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Kiefer Kofman articles

Kiefer Kofman writes for Democracy Chronicles from his home in New York. His interests include social justice, consumer activism and other social issues.

Our Experiment With Authoritarian Propaganda: American Relativism

November 2, 2018 by Kiefer Kofman Leave a Comment

Authoritarian Propaganda: American Relativism

It struck me that Alex Jones’ conspiracies, right-wing Eastern European propaganda, Assad’s propaganda, and the reality flipping views I heard one Thanksgiving weekend were eerily similar.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Dictatorships, Journalism and Free Speech, Religion and Democracy, Republicans, Russia, Syria, Worldwide

New York’s Solar State Program Can Be Copied Anywhere

December 8, 2014 by Kiefer Kofman Leave a Comment

New York's Solar State Program Map

Through projects and programs like the Sun Initiative, New York is quickly becoming a true solar state. Ensuring that reputation becomes a harbinger in the Unites States is essential to coming anywhere near President Obama’s lofty 2050 emission goals.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Germany, Green Party News, New York City and State Elections, Worldwide

Democratic Malaise: Voluntarily or Intentional Youth Seclusion?

November 20, 2014 by Kiefer Kofman Leave a Comment

Voluntarily or Intentional Youth Seclusion Voting

The common excuses of “our vote doesn’t matter” stems from the fact that citizens don’t feel they can exert the influence that those with large monetary wealth do. In an era of history where inequality is as high as it was during the Gilded Age, this feeling is only natural.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Capitalism and Big Business, Election History, Socialism and Labor, Voter Access, Voter Turnout, Youth Voting Rights

No Fox, The Older Generation Isn’t Conservative Because of Wisdom

November 1, 2014 by Kiefer Kofman Leave a Comment

Older Generation Conservative Because of Wisdom

The dichotomy of the older generation and modern citizenry is not as simple as “they have more wisdom thus they become more conservative over time” or their “too out of touch and passé to impart immensely valuable wisdom in what direction society should head”.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Journalism and Free Speech, Voting Technology, Youth Voting Rights

Yes, You Can Fight City Hall

October 27, 2014 by Kiefer Kofman Leave a Comment

Fight City Hall Local Politics

If we as citizens want to have a voice, an effective voice that can create substantive change, local politics is where our experiments and voices emanate. Are we willing to relinquish the all too common excuse of ”you can’t fight city hall”?

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

Strengthen Whistleblowers’ Legal Channels to Challenge System

October 23, 2014 by Kiefer Kofman 1 Comment

Strengthen Whistleblowers Like Snowden

Imagine for a moment that Edward Snowden had gone through the proper channels of government in his effort to expose the illegalities of spying. How would this have played out? It is time to strengthen whistleblowers.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Edward Snowden, Election Transparency, Julian Assange and Wikileaks, Spying and Privacy, Technology Dissidents

Labour Revitalized: A New British Labour Party?

October 21, 2014 by Kiefer Kofman Leave a Comment

New British Labour Party Vote

One cannot ignore that New British Labour Party achieved historic success under its revamped policies, and therefore New Labour was far more than a set of disconnected ideas, it was a centre-left revolution.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Capitalism and Big Business, Election History, England, Europe, Socialism and Labor

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Heartbreak and Yearning on the Streets of East Oakland

May 19, 2023 By Joe Mathews

“Nightcrawling” by Leila Mottley is a bestselling novel that explores the hardships of life in Oakland’s struggling streets.

Podcast: Gen Z’s Fight For Democracy

May 18, 2023 By Jenna Spinelle

In his book “Fight”, John Della Volpe argues that Gen Z has not buckled under the weight of the events that shaped them.

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Courts, Constitutions, & Democracy: A Failing System

April 29, 2023 By Andrew Straw

Equal protection on its face means that everyone is treated equally but the U.S. Supreme Court has limited equal protection.

Newsom’s ‘Campaign For Democracy’ Has A Democracy Problem

April 26, 2023 By Joe Mathews

The governor has sympathies for changes in governance; he’s deeply familiar with democratic innovation. But will he actually take on democratic reform?

Podcast: Between Democracy And Autocracy

April 19, 2023 By Jenna Spinelle

Between democracy and autocracy is an anocracy, defined by political scientists as a country that has elements of both forms of government.

Who Will Protect The Global Economy From California?

April 18, 2023 By Joe Mathews

This bank failure, the second largest in U.S. history, actually fits a very old pattern—of California and its industries putting the economies of the nation and the world at risk.

Split Level In Jersey

April 15, 2023 By Jamie Lampidis

Everyone has limits to their goodness, Like those structures in her oil paintings, Cartoonishly stretched to contain something within.

California, Keep Your Schools Open. No Matter What

April 14, 2023 By Joe Mathews

California’s school reopening revealed education disparities, highlighting the need to rebuild trust and relationships for addressing these inequalities.

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Using Beer As Reminder Of UK Voting Rule Change

Using Beer As Reminder Of UK Voting Rule Change

May 7, 2023

Brixton Brewery has launched a beer can campaign to encourage voters in the UK to bring their photo ID to vote.

Macron Honors Haitian Revolutionary, But Leaves Much Unsaid

Macron Honors Haitian Revolutionary, But Leaves Much Unsaid

May 2, 2023

Macron visited the prison where Toussaint Louverture died, praising him as a hero who embodied French Revolution values.

Iranian Secret Committee 'Punished Celebrities Over Dissent'

Iranian Secret Committee ‘Punished Celebrities Over Dissent’

April 28, 2023

Iran’s Secret committee sent a list of 141 to the economy ministry, including celebrities, raising more worries over freedoms.

Rewards Get People To See Truth In Politically Unfavorable Info

Rewards Get People To See Truth In Politically Unfavorable Info

March 30, 2023

People don’t carefully evaluate links for accuracy and that partisanship may be secondary to the rush of getting a lot of likes on social media.

Pussy Riot Will Receive This Year's Woody Guthrie Prize

Pussy Riot Will Receive This Year’s Woody Guthrie Prize

March 30, 2023

Russian performance collective Pussy Riot will receive this year’s Woody Guthrie prize honoring art for social change, award organizers said Thursday.

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