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By Jeffrey D. Clements
Because the best Court’s electorate United ruling that the rights of things—money and corporations—matter greater than the rights of individuals, the US has confronted a drawback of democracy. during this well timed and punctiliously up to date moment variation, Jeff Clements describes the unusual heritage of this strange ruling, its ongoing harmful results, and the transforming into move to opposite it. He contains a new bankruptcy, “Do Something!,” exhibiting how—state by way of nation and group by means of community—Americans are utilizing artistic ideas and instruments to resume democracy and minimize unbalanced company strength. because the first version, sixteen states, a hundred and sixty participants of Congress, and 500 towns and cities have referred to as for a constitutional modification to overturn electorate United, and the record is growing to be. it is a struggle we will win!
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Two groups make up the movement. First, there is the Non-aligned Movement itself, numbering 115 states, formed in Belgrade in 1961. Second, there is the socalled Group of 77, established after the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held in Geneva in 1964. Now 120 states have joined their ranks. Both groups are intelligently directed and they can call upon a host of experts. Strategies employed combine ethics and cool-headed pragmatism. In the General Assembly and in UN committees and commissions support used to be given to goals and objectives of the ‘committed’ blocs on particular issues while refraining from siding diplomatically with any bloc on all issues.
Changing UN ideas and approaches 17 disillusion as problems basic to wider peace and security, for instance the postwar treaties, German reunification and arms control, Austria, all were not solved but were either sidelined or decided covertly by ‘interested’ Great Powers. Public discussion frequently took the form of turning a hostile spotlight onto opponents rather than a mutual search for understanding. The mirror into which the UN’s founders looked had frosted over. Compromise was surrender.
Condemnation of this in the Security Council was met by both the USSR and the UN’s Hungarian delegate (rather surprisingly) refuting the condemnation and stating that an internal matter was no concern of the Western Powers or of the UN. One month later the scenario changed when the Hungarian government decided to ask the UN to put the dispute before the General Assembly where world opinion held sway and there was no veto. Almost predictably the Eastern Sovereign states as UN members 35 Bloc came down with shrill denunciation and more troops.