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Downgrading Democracy

Ilyse Hogue
August 10, 2011   |    This article appeared in the August 29-September 5, 2011 edition of The Nation.
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When Congress, the president and the media run roughshod over popular will and citizen action, small-d democracy pays the price.

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Ilyse Hogue
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Ilyse Hogue is a social change practitioner, media consumer and analyst, and on-line engagement expert. She's worked...

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Ilyse Hogue
August 10, 2011   |    This article appeared in the August 29-September 5, 2011 edition of The Nation.
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