Oligarchy Information
Nigeria: Northern Oligarchy Responsible for Niger Delta Woes-Asari Dokubo (AllAfrica.com) Founder of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Alhaji Asari Dokubo has blamed the Niger Delta Problem on the evil machination of the Northern oligarchy, even as he regrets starting an arm struggle in the Niger Delta region against the Nigeria state.
Joan Smith: Oligarchs are unfit company for friends of democracy (Independent) It's a high-risk business being an oligarch. In recent years, the word has lost its connotation of political power and become associated with astonishing levels of wealth, epitomised by the owner of Chelsea football club, Roman Abramovich.
Nick Cohen: You annoy an oligarch at your peril (Guardian Unlimited) Amid the bureaucratic prose of his dreadful book The Blair Revolution, Peter Mandelson managed to articulate one noble thought. Writing in 1996, when the old Soviet empire lay in ruins, he declared that the European Union must move into central and eastern Europe to 'strengthen security, entrench democracy and ensure economic and social progress spread across the whole continent'. He could ...
Palin phenomenon cause for concern (Bangor Daily News) The most worrisome feature of this election is not that Barack Obama may have too little experience or that John McCain may have too much of the wrong kind but that our politicians don?t understand the Sarah Palin phenomenon.
No need to create a ruling class (Centre Daily Times) It may be possible to make a good case for removing the limit on the number of consecutive terms members of State College Borough Council are allowed to serve. We?ve yet to hear or read one, however.
When did Democracy become a show nobody wanted to watch? | Captive Audience (Charleston City Paper) Recently, I was talking with an acquaintance who shared that she did not intend to register as a voter "until they started putting better candidates on the ballot." By Jason A. Zwiker.
Africa: Obama And Mccain - Lessons for African Rulers (AllAfrica.com) THE unfolding political events in the US and the dramatis personae are a delight to watch to the extent that I now dedicate two hours a day to stay glued to CNN for updates on the American election.
Political discourse in the US warped by religious extremists (Online Journal) The ride down the western border of Massachusetts is serene in fall. The hills have turned from the vibrant red, yellow, and orange colors of the season to a more muted orange and brown.
Money and Power Revised Term Limits. It Won?t Be Forgotten. (New York Times) Some may be speculating for some time about who on the City Council voted their conscience on extending term limits and who were perhaps bought or rented.
Nigeria: Constitutional Amendment And Our Democracy (2) (AllAfrica.com) It is, therefore, clear that the Constitution is not of the people of Nigeria.
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