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Amy Seon articles

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

The $1.5 Trillion Tax Con

By Amy Seon - November 23, 2017 Leave a Comment

Trillion Tax Con

The majority of Americans that voted for our current government are also the very people that would be hurt the most by the repeal of the ACA and the new tax plan proposal

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Are CEOs Really Better For Our Country?

By Amy Seon - March 5, 2017 Leave a Comment

CEOs Really Better

Throughout the election season, Trump supporters declared that as a successful businessman he would run the country like a business in order to bring back jobs and fix all the things that were wrong with America.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Capitalism and Big Business, Socialism and Labor

How Vote Recounts Strengthen Our Democracy

By Amy Seon - November 27, 2016 1 Comment

Vote Recounts

Didn’t he say the election was rigged? Yes, Donald Trump did say that, but that was before Election Day, and before, to the shock of America and to the rest of the world, he won the Electoral College

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Electoral College, Founding Fathers, Proportional Representation, Spying and Privacy, Voting Machines

Capitalist Principles Cannot Apply to Health Care

By Amy Seon - August 29, 2016 Leave a Comment

Capitalist Principles

Free-market principles have failed because the demand has been too high and insurers have been losing money since the cost of providing the service of insuring sick people has been much more than they anticipated

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Canada, Capitalism and Big Business, Socialism and Labor

Where are the Issues? Here Are Five Worth Mentioning

By Amy Seon - August 24, 2016 Leave a Comment

Where are the Issues?

We are going to be electing a new president this year, which means our country will be run by a new administration with a new public policy agenda. Shouldn’t we be scrutinizing more about what all this will look like?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: China, Mexico, Russia

We Need a Third Party

By Amy Seon - May 20, 2014 2 Comments

We Need a Third Party

It is time for a third party to rise out of the ossified tribal sensibility of our current election process. A third party can and should emerge as a refreshing alternative for those who are weary of the current gridlock. We need a third party.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Democrats, Election Methods, Independent Politicians, Money Politics, Political Lobbying, Republicans, Third Party

How Protection of 2nd Amendment Harms the 1st

By Amy Seon - April 25, 2013 Leave a Comment

end the murder protest 2nd amendment harms 1st

2nd Amendment Harms the 1st: The NRA is the protector of the Second Amendment, but who is protecting the 1st? Clearly these elected officials are not looking out for the best interests of their constituents

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Civil Rights, Democracy Protests, Democrats, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Lobbying

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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.

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.

Democracy Counts in Georgia; D.C. in Chaos

By Steve Schneider

Major upheavals in American politics saw democrats winning Georgia on Jan 5, 2021 while on Jan 6 a Trump mob attacked The Capitol to stop certification of Biden’s victory.

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