Alabama’s pro-life shift raises legal questions and concerns about its impact on women’s reproductive freedoms.
Jenny Oak Tree articles
Jenny Oak Tree writes for Democracy Chronicles from the state of Alabama. 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.
On October 7th
We need voices to say that these attacks against Jews across the world are disgraceful. We need you to stop being silent.
Comparing “Don’t Look Up” to our current COVID crisis
The movie itself takes a deep dive into how messaging and our hivemind contribute to misinformation and denial of scientific fact.
America After Trump
Our country must grieve and we must understand the trauma that has been created by Trumpism. Only then can the United States rise again.
What does it say that President Trump refuses to concede?
The longer we wait for a concession speech the more divided we become as people hold onto their narratives instead of the important work of uniting America.
Conversation with a Trump supporter
Discourse cannot get better until every one of us has our conversation with a Trump supporter. I hope for your sake it goes as well as mine did.
World views versus party systems: understanding fractionalisation in America and finding coming ground
If we look at the DNC and RNC as two divergent world views versus party systems, we can start to unearth the why-why our country is so deeply divided.
A New American Society From Coronavirus
Coronavirus makes no distinction of status. As it spreads, the communitarianism we see taking center-stage could be the new late-stage capitalism.
On Election Security
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.
Citizens to Vote on Religiously-Themed Alabama Constitution Changes
The colorful amendments presented to citizens in this year’s midterm elections in Alabama are again showing why they have come to influence how Alabamians are known across the country.