Remembering the civilians who made up the five million non-Jews slaughtered alongside the six million Jews by Nazi Germany is to honor their lives and reflect on the great failures of humanity that permitted the Holocaust
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This Democracy Culture archive combines interesting culture, lifestyle, celebrities, weird news, and humor related to democracy. Democracy is a part of nature itself, a way of group decision making that is revolutionary in its application to political power. Democracy exists as part of our culture and is reflected in surprising ways throughout. These stories highlight the many expressions of democracy in everyday life. Also see our Political Art section.
New Roma Party in Hungary Seeks to Unite Community
Faced with institutionalized discrimination in voting, housing, and dozens of other areas, community is seeking political change in radicalizing nation as evident in founding of a new Roma party in Hungary
Ukraine Women Sex Strike Against Russians in Protest
Russia may have bargained for a less serious conflict as Ukraine women sex strike means some may lose the chance at love with the international renowned beauties of country
Mobile Revolution in Bhutan’s Ancient Kingdom
Ancient kingdom known for traditional nature of society unchanged for centuries has been catapulted into modern era through internet and mobile revolution in Bhutan
The Epic Quest for American Women’s Suffrage
Anger and often violence was response to first campaigns for American women’s suffrage which began ultimately at the nation’s birth but only succeeded on back of World War 1 generation of women
African Poet Sending Peaceful Message in Sahara Region
Continent-wide fame of prize-winning Nigerian poet and social critic Tade Ipadeola is result of career and work steeped in most vital questions of modern life in fast changing Africa
VIDEO: Going Democrazy in Colombia
Democrazy is a new documentary about Colombia and unlikely Presidential candidate Antanas Mockus. The project is looking to reveal a changing country from inside a revolutionary campaign following on the filmmaker’s previous work.
A Protest Against Debt and Government Overreach (in 500 BC)
Debt and government overreach are popular subjects in American political culture, but in ancient Rome in 500BC anger at government led to non-violent public protest that reveal insights to epic conflict
World Water Day on March 22 is Conservation Focused
In international campaign to save water and raise awareness of need for conservation, over 1200 activists and organizers are working on making March 22nd World Water Day celebrations a major event
Guess Who Turned 263 Today! It’s James Madison’s Birthday
It’s James Madison’s Birthday! Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and James Madison drafted the US Constitution and the first fair elections among hundreds of thousands of people in world history