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Existential Crisis is Looming in Hong Kong

An Existential Crisis is Looming in Hong Kong

AMERICA

SolarWinds Hack

SolarWinds Hack May be Big Setback to Judicial Transparency

The vulnerability in SolarWinds resulted in an “apparent compromise” of “highly sensitive non-public documents,” such as sealed filings.

Washington Felon Voting

Ex-Felon Lawmakers Backing Washington Felon Voting Reforms

Several formerly incarcerated Washington state residents last voiced support for voting rights for people convicted of felonies.

Wyoming Voter ID Requirement

Legislature Moves Forward With Wyoming Voter ID Requirement

The bill would, among other things, mandate that “acceptable identification” be presented by anyone voting in person.

New York Absentee Ballot Voting

New York Absentee Ballot Voting could be Expanded

Reforms include a timeframe for processing absentee ballots and applications, earlier absentee ballot applications and ballot drop boxes.

Pay-to-Play Politics

Pay-to-Play Politics is the Norm According to Microsoft President

Microsoft CEO Brad Smith offered his employees a candid take this week on why the company gives money to politicians.

Proportional Representation in Congress

Can Proportional Representation in Congress Save the Country?

Election expert argues that change to some form of moderate proportional representation in Congress is absolutely essential.

Blockchain Technology Democracy

How Blockchain Technology Could Support Democracy

In the wake of a bitter US election, the technology behind Bitcoin could offer a more secure and open democratic process.

D.C. Residents Ponder Ranked-Choice Voting

D.C. Residents Ponder Ranked-Choice Voting

A debate has emerged among political activists whether the District’s electoral system should be changed to ranked-choice voting.

Dark Money Helped Joe Biden

How Dark Money Helped Joe Biden Win the Presidency

President Joe Biden benefited from a record-breaking amount of donations from anonymous donors backing him.

Trump's Census Policy

A Welcome End to Trump’s Census Policy

One of President Biden’s first executive actions has reversed former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented policy of altering a key census count.

  • To Limit Corporate Power, Fix Campaign Finance Laws
  • GOP Lawmakers Backing Move to Ranked Voting in Utah
  • Gerrymandering Remains Potent Threat to Democracy
  • Queens Set to Hold NYC’s First Ranked-Choice Election
  • Trump Has Discussed Starting a New Political Party
  • Blind Massachusetts Voters Worry About Mail Voting Barriers
  • First Bill of New Democratic Senate to be Election Reforms
  • Why Arizona is Working to Ban Voting With a Sharpie Marker
  • Fierce Debate Over Legality of Ranked Voting in Austin, Texas
  • Innovative New Book is a User’s Guide to Democracy

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WORLDWIDE

AI Can Help Consumers

How AI Can Help Consumers Identify Fake News

New research shows that AI can help form accurate news assessments – but only when a news story is first emerging.

Accountability for the Beirut Blast

Where’s the Accountability for the Beirut Blast?

A domestic investigation riddled with due process violations and allegations of political interference suffers delay after delay.

Russian Activist Shevchenko

Russian Activist Shevchenko Spends 2 Years Under House Arrest

Human Rights Watch writes that January 23 marks two years of a strict system of house arrest for Russian activist Anastasiya Shevchenko. 

Killings of Afghan Journalists

Targeted Killings of Afghan Journalists Threaten Free Media

A recent string of targeted killings in Afghanistan has created an atmosphere of fear among Afghan journalists.

World of Constitution Building in 2020

A Review of World of Constitution Building in 2020

New constitutions were born, significant amendments were approved and reform processes were initiated across the four corners of the globe.

Kazakh Authorities Target Rights Groups

Kazakh Authorities Target Rights Groups in Coordinated Attack

Crackdown on local human rights groups casts serious doubt that Kazakhstan’s leadership is genuinely interested in reforms

Egypt’s Human Rights Defenders

Targeting of Egypt’s Human Rights Defenders Must Stop

UN expert deplored today the arrest and prolonged pre-trial detention of human rights defenders and bloggers

Thai Woman Gets 43 Years Jail

Thai Woman Gets 43 Years Jail For Insulting Politicians Online

65-year-old woman sentenced to more than 43 years in jail for sharing online posts criticising the royal family

Colombian Social Leaders

Criminal Groups Increasingly Target Colombian Social Leaders

Illegally-armed groups and criminal organizations in Colombia are determined to drive out State institutions.

Latest Tajikistan Crackdown

Older People Not Spared in Latest Tajikistan Crackdown

For simple acts, the Tajikistan police detained Nabiev on August 27, 2020 and accused him of illegal activities.

  • Older People Not Spared in Latest Tajikistan Crackdown
  • Mass Protests Swell Across Russia
  • Uganda’s Bobi Wine Accuses President of Staging Vote ‘Coup’
  • Crackdown on Dissidents Ahead of Vietnam Party Congress
  • Elaborate Details of Putin’s Rumored Secret Palace Revealed
  • Finding Patterns in Violent Threats Used by Autocrats in Media
  • Navalny Releases Major Investigation Into Putin’s Wealth
  • A Spectre of Violent Repression Looming Over Haiti
  • Libyan Sides Agree to Hold Constitutional Referendum This Year
  • Digital Interference in Elections Is Widespread Worldwide

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Seeds of Discontent

By Jack Jones

There is a stirring in cities that have been decimated by corporate America and where their profit-driven relocation has caused pain of staggering consequence.

America After Trump

By Jenny Oak Tree

Our country must grieve and we must understand the trauma that has been created by Trumpism. Only then can the United States rise again.

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DC AUTHORS

Teaching Voting Theory With a Card-Based Voting Game

By Steve Cobb

This uniquely inventive new game’s name ‘Concurrence’ is a play on words: it means “agreement” in English and “competition” in Russian.

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By Aydasara Ortega

Data governance surfaces as key terrain on which to regulate firms engaged in datafication by responding to the injustices of informational capitalism.

On The Dynamics of Abortion. And Argentina.

By David Anderson, J.D.

There’s big news from Argentina lately. By a fair margin abortion was finally legalized there last month after decades of grassroots activism.

An Expat American in the Middle East Discusses Trump Concerns

By Steve Schneider

Democracy Chronicles author Steve Schneider interviews ex-pat American Jason Meursault who shares his overseas perspective on the Capitol riot.

Why Trump Should be Impeached

By Jack Jones

Trump’s tenure was a reign of terror. The 6 Jan insurrection is ground for Senate impeachment to prevent him from causing further damage to our democracy.

On Approval Voting and the National Popular Vote

By Steve Cobb

Though written without regard for alternative voting methods, maybe the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is OK.

Is Giuliani a Speech-Maker or a Criminal Instigator?

By Steve Schneider

Rudy Giuliani is Trump’s personal lawyer. He has spoken in two rallies that became criminal riots, including the Jan 6, 2021, mob attack on The Capitol.

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DEMOCRACY CULTURE

Exorcisms Aimed at Overturning Election

Priest Ousted After Exorcisms Aimed at Overturning Election

Livestreamed exorcisms aimed at rooting out what he falsely claimed was widespread fraud in the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Swiss Preschoolers Learn Democracy

Swiss Preschoolers Learn Democracy in ‘Citizenship Project’

Swiss preschoolers line up to cast their ballots in a vote that will shape lives in the make-believe village where they call the shots.

Protest Art from Around the World

Foundation Publishes Protest Art from Around the World

Art has been a powerful medium of protest and creative expression to expose the deception and social bankruptcy of tyranny.

Protecting Californian Elections

How Bad Jokes Complicated Protecting Californian Elections

Public records show California’s scattershot cybersecurity approach ensnared some people who say they were joking.

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