His nonviolent resistance spoke to a respect for the law that can only be called conservative
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.
A Good Time to Reflect on Thurgood Marshall’s Legacy
It was 50 years ago when Thurgood Marshall was confirmed to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
The Lessons of the Free and Fair 1970 Pakistani Elections
The set up was relatively clean and managed by able individuals. Even the judiciary had some spine.
7 Key Facts About Suffragette Susan B. Anthony on Her Birthday
Women’s rights leader and suffragette Susan B. Anthony was born February 15, 1820 and never got to vote herself
Lessons From Post Truth Politics in the Age of Aristotle
Ancient Greece had its own debate around journalistic integrity and what we now are calling post truth politics
2016 Third Party Voting Data Shines Light on Spoiler Effect
The number of votes the Greens got in Michigan and Wisconsin exceeded the gap between Clinton and Trump
Daybreak in Alabama by Langston Hughes
On Martin Luther King’s Day, I’d like to share this poem, which I have shared before but which I find so striking not only for its beauty but also for its essence of simplicity. If things could only be this way!
PHOTOS: Amy Goodman at PEN America’s Writers Resist
PEN America’s literary protest brought together hundreds of writers and artists, including Amy Goodman, alongside thousands of New Yorkers on the birthday of Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr.
Do Civil War Amendments Make the Electoral College Unconstitutional?
Emergency motions filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals seek to postpone the presidential inauguration
Some Justice for an African Dachau?
Wikileaks cables provide a peek into the American view of Equatorial Guinea’s government in recent years: of the terrible corruption, unseemly ruling family, and general embarrassment to know.