What do I love about buses? Repetition…, eavesdropping too. I love watching the glass shelters of bus stops sail by like diving bells.
Political Artwork archive on Democracy Chronicles
These Political Artwork articles reflect the strong relationship between the arts and politics, particularly between various kinds of art and power, occurs across historical epochs and cultures. As they respond to contemporaneous events and politics, the arts take on political as well as social dimensions, becoming themselves a focus of controversy and even a force of political as well as social change. Also see our main section on Political Art or our extensive articles on World Protest.
How China’s Economic Power Leads To Self-Censorship In Hollywood
Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel argues that today’s Hollywood blockbusters are now tailored to appeal to Chinese audiences.
A Collection Of My Best Memes On Dictatorships
I am proud to announce a collection I have put together to highlight some of my favorite artistic creations about dictators, monarchs and tyrants.
‘Fight Club’ Ending Restored in China After Public Ire
After social media ire over censored version of 1999’s “Fight Club,” Tencent Video members in China can now see full version.
‘Maus’ Is An Amazon Bestseller After Tennessee School Ban
A Tennessee school board banned a decades old novel about the Holocaust. The book titled “Maus” instead became an Amazon bestseller.
Hong Kong University Covers Up Tiananmen Crackdown Memorial
Hong Kong’s oldest university covered up one of the last public memorials to the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown Saturday,
Classic ‘Fight Club’ Movie Gets Very Different Ending In China
Imported films in China are often altered to show that the law enforcement always trumps the villain. Fight Club is also getting a makeover.
Checkout DC’s Collection Of Original Political Memes!
Democracy Chronicles has featured thousands of articles covering all things democracy and for each article, the goal is always to include great images.
Iranian Poet Dies In Prison After Being Detained
Iranian poet Baktash Abtin died after being arbitrarily detained. He is the latest victim of Iran’s repression of the freedom of expression
Comparing “Don’t Look Up” to our current COVID crisis
The movie itself takes a deep dive into how messaging and our hivemind contribute to misinformation and denial of scientific fact.