On 4 April 1967 Martin Luther King delivered a speech entitled “Beyond Vietnam” in front of over 3,000 people at Rivereside Church in New York City. The speech has lost none of its actuality. The fundamental reality of capitalism and US permanent warfare and what it does […]
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Question (7/7): In an era of centralized and partly anti-democratic decision-making in Europe, with an almost powerless European Parliament and obscure, undemocratic decision-making bodies like the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Troika, I believe that more and more pressure will be put on Swiss people to […]
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Question (4/7): Another argument against direct democracy is that wealthy lobbying groups can “buy” a positive referendum result with the use of advertisements, TV time etc. Is this true? Do you have any relevant examples from Switzerland? What kind of measures have you employed in Switzerland to […]
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