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”?
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.
What is the Best World Map? VOTE NOW!
In currently-published atlases and magazines, there are, very nearly, only two world map-projections that are ever encountered nowadays. The purpose of this poll is to find out which map projections people actually like and prefer.
Strengthen Whistleblowers’ Legal Channels to Challenge System
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.
Labour Revitalized: A New British Labour Party?
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.
Painting Series for Anniversary of JFK Assassination
My most ambitious series to date is this 50 work series devoted to 2013’s 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination. I tried to combine familiar media imagery from the weekend of November 22nd 1963 with abstractions of form, to make original statements about this iconic socio-cultural-political event.
UN Says More Needs To Be Done to Fight Ebola Outbreak
The United Nations has said that more countries need to step up in the fight against the deadly Ebola outbreak currently ravaging Western Africa. The disease is ravaging the Western African nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
Announcing the Unsold Stories Writing Competition
Underground artists are not only gifted artists, but they have emotional, business and planning skills. The Rowayat Literary Journal and The Forgotten Writers Foundation are honored to collaborate together to launch the Unsold Stories writing competition to support underground artists.
Government Emails: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Save No Evil
When I took office as City Commissioner in 2012, my emails were archived automatically, as I expected. But since 2013 I have been unable to retrieve emails more than 50 days old. Emails deleted as a matter of course.
Thousands March Peacefully at Moscow Anti Putin Protest
Moscow anti Putin protests have taken place against Russia’s aggressive actions inside of Ukraine. Protesters carrying signs that said “no to war” took to the streets in Pushkin square to protest the arming of rebels seeking to create a new independent territory inside of a neighboring state.
The Judgement Stand: Stereotyping Poverty
The welfare system was not invented by the poor. It is meant to be a response to the state of poverty produced by the financial crisis characteristic of capitalist economies. The workforce reduction in an economic crisis automatically and inevitably produces a level of unemployment that is not accidental.