Showing results for "Conscience" in Politics & Government

When Hu Yaobang died in April 1989, throngs of mourners converged on the Martyrs' Monument in Tiananmen Square to pay their respects. Chinese propaganda officials had sought to tarnish his reputation and dim his memory, yet his death galvanized the nascent pro-democracy student movement, setting off the dramatic demonstrations that culminated in the Tiananmen massacre.

"A call to arms and to action, for anyone with a conscience, anyone alarmed about the decline of our democracy." — New York Times-bestselling author Wendell Potter "Powerful...His extensively reported tales of individual whistleblowers and their often cruel fates are compelling...They reveal...

Tous citoyen·nes. La citoyenneté, la vôtre, la nôtre ne se divise pas. Elle est locale, nationale et européenne. Elle se transmet, se partage, se discute. Plongez dans l’histoire des idées ; plongez, autrement, dans l’actualité politique la plus brûlante. Conscience civique est une émission proposée par Erwan Quinio accompagné de ses invité·es, à retrouver deux fois par mois sur euradio.

On the heels of his national bestseller Worse Than Watergate, John Dean takes a critical look at the current conservative movement In Conservatives Without Conscience, John Dean places the conservative movement's inner circle of leaders in the Republican Party under scrutiny. Dean finds their...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A thoughtful defense of traditional conservatism and a thorough assault on the way Donald Trump is betraying it.”—David Brooks, in his New York Times column In a bold act of conscience, Republican Senator Jeff Flake takes his party to task for embracing...

"Plus j'avance dans la vie et plus s'affirme en moi la conviction selon laquelle il ne peut y avoir de changement de société sans un profond changement humain. Et plus je pense aussi que seule une réelle et intime convergence des consciences peut nous éviter de choir dans la fragmentation et l'abîme. Ensemble, il nous faut de toute urgence prendre 'conscience de notre inconscience', de notre démesure écologique et sociétale, et réagir." (Pierre Rabhi)

This book tells the stories of the Muslims, Christians, Jews and others who made a courageous stand against the mass slaughter of Ottoman Armenians in 1915, the first modern genocide. Foreigners and Ottomans alike ran considerable risks to bear witness and rescue victims, sometimes sacrificing their lives. Diplomats, humanitarians, missionaries, lawyers and other visitors to the Empire stood up, including Tolstoy's daughter, Alexandra; Raphael Lemkin, the jurist who first established genocide as an international crime; and the polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen.

Africa is rising they say, but Africa must rise with its people; There is no Africa without its people... how then do we harness Africa's wealth in people... through Social Change and Development.Social Conscience with 'Nasa commits to Aspiration 6 of the Africa Agenda 2063 and the Global Development Goals.We advocate social change and development that will inspire the transformation that keeps Africa rising.

This is GILTI Conscience: Casual Discussions on Transfer Pricing, Tax Treaties, and Related Topics, a podcast from Skadden that invites thought leaders and industry experts to discuss pressing transfer pricing issues, international tax reform efforts, and tax administration trends. We also dig into the innovative approaches companies are using to navigate the international tax environment and address the obligation everyone loves to hate. If you like what you’re hearing, be sure to subscribe in your favorite podcast app so you don’t miss any future conversations. Skadden's tax team is ...

A candid and conservative discussion of Colorado state politics.

Transitional justice describes the measures countries put into place to address legacies of conflict and human rights abuses. In the absence of any formal transitional justice mechanism in the US, Sites of Conscience are ideal places to facilitate and foster discussion around truth, justice, and reconciliation. To help American sites learn from the work already being done around the world, we paired up US-based Sites of Conscience with Sites of Conscience members in Colombia, The Gambia, South Africa, and Sri Lanka - all countries that have, or are currently undergoing transitional justice ...

"From Blockbuster Fighter to a Nation's Conscience" is from the June 04, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Wesley Morris and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"At a New Dominican Port, Cruising With a Conscience" is from the March 15, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Sandra E. Garcia and narrated by Paul Ryden.

🎙️ Hello et bienvenue dans En Conscience, le podcast qui fait bouger les lignes ! Je suis Anaïs, éco-designer d’intérieur, j’ai 34 ans, et je vis au rythme de la transition écologique et humaine. À travers ce podcast, j’ai eu envie de donner la parole à celles et ceux qui, sur mon territoire, agissent chaque jour pour construire un futur plus juste, plus solidaire et plus respectueux de l'environnement. 🌱 Vous allez découvrir, épisode après épisode, des parcours inspirants, des engagements concrets et des histoires de femmes et d’hommes passionnés. Ici, on parle d’...

Come on a journey with me to understand why we are stuck in a system that mostly benefits the politicians and big businesses. Voting your conscience is a way back to the power being in the hands of the people. With everyone picking one politician or another out of fear of the other side getting into power, be courageous and join me in voting for people that you would actually want to be our leaders. Voting your conscience can be implemented in elections at all levels of politics. It can also be used in day to day life. Every day you are casting votes for what companies and organizations you ...

In Agreeing to Disagree, Nathan S. Chapman and Michael W. McConnell detail the theological, political, and philosophical underpinnings of the Establishment Clause, state disestablishment, and the disestablishment norms applied to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment. In one of the most thorough accounts of the Establishment Clause, Chapman and McConnell argue that the clause is best understood as a constitutional commitment for Americans to agree to disagree about matters of faith.

Es este audiolibro una reflexión urgente en tiempos que creo decisivos. Una visión personal de nuestra actualidad política en España y Europa. Estamos en un momento histórico en el que solo una cosa es previsible: que hechos imprevisibles producirán cambios profundos en nuestra realidad, con grave incidencia en las vidas de todos nosotros. Es un tiempo fascinante y peligroso. Entre amenazas y oportunidades, están en juego nuestra libertad, nuestra dignidad, nuestra memoria y nuestra civilización.

This series will address racism as a risk factor for atrocity crimes on a global scale. We will be doing this within the framework of racial justice and anti-racism. Each episode will explore manifestations of racism, from the racialized capitalism of colonialism and slavery to contemporary racial injustices in policing, media, and the economy. Our expert guests will help expose how these manifestations increase the risk of atrocity crimes. This podcast is a production of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience and the Global Initiative for Justice, Truth, and Reconciliation.