Violence in Europe and state repression in South America leave political cartoonists in new dangers
Worldwide articles on Democracy Chronicles
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In 2015, Women Face More Danger Than Soldiers
Abuse and collapsing rights leave modern world with average women in more danger than soldiers
The Mass Appeasement to Media’s Pervasive Consumerism
We know that consumerism – a social and economic order and ideology that encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-greater amounts – can be a disheartening experience of dependence
Map Shows Countries Lacking Women’s Reproductive Rights
United States among nations where progress for women’s reproductive rights needs quick restart
Seven Ways Science Can Support Women Scientists
Companies, governments, researchers and donors must make 7 changes now to support women scientists
Gallery of My Highlighted Political Artwork
Democracy Chronicles writer and director John Amaruso shows off his highlighted political artwork. His true passion is to hope that one day this world can be a more transparent, humane, and socially just
Namibia President Awarded For Leaving Power
Hifikepunye Pohamba, Namibia President awarded the $5 million Mo Ibrahim Prize for leaders
Wealth of World’s 85 Richest Equal to 3.5 Billion Poorest
85 richest people in the world have amassed wealth equal to 3.5 billion people – the bottom half
On Immigration Burdens: A Return to the Wind
Earlier this month, I mailed an original painting and art/activism manifesto for two of my friends that became forever lost in transit through USPS. Thus, I made an online archive of the lost package.
1 Billion Rising to Stop Violence Against Women & Girls
Initiated by V Day and Eve Ensler’s Vagina Monologues, One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women in human history