Democracy Chronicles
<div><p>Our international team of over 100 authors are your gateway into the raging struggle for free and fair elections on every continent with a focus on election reform in the United States.</p></div>
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Secret Super PAC Donors Sought in Money Laundering Lawsuit
The non-profit legal watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is taking the Federal Election Commission to court. Click here to read the actual motion but here is the full press release from the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington with a summary:
Unnamed donors who funneled nearly two million dollars through a series of entities to a super PAC in an effort to keep their names off the contribution should not be allowed to remain anonymous, according to a mot...
19 Jan, 2018
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2 min read
Election Holiday: The Simplest Solution to Boosting Voter Turnout
Voting is a privilege that not enough Americans realize they have. Voter turnout for the 2016 presidential election was only 54.7%.
With just over half of our nation heading to the polls, the change to make Election Day a national holiday must be implemented in order to not only increase voter participation, but also to ingrain the very concept of democracy into the American people.
Voter turnout for congressional elections is even lower than general elections. On average, only 40% of eligible...
17 Jul, 2017
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3 min read
Oil, War, and Counterterrorism: Meet Saudi Arabia's Next King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ShxMHnQyn8
Salman, often referred to as ‘MBS’, has leapfrogged the king’s nephew Mohammed bin Nayef
June 21, 2017
Conor Gaffey
Posted with permission from Newsweek
King Salman, the 81-year-old ruler of Saudi Arabia, elevated his son, Mohammed bin Salman, to the role of crown prince on Wednesday, meaning that the 31-year-old is now the next in line to the Saudi throne.
Salman, often referred to by his initials ‘MBS’, has leapfrogged the king’s nephew Mohamme...
22 Jun, 2017
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3 min read


