Progressive party platforms give us an idea of what it could be like, if we had democracy. But first we have to get democracy, and that’s what this article is all about.
Journalism and Free Speech articles on Democracy Chronicles
A basic necessity in a democratic society, is journalism and free speech play a central role in creating a system of checks and balance, and in distributing power equally between governments, businesses, individuals, and other social entities. Access to verifiable information gathered by independent media sources, which adhere to journalistic standards, can also be of service to ordinary citizens, by empowering them with the tools they need in order to participate in the political process. Also see our articles on Civil Rights.
Rethinking Democracy For the Modern Era
Our current political structures served us well for two centuries, but are now out of date
The Numbers Behind Major Candidate Twitter Followers
Twitter and Facebook should come up with programs that allow users to easily find out which other users are fake and which ones are real. This is the only way to display an accurate statistic as to how popular the candidates actually are
Post Election Facebook Tensions: Block, Mute and Unfriend
Political divide in America may be reinforced as post election Facebook turbulence resets social friendships
In First, Voters to Get Real-Time Election Projections
Data startup company VoteCastr will offer real-time election projections in overhaul of longstanding practice
Ossipoff’s Pre-Election Day Reminder
So, how to vote? The best, appropriate and effective vote is to boycott the illegitimate elections and to demand verifiable vote-counting in big pro-democracy demonstrations all across the country.
Truth, Deception, and the Legacy of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Legacy of I.F. Stone is a theatrical documentary created by a team of Emmy Award-winning filmmakers, who subscribed to I. F. Stone’s newsletter in their teens.
Election Also Will Be Test For American Polling Guru Nate Silver
Nate Silver became famous after his statistical polling model correctly predicted the results of the 2012 vote
16 States Have Made the Voting Selfie Illegal
Series of prohibitions on any photos of filled out ballots is keeping the voting selfie illegal in many places
Election Skewing Software Robots Try to Impact Social Media Debate
700,000 operational bots have been discovered pretending to be human to control the social media debate