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- How Stable Are Democracies? ‘Warning Signs Are Flashing Red’ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/world/americas/western-liberal-democracy.html?action=click&contentCollection=Food&module=Trending&pgtype=article®ion=Marginalia&version=Full 294 comments
- How Stable Are Democracies? ‘Warning Signs Are Flashing Red’ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/world/americas/western-liberal-democracy.html 46 comments
- How Stable Are Democracies? ‘Warning Signs Are Flashing Red’ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/world/americas/western-liberal-democracy.html 12 comments moderatepolitics
- How Stable Are Democracies? ‘Warning Signs Are Flashing Red’ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/world/americas/western-liberal-democracy.html?smid=tw-share 51 comments politics
- Gorbachev: US was not "Interested in Helping Russia Develop Into a Stable and Strong Democracy." http://theduran.com/gorbachev-sunday-times-us-not-interested-helping-russia-develop-stable-strong-democracy/ 16 comments russia
- I agree with Muzammil's analaysis on all the shit that happened. We need to see past the 'Imran Khan hamara hero' narrative and encourage critical thinking. We need a STABLE consitution and democracy if we have to succeed https://youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=xLCfHCB8ybA 4 comments pakistan
- Wolfgang Streeck, one of Germany's most important intellectual : Democracy is coming to an end. In the coming decades, we will be heading toward "societies devoid of minimally stable institutions capable of protecting individuals from accidents and monstrosities of all sorts" https://www.ft.com/content/7496e08a-9f7a-11e6-891e-abe238dee8e2 82 comments europe
- Ghana's Outgoing President Urges Public To Support Successor: Mahama told parliament that he was happy to step down and let his long-time rival take the helm of one of Africa's most stable democracies http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1443441/ghana-president-urges-public-support-successor 32 comments worldnews
- We can tolerate inequality as long as we meet two conditions. First, a strong, stable foundation for middle-class life with protection from poverty. Second, great fortunes can pile up but must be dispersed. In a democracy, no one should rule by inherited wealth, or it’s no democracy to speak of. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-23/fixing-inequality-can-save-us-from-the-next-crisis.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk 81 comments politics
- The Arab spring: has it failed? Roughly two-and-a-half years after the revolutions in the Arab world, not a single country is yet plainly on course to become a stable, peaceful democracy http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21581734-despite-chaos-blood-and-democratic-setbacks-long-process-do-not-give-up?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/pe/hasitfailed 155 comments worldnews
- Egypt’s Military Guards Its Own Power: Business holdings shrouded in secrecy, estimated 5%-45% of economy. They "have no notion of what democracy is about.. want a stable political system where they can keep their privileges.. exercise some power over the future of Egyptian policy as a whole.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/egypts-military-guards-its-own-power/2011/11/10/giqa7qvvfn_story.html 11 comments worldnews