U.S. politics

U.S. politics

Political terms used in U.S. involving the three main branches of government as well as grass root politics.

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Misogny

Politics; U.S. politics

Hatred, fear. and distrust of females. Manifested from jokes demeaning women, pornography, to violence against women. Sometimes comes from a patriarchal society that supports male-domination, ...

Food police

Politics; U.S. politics

Individuals or groups who use a political bias as a standard to determine what is, and is not, healthy or appropriate for human consumption.

Thought police

Politics; U.S. politics

Individuals or groups who use a political bias as a standard to determine what is, and is not, appropriate for others to think or say.

Eugenics

Politics; U.S. politics

Improving the human gene pool by discouraging procreation by persons with undesirable traits.

Oligopoly

Politics; U.S. politics

A market situation in which only a few companies dominate and compete in a given industry.

Zionism

Politics; U.S. politics

A movement looking toward the segregation of the Jewish people, specifically seeking a Jewish legal takeover of Palestine.

A group of feminist anti-war, anti-capitalism, Marxist activists. The leader, Medea Benjamin is a Socialist/Marxist. This group organises protests, some of them violent. The Marxist World Worker's ...