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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

By augustin - May 5, 2014 1 Comment

@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)

Nigeria Families Fight for Return of 234 Abducted Schoolgirls

By augustin - April 30, 2014 Leave a Comment

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.

Response to Call for New Nuclear Energy Policy

By augustin - August 30, 2013 Leave a Comment

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

Minguo.info adopts a charity!

By augustin - November 10, 2012 Leave a Comment

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

Minguo: a Unique Online Democracy Experiment

By augustin - September 9, 2012 Leave a Comment

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

Does Unconstitutional Exist With No Fully Written Constitution?

By Paul Narraway

The UK’s democracy as a whole is being held in the balance and has also been tainted, mostly down to Brexit. Yet even after Brexit, even if the UK ends up remaining in the EU, our democracy is not magically fixed.

Are These Trade Tensions A Prelude To War?

The time of self-promotion and greed has run its course. It’s time to embrace the love for one another before we rip each other apart for good and find there is no remedy to heal our broken lives.

Three Equalizers in an Unequal World

By Paul Lachelier

Despite growing inequality worldwide, ordinary people have three specific, significant and actionable forms of equalizing power: time, one vote and numbers.

Podcast: Defending the First Amendment and the Fourth Estate

By Jenna Spinelle

The First Amendment and a strong Fourth Estate are essential to a healthy democracy. David McCraw, deputy general counsel of the New York Times, joins us to discuss how he helps journalists do their work,

On Election Security

By Jenny Oak Tree

While the current United States administration focuses on the border crisis, the threat to our election security is largely ignored. A Republican majority Senate has blocked two election security efforts.

Podcast: The Past, Present, and Future of Protests

By Jenna Spinelle

L.A. Kauffman is a longtime organizer and author of the book How to Read a Protest: The Art of Organizing and Resistance. She traces the history of the modern protest movement since the March on Washington in 1963.

The English Psycho and Brexit: A Psychological Profile

By David Anderson, J.D.

It is a psychological fact that in chaotic times people frequently allow narcissists and psychopaths to rise to the top of organizations, often faster than they do normally. Clinically, Trump and Boris Johnson tick nearly all the boxes.

A Modest Proposal to Save and Improve the Electoral College

By M D Mitchell

There is currently a debate in the US about eliminating the Electoral College and replacing it with a National Popular Vote. There are also ardent defenders of both arguments. There are valid arguments on both sides.

The Sources Of British Democracy Are Being Poisoned

By Paul Narraway

In the continuing mess that is Brexit, some very foul smells are arising from the pile of awfulness that it is. To date, there is no solid agreement on what to do and which direction to go in.

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