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.

How a Donation Helps Big Brothers Big Sisters

May 21, 2013
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Big Brothers Big Sisters is community based opportunity to help address poverty

Jon Stewart Decries Treatment of War Veterans

May 21, 2013
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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

May 20, 2013
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Entrepreneur Elon Musk has left political organization of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg

Microfinance Pioneer Records Large US Investments

May 16, 2013
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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

May 16, 2013
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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

May 15, 2013
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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

May 12, 2013
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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

May 10, 2013
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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

May 8, 2013
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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

May 7, 2013
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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!

May 6, 2013
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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

May 1, 2013
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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

May 1, 2013
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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

April 26, 2013
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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

April 25, 2013
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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