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Election History articles on Democracy Chronicles
Here we cover how democracy has progressed through time in our highly suggested global election history coverage. Modern systems of democracy largely arose out of the Europe through the period at the end of the Middle Ages into the Reformation, the Age of Enlightenment, and the American and French Revolutions. However in reality, democratic decision making is an even more ancient invention and in many ways a fixture of nature . Also check out our section on World Democracy.
Hawaii Holds Lessons For Puerto Rico Statehood Bid
Statehood for the island of Puerto Rico? Lessons from the last time the US added a star to its flag
VIDEO: South Korea Celebrates 30 Years of Democracy
Violent protests in 1987 eventually paved the way for the transition from military rule
Bill Maher Learns When Political Satire Goes Too Far
Most racism today is not begotten of willful hatred, but rather ignorance of a historical kind
Remembering the Bizarre and Historic 1946 Alabama Senate Race
Sparkman is the only person in US history to win election to both the House and Senate on the same day
VIDEO: Voter Access History and the Road Ahead
Brennan Center President Michael Waldman examines the fight to vote throughout history
Is Giving the President Executive Privilege Democratic?
It is important that it is termed a privilege and not a right because that phrasing recognizes that while it is an implied potential benefit of holding the office of the president, it is not an absolute, omnipotent right.
Watch Full Version of a New Tiananmen Square Documentary
A brand new Tiananmen Square documentary by Al Jazeera highlights personal stories from the 1989 protests
Remembering Tiananmen Square, 28 Years Later
Rights activists are set to commemorate the anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square protests
My Idea of Extreme Politics is Your Normal
One person’s extreme is another’s normal. If I were to have a conversation about religion with large numbers of people in America, some would consider me extreme for being an Atheist and for being a Socialist.