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Akua Doku articles

Akua Doku writes for Democracy Chronicles from New York City. Checkout the rest of our international team of over 100 authors as well. Together, they help cover free and fair elections on every continent with a focus on election reform in the United States.

Big Bird and the PBS Effect: Do They Matter?

by Akua Doku - November 3, 2012

Big Bird From PBS

Does the PBS effect have the influence to get voters to Washington? Big Bird is hoping so.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Celebrity Politics, Democracy Charity, Education, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Artwork, Youth Voting Rights

Election Laws Scorching The Rights of Voters

by Akua Doku - July 21, 2012

Voter ID Laws Could Disenfranchise

New Election Laws Jeopardize Rights of Voters for American People by Denying Access

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Civil Rights, Early Voting, Felon Voting, Voter Access, Voter Registration

Write-in Votes – Are They Impactful?

by Akua Doku - July 5, 2012

Election Write-in Votes

Write-in Votes: One of the Most Advantageous Tools For Any Candidate Running as an Independents

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democrats, Independent Politicians, Republicans, Third Party

The New Political Party Is Your Political Party!

by Akua Doku - June 22, 2012

New Political Party Is Your Political Party!

Why Not Try a New Political Vision By Creating Your Own New Political Party Instead of Joining?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Independent Politicians, Occupy Wall Street, Third Party

Forget Tusker And The Mule, Third Parties Bring Change

by Akua Doku - June 2, 2012

Third Parties Bring Change Founding Fathers

The past U.S. presidential elections has seen a growing rate of voters showing up at the polls to choose the right candidate to lead the American people into a future that will benefit, not only their interest, but also the interest of generations to come.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Independent Politicians, Third Party

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Harnessing The Power Of “We The People” On Independence Day

By Jenna Spinelle July 3, 2022

Democracy does not have a singular definition, which is one of the things that makes it so interesting to me — and undoubtedly to many of you.

Florida Doesn’t Need a Speech Czar

By Steve Schneider June 28, 2022

Full disclosure: I’m a liberal Democrat. So, I won’t be sending in my vote-by-mail ballot for Ron DeSantis in November. Nor will I vote for him in 2024.

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Introducing: When The People Decide

By Jenna Spinelle June 25, 2022

Several activists and average citizens have changed their communities and the country by taking important issues directly to votes.

Democracy’s Summer Blockbusters

By Jenna Spinelle June 8, 2022

The summer will be legally and politically charged particularly with the January 6 committee hearings scheduled to begin June 9.

Can American Democracy Have Nice Things?

By Jenna Spinelle June 7, 2022

Universal voting would be the surest way to protect against voter suppression and the active disenfranchisement of a large share of our citizens.

PODCAST: Baby Boomers And American Gerontocracy

By Jenna Spinelle May 23, 2022

Older and younger voters are increasingly at odds: Republicans as a whole skew gray-haired, and within the Democratis, the left-leaning youth vote.

A Dangerous Reprise Of American Exceptionalism In Ukraine

By Jamie Lampidis May 15, 2022

The stakes are too high to cave into Putin’s phantasmatic imperial play, and too high to believe that this war can be won by arming Ukrainians.

On The Coming End Of Roe v. Wade

By Peter J. Dellolio May 11, 2022

Anyone who says that the evolution of law has nothing to do with politics is either very corrupt or very stupid. Laws evolved through the centuries.

Goodbye Roe v. Wade, Goodbye Rule Of Law

By Andrew Straw May 5, 2022

Congress should impeach judges who act like that because it is not good behavior, and they were asked not to act that way when they were confirmed.

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India: Why Are Punjab Political Singers Under Attack?

India: Why Are Punjab Political Singers Under Attack?

June 8, 2022

The murder of Sidhu Moose Wala has brought attention to the link between Punjabi music and India’s cross-border criminal networks.

University Educated Less Likely To Endorse Authoritarianism

University Educated Less Likely To Endorse Authoritarianism

June 4, 2022

Higher education is now seen as a new political cleavage, with level of education increasingly important in describing political attitudes.

From Cake To Volunteers, Welcome To Australia’s Democracy Day

From Cake To Volunteers, Welcome To Australia’s Democracy Day

May 25, 2022

The atmosphere in the interstate polling booth in Sydney’s inner east resembled that of an emergency room waiting for a donor organ.

Kenyan 'Cartooning For Peace' To Draw Africa Towards Democracy

Kenyan ‘Cartooning For Peace’ To Draw Africa Towards Democracy

May 17, 2022

Cartooning is an art that has been playing a major role in illustrating stories in different ways, from health to politics, and even sports.

Anxious Leaders Influence Their Followers' Anxiety, Even Online

Anxious Leaders Influence Their Followers’ Anxiety, Even Online

May 17, 2022

Organizational leader’s tweets can influence employee anxieties and this effect is more prominent since the rise of COVID-19, study.

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