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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.
Ancient Greek Philosophy Returns to Athens
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle are back in fashion as Greek society reacts to economic depression with renaissance of ancient Greek philosophy
Honoring Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s Speech
Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s speech “I Have a Dream Speech” fifty years ago marking peak of Civil Right Movement and push for ballot access
The Role of Culture in the American Political Personality
The American left is comfortable with the idea of a dynamic and unequal system in terms of economic outcomes, provided everyone can be a part of it.
Controversial Wikipedia Articles in Different Languages
User generated encyclopedia understandably creates controversial Wikipedia articles but disputes are different depending on the local culture
Gentrification is Symptom of Neo-Colonialism
Political action to oppose gentrification has been some communities’ response against unintended economic eviction
Timeline of Homelessness in NYC History
Rising homelessness in NYC is brought to new light when one considers the long relationship between poverty and housing goes back long time in the Big Apple
The Star Spangled Banner Deconstructed
A deeper look at the history of the Star Spangled Banner provides opportunity to inspect uncomfortable aspects of its message in regard to race and slavery
Political Families: The Cheney
Political Families: What is in a name? It would seem that even in democratic politics, voters are not disillusioned with nepotism.
Religion and America’s Founding Fathers
Distaste of religion and America’s Founding Father’s words have allowed religion to prosper