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"It was in Russia that the word "oligarchs" was first used to denote very rich businessmen. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has adopted the term to refer to billionaires who create or take over media empires to serve their business or political interests. There is a worldwide trend towards increasingly concentrated ownership of conglomerates that combine media outlets (TV channels, radio stations, newspapers and news websites) with banks, telecoms, property firms and construction companies. All this suits the rulers of countries such as China that espoused capitalism in order to better suppress democracy. "

"Edited by Annie J. Randall Music, Power, and Politics Overview Photo: Barry Feinstein Peter, Paul, and Mary at The Long March, August 28th, 1963 Music, Power, and Politics presents thirteen different cultural perspectives on a single theme: the concept of music as a site of socio-political struggle. Essays by scholars from seven countries (UK, People's Republic of China, Germany, South Africa, USA, Serbia and Montenegro, and Iran) explore the means by which music's long-acknowledged potential to persuade, seduce, indoctrinate, rouse, incite, or even silence listeners has been used to advance agendas of power and protest."

"Al primer ministro Modi, al presidente Xi Jinping, a la presidenta Rousseff, al presidente Zuma, a sus ministros de Medio Ambiente, y a todos los líderes mundiales: Nosotros, los ciudadanos y ciudadanas de todos los países del mundo, les exigimos que se unan a las más de cien naciones que acaban de anunciar sus intenciones de lograr un resultado ambicioso en París para evitar la catástrofe del cambio climático. Esto requiere una transición mundial hacia las energías 100% limpias para 2050, junto con la financiación de la transición y adaptación de las naciones más pobres y unas normas estrictas que regulen e intensifiquen nuestros avances. Tienen en sus manos el éxito o el fracaso del acuerdo que asegurará a la humanidad un futuro seguro y limpio. El mundo entero cuenta con ustedes. "