Martin Luther King was one of the few political leaders, then or now, that was able to articulate a coherent political strategy that emerged from and connected with on-the-ground social movement activism.
Articles by DC Authors
DC Authors articles from Democracy Chronicles writers across the globe are colleced here. And take a look at DC's Author Central page for more information about the writers and even inquire about getting involved yourself. Together, they help cover free and fair elections on every continent with a focus on American democracy.
Loewenstein and Scahill: Refugee Crisis is Big Business
There was a full house at Housing Works in New York City on October 8th for Antony Loewenstein’s new book, “Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe”, in conversation with author and documentary filmmaker of “Dirty Wars” Jeremy Scahill.
Talks on Future of Europe Postponed Until December
If Europe cannot work together on major issues like economics and immigration then the institution risks going back to what it was before the Cold War when countries were bitterly divided along ideological lines.
Dallas Book Signing of Contemporary Mayan Literature
Near Dallas? Come for talk and tequila while listening to Texas Christian University’s Dr. Donald Frischmann talk about Contemporary Mayan Literature at the Latino Cultural Center
Innovation Takes All of Us
Take action; don’t let yourself off the hook. You have more power than you may realize and more power than the Corporatocracy wants you to believe you have. Let’s use our power together to innovate, to shift the message and let the world know that it’s not ok to pursue profits over people
The Overseer: On Myths and the Search For Truth
If only certain types of crimes are reported by the media, then there is the mistaken impression that the rates of these reported crimes are rising; not having to do with how the data is gathered and disseminated
Thrown Off the Ballot After Four Years in Office
I can’t thank you enough for your attention to my re-election campaign this year. As disappointing as it was to be thrown off the ballot, I know that the campaign was not in vain. Nor were the four years in office.
The Hidden Costs and Message of the Cloud
We have led ourselves to believe that the cloud is benign when in fact the truth is that the increasing use of cloud energy has a hidden cost to our society, in dollars and cents, in environmental capital, and in freedom.
VIDEO: Ignite Closing Plenary at Netroots Nation 2015
Jess X Chen, Poet, Artist/Activist, Filmmaker, Educator and Democracy Chronicles contributor speaks at the Ignite Closing Plenary at Netroots Nation 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona.
German Prime Minister Merkel’s Allies Want to Limit Refugees
Even though Germany has been a willing and active participant in accepting the high number of refugees, it must, as with all countries, be able to control its border and the number of people that would like to enter into the country