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Jenna Spinelle articles

Jenna Spinelle writes for Democracy Chronicles from Pennsylvania. She is a writer, journalism instructor, and host of the Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State.

Can Pranksters Save Democracy?

by Jenna Spinelle - April 20, 2021

Can Pranksters Save Democracy?

Our guests this week offer a framework for effective nonviolent organizing by trapping authority figures between a rock and a hard place.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Political Comedy

Podcast: Public Schools, Not Government Schools

by Jenna Spinelle - April 13, 2021

Public Schools, Not Government Schools

Our guest this week argues that, much like democracy itself, public education is an ideal that we’ve never quite lived up to.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Education, Youth Voting Rights

Podcast: Reforming Criminal Justice From The Inside Out

by Jenna Spinelle - April 6, 2021

Reforming Criminal Justice

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner discusses the promise and peril of institutional reform and how he built a coalition of voters.

Filed Under: DC Authors

Podcast: Laboratories Of Restricting Democracy

by Jenna Spinelle - March 29, 2021

How Republican legislators are pushing shortened mail-in voting windows, expanded voter ID requirements, and other cumbersome administrative changes.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American State Elections, Voter Access

Podcast: Danielle Allen On Achieving Democracy’s Ideals

by Jenna Spinelle - March 23, 2021

Achieving Democracy’s Ideals

Democracy is in crisis and the only way out of it is to double down on democratic reforms while wrestling with our complicated past.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Minority Voting Rights, Voter Access

Podcast: Citizenship In A Consumer World

by Jenna Spinelle - March 15, 2021

Citizenship In A Consumer World

“The Consumer Citizen” by Ethan Porter generated more discussion among the Democracy Works team than any book we’ve read recently. Tune in to hear why.

Filed Under: DC Authors

Podcast: Understanding – And Addressing – Domestic Terrorism

by Jenna Spinelle - March 8, 2021

Domestic Terrorism

How the United States responds to these threats touches on some of democracy’s most basic tensions. We explore those tensions this week.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Journalism and Free Speech, Racism and Prejudice

Podcast: Anne Applebaum On Why Democracy Is Not Inevitable

by Jenna Spinelle - March 4, 2021

Democracy Is Not Inevitable

Journalist, author, and historian Anne Applebaum says that democracy is not like running water — something that we know will always be there.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Worldwide

Your Guide to Ranked-Choice Voting

by Jenna Spinelle - November 18, 2019

Ranked-choice voting has been in the news a lot lately. But, what is it? How does it work? And, is it more democratic than the single-vote method we’re used to?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Local Elections, American State Elections, Election Methods, New York City and State Elections

Inside the world’s largest democracy

by Jenna Spinelle - November 5, 2019

Vineeta Yadav, associate professor of political science at Penn State.

More than 600 million people voted in India’s most recent election, but that does not mean all

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: India

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Can Pranksters Save Democracy?

By Jenna Spinelle April 20, 2021

Our guests this week offer a framework for effective nonviolent organizing by trapping authority figures between a rock and a hard place.

American Democracy: Three Reasons For Resilience

By Ngah Gabriel April 13, 2021

America’s constitution, the separation of powers and federalism are why American democracy is one of the most resilient in the world.

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What Does Ranked Voting Tell Us?

By Ted Getschman April 11, 2021

Ranked voting election results reveal little about voter desires. Consider a ranked voting result in a race between four candidates.

Will The Gaetz Controversy Engulf Florida’s Governor?

By Steve Schneider April 8, 2021

All allegations involving “pay to play” corruption in the administration have been denied. So have all sex trafficking allegations naming Gaetz.

Don’t Let GOP Destroy Democracy And Crush Hard-Won Rights

By Carroll G. Robinson April 5, 2021

For the past decades, Republicans across our nation have been engaged in a systematic, and modern era attempt at Interposition and Nullification.

What Is Fascism And What Drives It?

By Jack Jones April 2, 2021

What is fascism and what drives it? Since it is in plain sight we are unable to pin it and its drivers down. But quite simply it is greed.

Time to get MO!

By Ted Getschman March 29, 2021

The MO is what you most desire, what you most want. Not “you” personally, but “you” collectively.  It is what the group, the team, the nation most desires.

Cameroon: Prospects For Democracy, Peace and Stability

By Kenral Simo March 28, 2021

Cameroon’s prospects for democracy, peace and stability are worrying as over-the-counter transfer of power looms in a difficult context.

White Only Bill Signing in Georgia

By Steve Schneider March 26, 2021

Six White Georgia lawmakers stood behind the governor as he signed a sweeping voter suppression law. Outside, a Black Democratic lawmaker was arrested.

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The Death of a Warlord in the Central African Republic

The Death of a Warlord in the Central African Republic

April 18, 2021

The death of Sidiki Abbas of the 3R, one of the most violent warlords in the Central African Republic, was announced earlier this month.

Golf Balls Used To Decide Tied Election In Illinois Town

Golf Balls Used To Decide Tied Election In Illinois Town

April 18, 2021

The clerk of Perry County, Illinois, said it came down to golf balls to break the tie in the conscription’s most recent local elections.

Celebrities Pen Open Plea To Putin For Navalny's Health 

Celebrities Pen Open Plea To Putin For Navalny’s Health 

April 18, 2021

Several celebrities and public figures wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking with him to allow treatment for critic Alexei Navalny.

Study: Using Humor To Combat Science Misinformation

Study: Using Humor To Combat Science Misinformation

April 18, 2021

Science misinformation is difficult to detect. However, a solution can be found in humor according to a new scientific study.

New Musical Traces South Korea’s Democracy Uprising

New Musical Traces South Korea’s Democracy Uprising

April 18, 2021

“Gwangju” is a musical created in 2020 to remember a watershed moment that took place in Korea’s democracy uprising 40 years ago.

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