Leah Dearborn articles

Leah Dearborn writes for Democracy Chronicles from Massachusetts. She is a graduate of the journalism program at UMass Amherst.

Alabama County Challenges Section Of 1965 Voting Act

By Leah Dearborn - February 12, 2013 Leave a Comment

Is 1965 Voting Act controls on state voting law outdated or still a modern necessity?

Genetically Engineered Food Act Passes To Legislature

By Leah Dearborn - February 9, 2013 Leave a Comment

The new Genetically Engineered Food Act food labeling initiative moves forward in Washington state

The Time Is Now For Average Americans To Engage The 2020 Election

By Jack Jones

The 2020 national elections are right around the corner and you have much to offer: you opinions, your gifts and your talents. Please use them for the sake of this Republic as well as your families.

Thoughts on Corporate Personhood

By Fred Gohlke

In looking for sense in the modern world, we must not overlook the fact that, whatever the judicial rationale supporting the decision that corporations are persons, corporations are not human.

Is Algeria Turning Green or Staying Red?

By David Anderson, J.D.

Algeria has long been a gangster state so now these angry youngsters have taken to the streets in large numbers. Most of the population is very poor, half are under 30 and 29% are unemployed.

Listening to the Voices of Our Farmers: Preview

By Lynn S. Kahn, Ph.D.

Dairy farming is the perfect microcosm for all the ways big money and bad policy is destroying local control of our food supply, devastating rural economies and filling us up with chemically enhanced products.

Instant Pairwise Elimination Voting Brings Fairness And Better Candidates

By Richard Fobes

We, the voters, are frustrated! Until this reform occurs, the people who give the biggest campaign contributions can rather easily pass the corrupt laws they want. And they can continue to block the solutions that most voters want.

Buggered in the Balkans: Russia’s Latest Antics

By David Anderson, J.D.

Ethnic tribalism and the poison of religion with its magical fairy tales are the weak links where malevolent actors like Russia can manipulate and damage democracy – even in a modern European context like Serbia.

Elizabeth and Bernie: The Ticket I Would Vote For

By Jack Jones

I love Bernie Sanders. I also have a soft spot for Elizabeth Warren. I want them both and I want them both now. They would be better than the dynamic duo, power couple or gruesome twosome. They would be Elizabeth and Bernie!

Thoughts on Government

By Fred Gohlke

There are three flaws in our government: the way we maintain our laws, the way we tax, and the way we select our representatives. Until we improve, we cannot sunset bad laws or improve the way we tax.

The Disability Party Proposes a Constitutional Amendment

By Andrew Straw

Disability Party believes the Constitution needs to be amended to reform some major problems with the federal courts and federal judges. These problems are being used to block disability rights.

Paris Exhibit Traces Post-Colonial Migration Through Music

Paris exhibit traces post colonial migration through music as crisis surround Britain’s exit from the European Union intensify divisions on the continent.

Dubai Finds Itself Entangled in Case Against R. Kelly

Dubai finds itself entangled in sex abuse case against American R&B singer R. Kelly after he asked a U.S. judge to allow him to come to sheikhdom to perform

Cameroonian Activist Wins Prize for Promoting Women’s Rights

Cameroon is celebrating women’s rights activist Aissa Doumara Ngatansou after she won France’s inaugural Simone Veil Prize for promoting women’s rights.

How a Nigerian Movie Helped Reduce Corruption

The amazing impact of the recent Nollywood blockbuster “Water of Gold” is a fascinating example of the power of political art.

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