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Michael Sainato articles

Michael Sainato writes for Democracy Chronicles from Albany, New York. 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.

Pandering Shows How Disconnected Clinton is From Voters

by Michael Sainato - April 14, 2016

Disconnected Clinton

In 2016, voters are catching on to Clinton’s flawed attempts to appear authentic and down-to-Earth. Clinton’s reputation to say or do anything for political expediency.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Celebrity Politics, Democrats, Minority Voting Rights, New York City and State Elections, Political Comedy

Before Bernie Sanders, There Was Seattle’s Kshama Sawant

by Michael Sainato - December 7, 2015

Seattle's Kshama Sawant

Sawant’s successes in Seattle have implications for whether a self-avowed socialist, such as Bernie Sanders, can win in a national election. Their organizing strategies of invoking a “political revolution” have several parallels

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Local Elections, Bernie Sanders, LGBT People and Democracy, Occupy Wall Street, Socialism and Labor

On Income Inequality in Gainesville, Florida

by Michael Sainato - July 15, 2015

Inequality in Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville, Florida is the 4th in the nation of cities with the most income inequality, according to a recent study conducted by the financial new site 24/7 Wall St. Bloomberg rates Gainesville as 5th on their list of cities with the most income inequality.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Local Elections, American State Elections, Capitalism and Big Business, Education, Socialism and Labor

The Relationship Between Media Sensationalism and American Violence

by Michael Sainato - January 11, 2013

Sensationalism and American Violence Prison Overcrowding with communal living area

Media sensationalism stories create the worst sort of precedent and are out of keeping with tolerant spirit of our age.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Capitalism and Big Business, Election History, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Artwork, Voting Technology

How Modern Consumerism Has Changed Art and Culture

by Michael Sainato - December 25, 2012

Modern Consumerism Andy Warhol

Popular culture serves capitalist interests because of industries that depend upon it for reproduction such industries are indebted to particular ideologies like modern consumerism

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Anarchism, Capitalism and Big Business, Celebrity Politics, Political Artwork, Socialism and Labor, Voting Technology

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Quality Education and Prioritizing Children: Fighting GOP Exploitation

By Jack Jones March 14, 2023

The GOP has turned its back on the educational needs of America’s youth. We need to invest in our children and protect their futures.

Finding the “We” in Civic Engagement

By Jenna Spinelle March 4, 2023

Collective action problems arise for people who want to get things done. Forming functional groups is key to effective civic engagement.

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Taking Cues From The American Oligarchy

By Jack Jones February 20, 2023

The more the GOP has become complete obedience to their oligarch masters, the more they are driving the right winged minded fringe.

How california made a polish poet great

By Joe Mathews February 8, 2023

Exiled to Berkeley, Czesław Miłosz explored the margins of alienation, the horrors of his past, and visions of the future.

What Will It Take To Make Democracy More Representative?

By Jenna Spinelle February 8, 2023

Multiple dimensions of identity simultaneously shape pathways to candidacy and representation for all groups seeking a seat.

Courts Off The Deep End, Again

By Andrew Straw February 1, 2023

Closing the courts, shutting down dissent, and violating the rights of whistleblowers. These are not the actions of an open, free society.

The Christian Evangelical Church

By Jack Jones January 22, 2023

I am not against Big Business having a voice, just not all the voices, and especially not an impersonator pretending to speak for God.

No One In Monterey County Is Good Enough To Serve In Legislature

By Joe Mathews January 9, 2023

California’s “democratic reforms” have left a place as… [key] as Monterey County without any state representation from one of its own.

In America, the Joe-mocracy Rules

By Joe Mathews December 27, 2022

A republic? A democracy? No, our country is an avuncular autocracy run by old guys named joe.

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1800s Barbershop Converted To Voting Rights Museum

1800s Barbershop Converted To Voting Rights Museum

March 16, 2023

El Paso’s Project XV Museum, Texas’ first voting rights museum, has been built over the last year by David Strother, a barbershop owner.

Russian Wagner Boss Acknowledges Comparison With Rasputin

Russian Wagner Boss Acknowledges Comparison With Rasputin

January 30, 2023

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin responded to comparisons [with]…Rasputin who treated the son of the last tsar for haemophilia.

ChatGPT Is Changing Education, AI Experts Say

ChatGPT Is Changing Education, AI Experts Say

January 30, 2023

Newly-launched AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT is changing the internet landscape. It presents several opportunities, including in education.

Girl Scouts Earn Democracy Badge At Workshop In Salina

Girl Scouts Earn Democracy Badge At Workshop In Salina

January 26, 2023

The workshop assisted Girl Scouts in grades K–10 in earning their Democracy Badge through learning activities on democracy.

Study: Media Can Reduce Polarization By Telling Personal Stories

Study: Media Can Reduce Polarization By Telling Personal Stories

January 26, 2023

Sharing personal experiences and pairing them with facts reduces political dehumanization and increases political tolerance.

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