Marnie Webster articles

Marnie Webster writes for Democracy Chronicles from her home in California. 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 Doublespeak of Let’s Get Together

By Marnie Webster - March 11, 2015 Leave a Comment

President Eisenhower warned us to stay alert and keep informed because he could see that greed and access to public funds not only creates economic disaster for the lower and middle class but undermines our democracy

Behind Populist Authoritarianism: Brazil and Other Recent Hellscapes

By David Anderson, J.D.

Brazil is a country whose citizenry rarely enjoy good governance. They were doing well in recent years despite the fact their politicians seemed to be regularly impeached, locked up or otherwise disgraced.

Britain’s Cliff-Edge

By Paul Narraway

This is the entire facade has taken a lot of the joy that living in the UK normally gives and as a result I’m even more annoyed that my automatic right to a Danish passport ended when I was 22.

Let Us Celebrate Anew a Happy July 4th: Edifice of Gold / Edificio en Oro

By Ana Maria Fores Tamayo

These poems I would like to share with you here show that though our freedoms are presently threatened in this “land of the free & the brave,” people still seek this land, even with all its threats to our liberties.

Jordanian Government Strengthens Crackdown on Political Opponents

By Thomas Manning

The crackdown comes at a time when Jordanian activists started protests over economic conditions in 2018 but fizzled out into 2019. That has been a recurring theme in 2019.

Looking For War in Iran! Or Looking For Peace?

By Jack Jones

If you are trying to avoid a confrontation, the smart move would be to give your neighbors room. Use peaceful speech, be understanding, forget past issues and possibly stop spying on them. If we choose to not do these things, we are cornering them.

The Menudo Story

By Julio César Guerrero

Immigration has historically been a controversial issue in the US political discourse. Whether Germans, Irish, Italians, Asians or Latin Americans they have all faced resistance based at worst on racist or nativist attitudes.

Podcast: Congressional Oversight and Making America Pragmatic Again

By Jenna Spinelle

We tend to think about congressional oversight in very academic terms — checks and balances, the Framers, etc. But what does it actually look like on the ground in Congress? To find out, we’re talking this week with Charlie Dent.

From My Philippines Experience To My Run For US Congress

By Andrew Straw

For the past year, I have lived in the Philippines on the Southern coast of Luzon Island. This article is to reflect on this travel as a lawyer, disabled person, and American citizen, and what I will do when I get home.

Zimbabwe Government’s Top Priority Is Avoiding Mass Protests

By Farai Chirimumimba

Popular Zimbabwean movements seem to understand the difficulty of mobilizing disaffected citizens outside of the channels established by the parties and labour unions that dominate politics.

Podcast: A Democracy Summer Reading List

The hosts of the Democracy Works podcast review current books on democracy in this week’s podcast episode.

Kansas Firing Range To Double As A Voting Site

Barton Community College’s Science and Math building will no longer be a voting site for residents of Barton County Township-A.

Nonprofit Registers Thousands Of Voters at Music Festivals Like Bonnaroo

Voter registration non-profit HeadCount was onsite and hard at work getting music lovers both young and old involved in our country’s democratic system.

Actress Kerry Washington Joins Push For NY Automatic Voter Registration

Actress Kerry Washington are optimistic that Democrats will soon make automatic voter registration a reality in the Empire State.