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augustin is an author and the founder of an innovative and collaborative election methods based website Minguo. He writes for Democracy Chronicles from Taiwan.

#BringBackOurGirls events planned worldwide, Twitter mobilizes

May 5, 2014 by augustin 1 Comment

#BringBackOurGirls Nigeria

@BringGirlsBack: 2000+ Twitter followers in a few days, thanks to a large extent to a big boost from Lauren Laverne, a UK media celebrity. Today, we are organising events in 6 countries (Nigeria, UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, France)

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Democracy Charity, England, France, New York City and State Elections, Nigeria, Social Media and Democracy, Voting Technology, Worldwide

Nigeria Families Fight for Return of 234 Abducted Schoolgirls

April 30, 2014 by augustin Leave a Comment

234 Abducted Schoolgirls

Making noise, one way or another, is just about the only weapon in our arsenal. Politicians won’t move forward unless we show that masses of people demand them to. We worry for the 234 abducted schoolgirls in north Nigeria.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Religion and Democracy

Response to Call for New Nuclear Energy Policy

August 30, 2013 by augustin Leave a Comment

new nuclear energy policy protests

Cast your vote on issue of new nuclear energy policy using flexible and informative election methods polling website Minguo and hear from its author

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods, France, Polling

Minguo.info adopts a charity!

November 10, 2012 by augustin Leave a Comment

Syrian Revolution Opponents Aleppo Destruction

Minguo.info election method reformer calls for charity for landmine removal and harm reduction

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Afghanistan, Democracy Charity, Worldwide

Minguo: a Unique Online Democracy Experiment

September 9, 2012 by augustin Leave a Comment

Image credit: Patos do Jardim do Cerco by franciscoantunes

Author and Minguo Founder Augustin Introduces a Polling Website to Democracy Community

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods, France, Internet and Democracy, Polling, Taiwan, Voting Technology

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Heartbreak and Yearning on the Streets of East Oakland

May 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

May 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.

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Courts, Constitutions, & Democracy: A Failing System

April 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

April 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

April 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?

April 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

April 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

April 14, 2023 By Joe Mathews

California’s school reopening revealed education disparities, highlighting the need to rebuild trust and relationships for addressing these inequalities.

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Using Beer As Reminder Of UK Voting Rule Change

Using Beer As Reminder Of UK Voting Rule Change

May 7, 2023

Brixton Brewery has launched a beer can campaign to encourage voters in the UK to bring their photo ID to vote.

Macron Honors Haitian Revolutionary, But Leaves Much Unsaid

Macron Honors Haitian Revolutionary, But Leaves Much Unsaid

May 2, 2023

Macron visited the prison where Toussaint Louverture died, praising him as a hero who embodied French Revolution values.

Iranian Secret Committee 'Punished Celebrities Over Dissent'

Iranian Secret Committee ‘Punished Celebrities Over Dissent’

April 28, 2023

Iran’s Secret committee sent a list of 141 to the economy ministry, including celebrities, raising more worries over freedoms.

Rewards Get People To See Truth In Politically Unfavorable Info

Rewards Get People To See Truth In Politically Unfavorable Info

March 30, 2023

People don’t carefully evaluate links for accuracy and that partisanship may be secondary to the rush of getting a lot of likes on social media.

Pussy Riot Will Receive This Year's Woody Guthrie Prize

Pussy Riot Will Receive This Year’s Woody Guthrie Prize

March 30, 2023

Russian performance collective Pussy Riot will receive this year’s Woody Guthrie prize honoring art for social change, award organizers said Thursday.

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