Author Central

Democracy Chronicles Author Central is where we feature our team of authors from around the world. See the full list of their articles here. DC Editor-in-Chief Adrian Tawfik and the DC team are always looking for creative new contributors so please get in touch if you would like to write for DC.

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Here at Author Central you find the original articles and access the biographies of our international team of authors. Click their names above you will be taken to their full biography and article archive.

Also, take a look at our Political Art page for political artists of all kinds that highlights the original work of numerous Democracy Chronicles authors.

We are actively looking for creative new contributors to join our team. If you or someone you know is interested in contributing please get in touch.

Heartbreak and Yearning on the Streets of East Oakland (5/19/2023) by Joe Mathews - "Nightcrawling" by Leila Mottley is a bestselling novel that explores the hardships of life in Oakland's struggling streets.
Podcast: Gen Z’s Fight For Democracy (5/18/2023) by Jenna Spinelle - In his book "Fight", John Della Volpe argues that Gen Z has not buckled under the weight of the events that shaped them.
Courts, Constitutions, & Democracy: A Failing System (4/29/2023) by Andrew Straw - Equal protection on its face means that everyone is treated equally but the U.S. Supreme Court has limited equal protection.
Newsom’s ‘Campaign For Democracy’ Has A Democracy Problem (4/26/2023) by Joe Mathews - The governor has sympathies for changes in governance; he’s deeply familiar with democratic innovation. But will he actually take on democratic reform?
Podcast: Between Democracy And Autocracy (4/19/2023) by Jenna Spinelle - Between democracy and autocracy is an anocracy, defined by political scientists as a country that has elements of both forms of government.
Who Will Protect The Global Economy From California? (4/18/2023) by Joe Mathews - This bank failure, the second largest in U.S. history, actually fits a very old pattern—of California and its industries putting the economies of the nation and the world at risk.
Split Level In Jersey (4/15/2023) by Jamie Lampidis - Everyone has limits to their goodness, Like those structures in her oil paintings, Cartoonishly stretched to contain something within.
California, Keep Your Schools Open. No Matter What (4/14/2023) by Joe Mathews - California's school reopening revealed education disparities, highlighting the need to rebuild trust and relationships for addressing these inequalities.

Podcast: Living In A Fragmented Democracy (4/11/2023) by Jenna Spinelle - A talk with Jamila Michener, who studies both the politics of Medicaid and how political fights over Medicaid illustrate issues in federalism and democracy.
My New Book Of Poetry, Just Released (4/6/2023) by Peter J. Dellolio - I'm proud to be included in the pages of Democracy Chronicles. They are a safe harbor of enlightened observations and thoughts about our global politics.
Thomas Paine and Bob Dylan (4/5/2023) by Gary Berton - I commend Bob Dylan for grasping Thomas Paine’s essence, and for putting it to use. He did a much better job than most historians in that time.
Citizens United And The Future Of Social Security (4/5/2023) by Jack Jones - The Citizens United decision threatens Social Security. If we do not act, we will eventually lose Social Security as we know it.
Why California And I Both Need A Jubilee (4/5/2023) by Joe Mathews - California needs a jubilee to reflect and rethink its governance after the pandemic years and decades of success and consequences.
Democracy, Human Rights, And Rotten Meat (4/3/2023) by Andrew Straw - The Hippies were right, just like the peace churches have said. War is good for nothing. Many Hippies became vegetarians. They were right too.
Indiana Voters Can Remove 60% Of The Supreme Court (3/30/2023) by Andrew Straw - The 2024 Indiana election could remove 60% of the state's justices, including Rush who's violated property and human rights.

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