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Democracy in Culture
Democracy in Culture is everywhere you look and in this section expect to find some of the more interesting weird news, culture, lifestyle, celebrities and humor related to democracy.
Jon Stewart Decries Treatment of War Veterans
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The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart takes aim at Obama and Congress for failure in supporting veterans who face government backlog of healthcare claims
Elon Musk Leaves Facebook Political Campaign
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Entrepreneur Elon Musk has left political organization of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg
Microfinance Pioneer Records Large US Investments
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Grameen America, offshoot of Bangladeshi microfinance outfit, celebrating major milestone in foray into American market for small loans
Philippine Election Decided by Coin Toss
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Local election in Philippines breaks tie between candidates using good old-fashioned flip of a coin, proving that close elections don’t need to be unsolvable!
Brazil Votes to Allow Gay Marriage
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South American democracy giant Brazil is socially liberal and highly diverse which is confirmed by recent national legalization of gay marriage
Students Win Gates Millennium Scholarship
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Bill Gates Millennium Scholarship offers 500 low-income but high performing students access to best private schools money can buy
India’s Women Take to Streets Against Violence
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India women organizing into “Red Brigades” to fight against rampant sexual violence in the midst of surge in assaults on women
Rotary International Fighting Polio in India
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How one charity, Rotary International, takes part in the team working to end the polio virus for good in the poorest regions of India
Coretta Scott King Honored at Botanical Gardens
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Martin Luther King Jr’s wife Coretta Scott King Rose receives posthumous honor rose bush at Birmingham Alabama botanical gardens
Voting Begins for Beer City USA!
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Cast your vote for Beer City USA in national contest for unusual title that brings city a good excuse for celebrations and public drunkeness
Monarchs of Europe Are Increasingly Useless
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Monarchs and royal families have hung onto last vestiges of power and prestige with differing character and impact across modern Europe
Vote Buying Mars Election at Asia Football Group
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How not to run organization elections: Vote buying and outright cheating during elections mark dark episode for Asia Football body
Saudi Dictatorship Banishes Men for Handsomness
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Saudi Arabia’s bizarre oil fueled dictatorship has draconian cultural laws that have deemed several men just too handsome for the country
Bill Gates Gives $1.8 Billion to End Polio
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Inventor and Billionaire Bill Gates has made it a personal quest to spend his vast fortune eliminating major diseases of the third world like polio – a target for eradication