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Jenny Oak Tree articles

jenny oak treeJenny 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.

The Era of Blockchain Elections is Coming

by Jenny Oak Tree - July 8, 2018

The Era of Blockchain Elections

While America is far away from adapting blockchain for government, the first adaptation may come in the form of securing an election. The process of voting by phone may be the first step.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Transparency, Internet and Democracy, Spying and Privacy, Voting Technology

On Finding Teachable Moments From the Trump Era

by Jenny Oak Tree - June 30, 2018

Finding Teachable Moments

My greatest fear is that we have not resolved the very issues that led to Trump’s election. We have spent the greater part of the last two years yelling into a cyber hole and creating more divisions.

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

The New York Times Stereotypes Southerners, Again

by Jenny Oak Tree - June 7, 2018

New York Times Stereotypes Southerners

The South isn’t as backwards as one assumes. There are millennials with a passion for social justice, black women who are working corporate jobs, and white blue collars in rural Alabama working in factories.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, Journalism and Free Speech, Minority Voting Rights, Racism and Prejudice, Republicans

Why Barack and Michelle Obama Have Joined Netflix

by Jenny Oak Tree - May 29, 2018

Barack and Michelle Obama

Many in America are in a state of shock and desensitization as a result of Trump’s presidency. Like anyone in shock, we look for our savior. At this point, many on the left have looked to the Obamas.

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

On Political Satire at the White House Correspondents Dinner

by Jenny Oak Tree - May 3, 2018

White House Correspondents Dinner

Can a comedian speak out on the issues related to the media? Can a comedian speak out on the injustices occurring in America? Can a comedian speak out about what he or she deems are the most important issues?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Journalism and Free Speech, Political Comedy

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is playing a dangerous game

by Jenny Oak Tree - April 25, 2018

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey

The juxtaposition of Kay Ivey promoting the validity of Confederate statues with the first monument dedicated to the era Alabama wants to forget, that of lynching mobs and racial terror is odd and uniquely Alabamian.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, American State Elections, Racism and Prejudice

Why Former First Lady Dianne Bentley is Alabama’s Feminist Icon

by Jenny Oak Tree - April 21, 2018

Former First Lady Dianne Bentley

Bentley is a proud conservative Christian who made a choice in the face of everything she went through to leave a cheating spouse. By all accounts, while the world is trying desperately to promote women, we have a feminist icon in our midst

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Feminism, Religion and Democracy, Women Voting Rights

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A New Approach To Breaking Our Media Silos

By Jenna Spinelle August 12, 2022

It’s no secret that there’s a partisan divide in the media, but thus far, solutions to bridge that divide have been few and far between.

Carmel’s Cautionary Tale for Post-Roe America

By Joe Mathews August 10, 2022

The lesson is about… the human horrors of letting judges, or anyone else, determine our rights on the basis of history – especially when history omits so much.

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New Tech Helps Citizens Audit The Vote

By Steve Schneider August 9, 2022

Rebuilding trust in our democracy would require high-quality verification in the form of audits that will stand up in the court of public opinion.

2022: Year Of Radical Change For Camp Lejeune Justice

By Andrew Straw August 4, 2022

Indiana has been a purple state dominated and oppressed by Republicans who stack every deck in their own favor, all three branches.

Here At The Crossroads, To Lead Or Be Led

By Jack Jones August 1, 2022

We will only have a chance to save our imperiled democracy if we work to reverse discriminatory laws like Citizens United.

Laboratories Against Democracy

By Jenna Spinelle July 25, 2022

Jake Grumbach’s book “Laboratories against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State Politics” is out now from Princeton University Press.

Mass Shootings: Time To Ramp Up Citizen Action

By Jack Jones July 20, 2022

Those controlling the levers of power need to be confronted on these issues and made uncomfortable enough so that they can act.

Harnessing The Power Of “We The People” On Independence Day

By Jenna Spinelle July 3, 2022

Democracy does not have a singular definition, which is one of the things that makes it so interesting to me — and undoubtedly to many of you.

Florida Doesn’t Need a Speech Czar

By Steve Schneider June 28, 2022

Full disclosure: I’m a liberal Democrat. So, I won’t be sending in my vote-by-mail ballot for Ron DeSantis in November. Nor will I vote for him in 2024.

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New Quarter Will Honor Activist Who Fought For Women’s Voting

New Quarter Will Honor Activist Who Fought For Women’s Voting

July 28, 2022

A Latina suffragette and one of New Mexico’s first female officials during the 20th century will have her image stamped on the US quarter.

Magnum Photographers Challenged To Picture Swiss Democracy

Magnum Photographers Challenged To Picture Swiss Democracy

July 6, 2022

Magnum photographers accustomed to exploring crisis regions have been challenged to capture the quiet operation of Swiss democracy.

India: Why Are Punjab Political Singers Under Attack?

India: Why Are Punjab Political Singers Under Attack?

June 8, 2022

The murder of Sidhu Moose Wala has brought attention to the link between Punjabi music and India’s cross-border criminal networks.

University Educated Less Likely To Endorse Authoritarianism

University Educated Less Likely To Endorse Authoritarianism

June 4, 2022

Higher education is now seen as a new political cleavage, with level of education increasingly important in describing political attitudes.

From Cake To Volunteers, Welcome To Australia’s Democracy Day

From Cake To Volunteers, Welcome To Australia’s Democracy Day

May 25, 2022

The atmosphere in the interstate polling booth in Sydney’s inner east resembled that of an emergency room waiting for a donor organ.

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