in central North America between Canada... Explore this topic

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Iraq War

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