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
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.
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
New Jersey’s Long History of Controversial Governors
Corruption and power are interwoven in centuries of New Jersey’s controversial Governors
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
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
Internet Creator Calls for New Magna Carta for Web
British Sir Tim Berners-Lee who created the World Wide Web twenty-five years ago uses anniversary to call Magna Carta for web users as the basis for worldwide constitution of rights
New Zealand Debates Whether to Change its Flag
Island nation of New Zealand debate has reopened painful chapters in its colonial past with new attempt by President to update national flag by dropping England’s Union Jack symbol
Socrates Takes on Ukraine and Canada
I think this not simply an issue about the barriers on the highway from Montreal to Buffalo. This is about the barriers on the highway from Montreal to Buenas Aires and the highway from London to Beijing or Johannesburg.
What Black History Month Means to Me
Celebrating Black History Month is a way of learning more about yourself and the rich traditions of African-Americans who have made our city and nation so great. There are many references around New York City to African-American History and one of my favorites is literary.
Learning From the Evolution of Education in the Animal Kingdom
Education is more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. It is one of the most important investments a society can make in its people and its future and is critical to reducing poverty and inequality. This lesson from mammalian education is quite fundamental.