Democracy is under assault and in retreat around the globe, a crisis that has intensified as America’s democratic standards erode
Worldwide articles on Democracy Chronicles
View news about the struggle for better democracy on a worldwide level including everything from the United Nations to international charities. Also see our World Democracy section!
A Collection of My Best Democracy-Related Political Cartoons
As Democracy Chronicles Founder and Editor-in-Chief I have made almost 1,000 political memes of one kind or another. The collection stands as a record to my last years of democracy promotion.
How Social Media Has Disrupted Traditional Street Protests
Social media is shaping the narrative in important and effective ways, and wresting this from traditional media
Scientific information is the key to democracy
Science can help the public address an uncertain future. Only a policy of openness will ensure a shared commitment
‘Fake News’ Label Now Widely Used by Global Dictatorships
Some of the world’s worst violators of media freedom are using Trump’s “fake news” refrain to justify press restrictions
Gates Foundation boosted funding for women’s rights in 2017
The #MeToo movement forced the U.S. to confront sexual harassment and gender equality in an unprecedented way this year
Ai Weiwei on ‘Human Flow’ Migration Documentary
Ai Weiwei is thinking about those who, like him, had lost their freedom and were no longer safe in their own country
Record high 262 journalists imprisoned in 2017 says CPJ
The number of journalists jailed reached a record high this year amid an aggressive crackdown by government authorities. A total of 262 reporters were put behind bars for their work in 2017, a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) revealed on Wednesday. “It is shameful that for the second year in a […]
Liberation or Protectionism
The western growth machine creates communities with millions of “non-people”, unemployed youth or senior citizens who lack social significance. At the same time, a clique of financially well-off’s just grows stronger.
A New Poem For World Refugee Day
Two years ago on World Refugee Day, I published a very personal essay about my status as a refugee child, back then, yet what it is like now for refugees and asylum seekers. Today, I publish my own poem.