Claire P. Bocage articles

Claire P. Bocage writes articles for Democracy Chronicles from New Jersey. She also has been writing haiku about democracy in her personal DC poetry page. You can find it together on DC with other artists at our Political Art section.

Political Families: The Cheney

By Claire P. Bocage - July 25, 2013 1 Comment

Political Families: What is in a name? It would seem that even in democratic politics, voters are not disillusioned with nepotism.

Presidential Donations and the Future of American Politics

By Claire P. Bocage - July 13, 2012 Leave a Comment

Presidential Donations and the Future as DC Writer Examines Citizens United and its Repercussions

The Menudo Story

By Julio César Guerrero

Immigration has historically been a controversial issue in the US political discourse. Whether Germans, Irish, Italians, Asians or Latin Americans they have all faced resistance based at worst on racist or nativist attitudes.

Podcast: Congressional Oversight and Making America Pragmatic Again

By Jenna Spinelle

We tend to think about congressional oversight in very academic terms — checks and balances, the Framers, etc. But what does it actually look like on the ground in Congress? To find out, we’re talking this week with Charlie Dent.

From My Philippines Experience To My Run For US Congress

By Andrew Straw

For the past year, I have lived in the Philippines on the Southern coast of Luzon Island. This article is to reflect on this travel as a lawyer, disabled person, and American citizen, and what I will do when I get home.

Zimbabwe Government’s Top Priority Is Avoiding Mass Protests

By Farai Chirimumimba

Popular Zimbabwean movements seem to understand the difficulty of mobilizing disaffected citizens outside of the channels established by the parties and labour unions that dominate politics.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

By Jack Jones

The Koch brothers alone have put hundreds of millions of their dollars into our elections. What will be your contribution for democracy? What influence will you have on world affairs?

New York State Senate to Propose Automatic Voter Registration

By Thomas Manning

New York State Democrats continue to make dramatic reforms to state law following their successful election in 2018. Today, they’re focusing their attention on a new issue: automatic voter registration.

US: Inequality in America

By Aydasara Ortega

The Declaration of Independence states that “all men are created equal.” But doesn’t the US have a stratified class structure based on family background, wealth, authority, occupation, age, gender, etc.? Sure.

A Serious Green New Deal

By Mats Sederholm

Too many have wanted to fill the Green New Deal goodie bag with their own political ideals, painting it green hoping that this will bring good luck to their own ideology and its popularity.

Kansas Firing Range To Double As A Voting Site

Barton Community College’s Science and Math building will no longer be a voting site for residents of Barton County Township-A.

Nonprofit Registers Thousands Of Voters at Music Festivals Like Bonnaroo

Voter registration non-profit HeadCount was onsite and hard at work getting music lovers both young and old involved in our country’s democratic system.