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Archives: Democracy
![With more Women than Clerics, will Iran’s new Parliament improve Women’s Rights?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/with-more-women-than-clerics-wil-187x137.jpg)
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Big Money in Politics Doesn’t Just Drive Inequality. It Drives War.
By Rebecca Green | ( Otherwords.org) | - - Military contractors have shelled out over $1 million to the 2016 presidential candidates — including over $200,000 to Hillary Clinton alone. The 2016…![The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur ARRESTED At Democracy Spring Protest In Washington D.C.](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/the-young-turks-cenk-uygur-arres-187x137.jpg)
The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur ARRESTED At Democracy Spring Protest In Washington D.C.
Ben Mankiewicz, Ana Kasparian, and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video) | - - "The Democracy Spring rally was held today in Washington, D.C. to protest government corruption and money in…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/pei-378x230-1-187x137.png)
Do you have to be Affluent to be Democratic?
By Pippa Norris | (The Conversation) | - - Africans recently went to the polls in Benin, Cape Verde, the Republic of Congo, Niger and Zanzibar. The outcome was decidedly mixed. In…![Why Are there no Iranian Suicide Bombers? Evolving Islamic Democracy Matters!](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/why-are-there-no-iranian-suicide-187x137.jpg)
Why Are there no Iranian Suicide Bombers? Evolving Islamic Democracy Matters!
By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | - - The emergence of political Islam in the mainstream politics in the Middle East and across other Muslim countries since the 1970s has…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/image-20160321-30908-a8w35e-750x285-187x137.jpg)
Why are American Elections so much worse than Everybody Else’s?
by Pippa Norris | (The Conversation) | - - The world is currently transfixed by the spectacle of American elections. From New York, London and Paris to Beijing, Moscow, and Sydney there…![Nine Takeaways From Iran’s Elections](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/nine-takeaways-from-irans-electi-187x137.jpg)
Nine Takeaways From Iran’s Elections
By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | - - Iran's moderates and reformists have had nearly a week to celebrate their return from a decade of political marginalization in elections that recast…![Machiavelli: To combat Muslim Extremism, see Prophet Muhammad as bringer of a Constitution](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/machiavelli-to-combat-muslim-ext-187x137.jpg)
Machiavelli: To combat Muslim Extremism, see Prophet Muhammad as bringer of a Constitution
Miguel Vatter | (The Conversation) | - - Everyone wants to die for Allah. We all want to live the best life in the hereafter and we want to make it to…![“Tehran is liberated territory” as Pragmatists & Centrists win Iranian Capital & Expert Assembly](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/tehran-is-liberated-territory-as-187x137.jpg)
“Tehran is liberated territory” as Pragmatists & Centrists win Iranian Capital & Expert Assembly
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The era of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, also a former mayor of Tehran, is completely over. Ahmadinejad's so-called spiritual mentor, Mohammad-Taqi Misbah-Yazdi…![Turkey’s Elections no longer for Democracy but for Nationalist-Conservative Domination](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/turkeys-elections-no-longer-for-187x137.jpg)
Turkey’s Elections no longer for Democracy but for Nationalist-Conservative Domination
By Umit Cizre | ( OpenDemocracy) | - - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's readiness to circumvent elections, illustrates that promises to end the conflict were contingent on securing a mathematically permanent conservative-nationalist electoral…![Elections in Iran, a Test for the Regime](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/elections-in-iran-a-test-for-the-187x137.jpg)
Elections in Iran, a Test for the Regime
By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | - - Farhang Jahanpour is a former professor and dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages at the University of Isfahan. Prior to that…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/LastThousand-187x137.jpg)
A Teacher in Afghanistan: Is the Future Democracy or Muslim Extremism?
By Jeffrey E. Stern | (Informed Comment) | - - A few months ago, in downtown Kabul, a small man stood on top of a car with a megaphone in a city…![Iranian Pres. Rouhani slams Hard Liners: Ban on Liberal Candidates makes Parliamentary Vote Pointless](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/iranian-pres-rouhani-slams-hard-187x137.jpg)
Iranian Pres. Rouhani slams Hard Liners: Ban on Liberal Candidates makes Parliamentary Vote Pointless
By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | - - Iran's president has criticized the mass disqualification of candidates in next month's parliamentary elections, suggesting the decision could make the vote pointless. The…![Five years on, Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution continues from the ground up](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/five-years-on-tunisias-jasmine-r-187x137.jpg)
Five years on, Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution continues from the ground up
By Adnan Saif | (The Conversation) | - - Tunisians are marking five years since the culmination of their “Jasmine Revolution”. Since its longtime authoritarian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was…![Rare victory for Freedom of speech in Turkey, as Pianist allowed to quote Omar Khayyam](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/rare-victory-for-freedom-of-spee-187x137.jpg)
Rare victory for Freedom of speech in Turkey, as Pianist allowed to quote Omar Khayyam
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In a rare victory for freedom of speech in Turkey, the country's Supreme Court of Appeals has completely overturned a lower court ruling…![Saudi’s Suffragists: Women vote for first time, are elected to City Councils](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/saudis-suffragists-women-vote-fo-187x137.jpg)
Saudi’s Suffragists: Women vote for first time, are elected to City Councils
By Katherine Mackenzie | (Inter Press Service) | - - ABU DHABI (IPS) - The triumph of 19 women in what is being seen as a landmark and historical election in a…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/5c49435b61c22911adbb7d07d511af4f.square.png)
In the Middle East’s New Century, can Western Imperialism stop Thwarting Democracy?
By Jeffrey D. Sachs | (Project Syndicate) | - - Jeffrey D. Sachs | (@JeffDSachs) - - NEW YORK – The United States, the European Union, and Western-led institutions such as the…![After Paris, Rights Groups warn against Police State Tactics](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/after-paris-rights-groups-warn-a-187x137.jpg)
After Paris, Rights Groups warn against Police State Tactics
By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | - - 'Whilst closed oppressive societies breed hatred and barbarism, open reflective states built on rights, freedoms and the rule of law ultimately prevail.'…![After the AKP Victory in Turkey: Elective Dictatorship?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/after-the-akp-victory-in-turkey-187x137.jpg)
After the AKP Victory in Turkey: Elective Dictatorship?
T. Deniz Erkmen | (Informed Comment) | - - The results of November 1st snap elections in Turkey were a surprise; not just for the left or liberal opposition who were hoping…![Will Turkey’s winning Justice & Development Party seek Imperial Presidency?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160510161115im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/will-turkeys-winning-justice-dev-187x137.jpg)