{"article":{"id":3689,"heading":"Twelve Ways to Democratize the U.S. Political System: Third","author":"David Hanks for Global Exchange","created":"2000-09-06 23:06:01","modified":"2005-08-15 00:28:57","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:28:57","article":"<p>3. Promote third parties to create a real multi-party democracy. <br><br> Both the Democratic and Republican parties support major corporate interests at the expense of the public. For real debate and democracy, we need more parties representing a broader range of interests. Many Americans abstain from voting because they are alienated by the two mainstream parties, whose candidates are pre-selected by wealthy contributors. We should make it easier for third parties to get on the ballot, participate in debates, get media coverage and receive public funding.<\/p>\n","contact":"david@globalexchange.org","link":"www.globalexchange.org\/democracy\/index.html","address":"2017 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94110","phone":"415-558-9486x237","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"Twelve Ways to Democratize the U.S. Political System: Third\r\n\r\nPromote third parties to create a real multi-party democracy.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2000\/09\/votenaderstaples.jpg","filesize":"26.6 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2000\/09\/3689.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2000\/09\/votenaderstaples.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2000\/09\/votenaderstaples.jpgthumb.jpg"}},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}