Author Central - Highlighting the Democracy Chronicles author team

Democracy Chronicles Author Central is where we feature our team of over one-hundred authors from around the world. We are looking for creative new contributors so please get in touch if you would like to write for DC.

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Democracy Chronicles is the product of a network of democracy focused authors, artists, activists, and contributors from around the globe.

Here at Author Central you can take a look at the original articles and access the biographies of our international team of authors. If you click their names above you will be taken to their full biography and article archive.

You can 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. We are expanding and we want to hear from people from all kind of backgrounds and perspectives.

Republican Party or Green Party, in Brooklyn or Bangladesh, we are looking for people who want to join the democracy fight. Also, see the full list of articles by our writers.

DC Author Benny Tai Interview, On Trial in Hong Kong Monday (11/14/2018) by Benny Tai - Despite his trial on Monday in Hong Kong, Benny Tai was kind enough to answer some questions written by DC Founder and Editor-in-Chief Adrian Tawfik to help inform our readers about what lies ahead.
Poets Facing The Wall: New Anthology of Sonnets Take on Trump’s Wall (11/13/2018) by Ana Maria Fores Tamayo - I am honored to be included in this new publication and art exhibit featuring poets from across America and the world coming together to address the meaning and the effects of building THE WALL.
The Zimbabwe Coup: One Year Later, a Country Failing to Move On (11/12/2018) by Farai Chirimumimba - Very few details have emerged about the coup, as the government has tried to keep a tight lid on information. What we do know, however, raises a great number of suspicions.
Report From the Peace Congress to End U.S. Wars at Home and Abroad (11/11/2018) by Mark Apollo - I was lucky enough to attend the "Peace Congress to End U.S. Wars at Home and Abroad" that took place in Washington D.C. on November 9th. I livestreamed the morning session.
The Mixed Results of the 2018 Midterm Election (11/10/2018) by Hassan Elhage - Much of the future direction of the nation politically depends on whether Democrats can tap into their own identity and reveal to the American people a message worth voting for.
Thoughts on People and Myths: The Great Depression (11/9/2018) by Fred Gohlke - Academics are slowly coming to realize that the US is more an oligarchy than a democracy, but it will take time to loosen the grip of the democracy myth on the people.
Court Decision Could Open Access to the Ballot for Disabled Candidates (11/9/2018) by Andrew Straw - It makes no sense at all for states to be registering people to vote online, but then not using that same system to make it easy for voters to sign ballot access petitions.
URGENT: DC Author and Hong Kong Protest Leader Facing Jail (11/8/2018) by Benny Tai - Democracy Chronicles author Benny Tai emailed asking that we do our best to share this call for help. Benny and his friends will stand trial in Hong Kong on November 19.

The Midterms Were a Very Real Victory for American Democracy (11/8/2018) by M D Mitchell - It has been a daunting task from the very start. Don't let the expectations of a greater wave and a larger breach in the wall diminish the very real victory achieved on Election Day 2018.
Fargo, ND Becomes First US City to Adopt Approval Voting (11/8/2018) by Aaron Hamlin - Voters overwhelmingly made their city the first in the US to adopt approval voting, an alternative voting method in which voters can vote for as many candidates as they approve of.
My Election Day Thanks to Voters (11/6/2018) by Lynn S. Kahn, Ph.D. - Thank you all for so many kindnesses, for trusting me with your stories, and for sharing a vision of peacebuilding, social justice, a healthy environment and grassroots wisdom. Get out and vote!
The Wall, Immigration and Opioids: No Good Newt Gingrich (11/5/2018) by Jack Jones - I want to point out that the opioid crisis in this country is mostly because Big Pharma was over prescribing them. Big Pharma and corrupt legislators got the country in this mess.
How Big Money Is Preventing Healthy Politics And How To Fix It (11/4/2018) by Jack Jones - One major issue inhibiting healthy politics in America is big money. Corporations use money to influence lawmakers to enact laws in their favour. Getting money out of politics is the way out.
Docsmit: New Tool Helps Regular People Access the Legal System (11/4/2018) by Andrew Straw - Sometimes, when a person wishes to file a lawsuit to have their rights enforced, the Court requires paper filings through the U.S. Mail. In 2018, this seems like an archaic method of filing documents, and it is archaic. Enter Docsmit.
Our Experiment With Authoritarian Propaganda: American Relativism (11/2/2018) by Kiefer Kofman - It struck me that Alex Jones’ conspiracies, right-wing Eastern European propaganda, Assad’s propaganda, and the reality flipping views I heard one Thanksgiving weekend were eerily similar.

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