Sentences with phrase «said on democracy»

H: And what Prof. Stiglitz said on Democracy Now is even sharper [1]: «[Fed] lending is actually below what it was in 2007.

Girls who are on social media are more likely to feel dissatisfied about their bodies,» Josh Golin, executive director of the advocacy group, said on Democracy Now!

Not exact matches

«The very existence of democracy relies on a free and thriving fourth estate,» VICE founder Shane Smith said in a prepared statement about the blackout campaign.

If, say, you have children and you want regulation to protect them from the rising sea levels predicted to submerge billions of homes, wars over resources, and so on, you have to realize that however much we call politicians leaders, in democracies they follow the people.

«The Vice President will call on all members to increase pressure on the Maduro regime to restore the country's democracy and address the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Venezuela,» Pence's spokeswoman, Alyssa Farah, said Monday in a statement.

Regardless of what route some companies take, Scassa says it is paramount that they focus on managing their «custody of huge amounts of personal info that clearly can be used for really harmful and dangerous purposes» that «can lead to serious crimes and attempts to subvert democracy.»

«European democracy, and I think also British democracy, has not been established to diminish the rights of citizens but to protect the rights of citizens,» he said, reiterating his often repeated position that the European Parliament will insist negotiating teams must focus on this issue.

While some people may have concerns there's not enough regulation, it's less of an issue in the U.S. than in other jurisdictions, said Yaya Fanusie, director of analysis for the Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington.

The Trump administration needs more clarity on its strategy in the Middle East for Iran and Syria, says Richard Goldberg of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

And it's much easier to do that than to say, «Well listen, we have free markets and we have democracy and both those things are incredibly messy and no one is really controlling it,» but if I give you a few symbols and attach a name to it, all of a sudden you have an evil villain that you can pin the blame on.

In 2010, on the war's 50th anniversary, South Korea's then - President Lee Myung - Bak wrote a letter to U.S. vets, saying: «Korea today is a vibrant democracy with a robust economy and we are actively promoting peace and stability around the world... We wish to dedicate these achievements to you.»

«Most likely the form of government on Mars would be a direct democracy, not representative,» The Verge quotes Musk as saying.

«When you talk about this sort of natural business relationship, beyond the political relationship of the two largest democracies in the world, I think that is an important relationship to maintain especially when you look at what is going on in the world today in many of the other markets and in many of the upcoming powers,» he said.

«The Netherlands, the so - called capital of democracy, and I say this in quotation marks because they are actually the capital of fascism...,» he said in a speech on Sunday.

«If Mr. Trump is unable to reverse the trend towards increasing social polarization, U.S. democracy will be at greater risk of further deterioration,» the EIU said in its report, referring to the extreme divides between Republicans and Democrats on issues such as immigration and environmental regulation.

New Democrat Catherine Fife said Wednesday that her party hopes China will find a peaceful resolution «on the path to democracy in Hong Kong.»

And commenting on the Catalonian lawmakers» vote on Wednesday, Bloomberg quoted Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria as saying: «We've seen democracy take a kicking.»

«Now is not the time to get on with our lives, but to take an appropriate response in line with the ongoing threat that Russia poses to our democracy and global security interests,» Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin said in a statement.

«We've gone through these periods before, and we seem to be on the cusp of the next one,» says Nicholas Gafuik of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy, a right - leaning non-profit group.

Chen even said that he «firmly believes in freedom of the press and democracy,» which is nothing short of stunning given his native country's views on both topics.

All of this said, if we use it properly, the one very important thing we have on our side — democracy — can overwhelm our own selfish sellouts.

On Recode Decode, Jarrett says tech companies should work with the government to safeguard democracy.

«The Vice President will call on all members to increase pressure on the Maduro regime to restore the country's democracy and address the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Venezuela,» the Vice President's spokeswoman, Alyssa Farah, said in a statement.

«During the 2016 presidential campaign, Russia launched an all - out assault on our democracy, and it found a willing and active partner in Donald Trump's campaign,» Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said in a statement.

Any substantial defections requiring the support of major opposition party New Democracy would open up the possibility of broader changes to the government or a referendum, said Saravelos, who calculates that between 10 and 40 Syriza lawmakers could dissent based on local media reports.

Comments made by Unilever chief marketing officer Keith Weed in February sound mighty relevant in the light of Cambridge Analytica: «It is acutely clear from the groundswell of consumer voices over recent months that people are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of digital on well - being, on democracy — and on truth itself,» Weed said.

Or so says Mark Tooley, president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy and executive director of UM Action, a United Methodist reform organization.

The biblical word says the government shall rest on his shoulders, which means that the love, respect and kindness the bible breathes i life should always serve as inspiration for our laws, Which indeed it does in every major democracy.

On the topic of democracy and its current re-conquest, I am on the side of those who are prepared to say that the start of democracy is the invasion of those places where decisions are woveOn the topic of democracy and its current re-conquest, I am on the side of those who are prepared to say that the start of democracy is the invasion of those places where decisions are woveon the side of those who are prepared to say that the start of democracy is the invasion of those places where decisions are woven.

In a press release, organizers said the event was focused on promoting Pancasila, Indonesia's state philosophy, which encompasses five basic principles that include belief in one God, just and civilized society, unity and democracy.

It's their way or the highway and to compromise is to show a lack of faith which means you have one side willing to make exceptions for all peoples religions as long as they don't force it on others, and the religious side that says making exceptions or compromising is against their religion so if they are not a majority in the democracy they instead decide to play obstructionist.

Britain does not enjoy his company, he has destroyed our democracy, our once centered BBC, rendered our politicians as corrupt, lied to the public on numerous occasions, denied the British public any say on the E.U, denied us the right to know anything of his secret mass immigration policy's, caused more racism and divide in different forms in communities, turned us into the most watched CCTV state in the world, not to mention the wars.

He is on record saying that democracy is a terrible form of government, unless it is run by his kind of Christians.

Orwin goes on to say that Liberal Democracy doesn't work like that in practice because it actually assumes a particular conception of the good: «For so long as you observe prevailing liberal democratic norms on all fundamental social questions, you're free in merely secondary matters to continue in the ways of your ancestors.»

He put it in Winston Churchill's words when he said, «We believe that democracy is the worst form of government on earth except for all others ever tried.

«Picturing the United States as the spiritual capital of an empire of democracy, Mr. Johnson said: «Today the sun never sets on free men, or on men struggling to be free.

Considering that achieving the greatest good for the greatest number is kind of the point of democracy and any other coercive form of government, I guess you can say that Rand is opposed to the Republic as well, although in public she essentially gutted her own philosophy and said that she was only opposed to people being allowed to vote on matters of private enterprise.

But Ober is more interested in confronting modern liberal and post-liberal «democracy» with the genuine ancient ideal, the Athenian «people power» of the fifth and fourth centuries b.c., on which he has had so many original and persuasive things to say since publishing Mass and Elite in Democratic Athens in 1989.

Late in the year they wrote of the recent conflict in Europe, «We may not be ready yet to say that we did the wrong thing in going in on the side of what we thought was democracy, decency and the rights of men.

So I think one can say on empirical grounds — not because of some philosophical principle — that you can't have democracy unless you have a market economy.

It may of course still be racist (depending on the composition of the majority that voted them in), but it's hard to say it's undemocratic (though all the reasons most democracies are not direct democracies still apply).

However, speaking on BBC One's Sunday AM yesterday, Mr Hain said: «There have been huge attacks on individual liberty and on democracy and it's important [Mr Putin] retakes the democratic road in my view.»

@agc - I wouldn't say this answer focuses on democracies at all, but since «populism» is a modern term there is some difficulty in associating it with writings from the past.

Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has said that those afraid of his capacity are behind the insinuation that he plans to dump the All Progressive Congress for the Alliance for Democracy.

As former MoveOn organizer Adam Green said on a panel we shared at last year's Personal Democracy Forum, you need to give them a clear and effective path to change in the real world.

But when speaking on UNDEF in 2006, Shyam Saran, India's Foreign Secretary, said «we do not believe in the imposition of democracy.

Hilton went further on Radio 4's Today this morning, saying there was an opportunity for Theresa May to «go to the heart of the problem which is that our democracy simply isn't democratic enough».

A key requirement of democracy is equal protection of all stakeholders - i.e., if at some point there is a completely fair vote of 2/3 population preferring the choices advocated and implemented by party A; and 1/3 preferring the choices of party B - then a system must ensure that the minority gets adequate protections and fair treatment; so that while at this moment country gets steered to choice A, the minority doesn't get punished in any way for saying that in their opinion choice B might be best; and if some of the original voters change their mind, the choice B can still be known even if the governing clique that was elected on the idea of A wants to continue with A forever.

To say the least, the Council sees the latest action by the Delta Forces as the highest act of contempt on our judiciary and a serious threat to our democracy, which must be nipped in the bud before they turn into a monster of unexploded political ordinances ready to explode on our faces in a few years to come if we fail to deal with it collectively as a nation.

«The reckless and unconstitutional practices ICE is deploying in our communities violate everything we believe in New York and are an assault on our democracy,» Cuomo said.