House Resolution 1 led by the Democrats, aims to strike down hurdles to voting, partisan gerrymandering and big money in politics.
Democrats articles on Democracy Chronicles
Basically the Democrats are the leftist and centrist party. Notably, the Democrats are the oldest political party still in existence in the United States and probably the oldest political party in the world. Also see our articles on Republicans, Independent Politicians and our Third Party Central section.
High-Profile Politicians Support Noncitizen Voting For NYC
Prominent politicians in New York are pushing the City Council to revisit a bill that would give noncitizen immigrants right to vote.
The politics of synonyms
Researchers found people are more successful at identifying language associated with Republican speech than Democratic speech patterns.
Are Douglass Mackey’s Memes Illegal?
In 2016 Douglass Mackey allegedly conspired to distribute a meme aimed at deceiving pro-Hillary voters. But were his actions illegal?
Big Oil funding lawmakers opposed to ban on new drilling
President Biden’s climate change plan will be an uphill task with “Big Oil” funding lawmakers opposed to ban on new drilling.
The Time to Crack Down on Dark Money Is Now
Democrats urged the new Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, to take adequate measures to address dark money in campaign finance.
Opinion: Congress should make a deal to end partisan gerrymandering
Push to end partisan gerrymandering is yet to see a satisfactory outcome. Expert opinion suggests deal in Congress to end the practice.
Twitter Troll Tricked 4,900 Democrats in Vote-by-Phone Scheme
Far-right Twitter troll was arrested on Wednesday and charged with spreading disinformation online that tricked Democratic voters in 2016.
Democrats’ Priority in Power Must be to Stop Minority Rule
There was an interesting new post on the subject of minority rule by lecturer in history and international studies at the Netherlands’ Leiden University Andrew Gawthorpe and published at Guardian News. Take a look at this excerpt: The Democrats’ victory in the Georgia Senate races cements their control over America’s most important governing institutions. In […]
How Dark Money Helped Joe Biden Win the Presidency
President Joe Biden benefited from a record-breaking amount of donations from anonymous donors backing him.