Netflix’s House of Cards series has become one of the most important on television looking at the political challenges of modern America.
American Corruption articles on Democracy Chronicles
American corruption here involves more blatant uses of money politics to corrode democracy. Forms of corruption obviously vary, but include government related bribery, extortion, cronyism, and embezzlement. Also see our sections on American democracy and Money Politics or our articles on Worldwide Corruption.
Study Confirms Majority Of Americans Trust Elections Result Accuracy
87 percent of respondents were confident that their own ballot was counted as cast in 2016, but only 71 percent were confident in the national vote count.
PODCAST: Trump, Saudi Arabia, and the Petrodollar
Update on the crumbling petrodollar system breaking down the recent — and unprecedented — events surrounding the U.S.-Saudi Arabia relationship.
VIDEO: How To Save Constitutional Democracy in America
Do the systemic weaknesses revealed by recent pressures on the U.S. Constitution require fundamental change in how the Constitution is interpreted and implemented?
Can Democracy Hold the Military Accountable for Poisoning Its Own?
Camp LeJeune is where I was born. It is currently an EPA Superfund site, and one author has described it as a “toxic hell,” the worst water poisoning disaster in U.S. history, worse even than Love Canal or rivers catching fire in the 1970s.
The Plan to Privatize the Veterans Administration is a Money Grab
Make no mistake, the current administration’s latest action is not about quality care or efficiency, it is a money grab to take public funds and give them to private medical concerns. There is no substitute for the VA’s experience.
Books Examines Links Between Presidents and Supreme Court Justices
Instances of presidents and supreme court justices blurring the constitutional separation of powers appear in a new history of American presidents at war.
Donald Trump Has Put the Kleptocracy Fully in Charge
The kleptocracy is in charge, and they are saddling the country with even more debt to increase their personal wealth at the expense of the nation. Everyone else will have to settle the debt and suffer the consequences.
Kavanaugh’s History Was Disqualifying Even Before the Sexual Allegations
Even without the sexual allegations, he should not be confirmed. Even with everything else aside I still stand by my initial reservations of this nominee. He appears to have been nominated as payback.
Sundance Award-Winning Dark Money Documentary Airs Tonight
A political thriller examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections.