Stefanie MurrayinCenter for Cooperative Media·19 hours agoApply today! Democracy Day hiring a coordinator, recruiting advisory boardThe U.S. Democracy Day collaborative got its start ahead of the midterms in 2022. It launched as an effort to encourage news organizations across the country to report more — and better— information about the crisis facing democracy here. We coalesced around one common publishing/broadcasting date: Sept. 15, which is…Democracy3 min readDemocracy3 min read
F BavintoninPredict·17 hours agoThe Short Story of Democracy As Told by ChatGPT (I Was Shaken, Not Stirred)I asked ChatGPT to tell me about Democracy in the persona of James Bond, then in the styles of Raymond Chandler and George Orwell — Want to know about democracy? Ask the new kid on the AI block. ChatGPT will tell you almost anything in any style you want it to. Below I have included four responses in four different styles from ChatGPT to the question What do you understand by democracy? I first asked…Democracy6 min readDemocracy6 min read
Wajid Khan MP·1 hour agoImportance of DemocracyThis fact sheet introduces democratic thinking and examines the fundamental principles of Australia’s democratic government system. Wajid khan discusses. These include individual liberty, justice, tolerance of opposing ideas, and representativeness. What is democracy? Democracy means Government by the people. The word comes from the ancient Greek words “demos” (people) and “Kratos” (to rule)…Democracy4 min readDemocracy4 min read
John Whye·11 hours agoMember-onlyThe Winds of Change Are Sweeping AmericaUS Youth aren’t swallowing Republican lies anymore — The youth of America is set on changing the world they inherited. They will reap the whirlwind. They will put into effect changes that will sweep the world, or they will die trying. Because if they don’t, we will all die anyway. They believe, and rightly so, that if they…Democracy4 min readDemocracy4 min read
Kevin Rivadeneyra·17 hours agoPeru: State of Affairs as of Early February 2023A short account of the state of affairs in Perú. February 7th, 2023 A week ago, I was attending a protest, as many people did, and got shot pellets in my thigh, by the police. Due to this, I was not able to attend the last protests but will be…Democracy3 min readDemocracy3 min read
Joy D'Angelo·10 hours agoMember-onlyBetween Marjorie Taylor Greene & George Santos, is it Time to Rethink Security Clearance Rules?Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican Congressperson from Georgia has been appointed by the new Speaker of the House, Republican Kevin McCarthy, to sit on the Congressional Select Committee for Homeland Security. Now, there are many articles one can read regarding the debacle it took for him to get the Speakership…Democracy8 min readDemocracy8 min read
Øivind H. SolheiminGood Morning Insights·19 hours agoMember-onlySupport Truth and Debate Based on FactsConspiracy theories, untruths, lies, and manipulation must not be allowed to dominate and damage the public agenda. — In many communities, the propagation of conspiracies and untruths is a complicated process with both psychological and physical reasons. The human brain is evolved to instinctively explore for connections and patterns in the universe, and this propensity can occasionally result in the establishment of incorrect ideas. …Democracy3 min readDemocracy3 min read
A Marxist View of Current Events·1 day agoSocialism Needs Democracy ! Democracy Needs Socialism!Socialism Needs Democracy ! Democracy Needs Socialism! Reject Stalinism and Reformism ! The authentic Marxist tradition always stressed that democracy is fundamental to socialism. Marx defined socialism as the “self-emancipation of the working class”. …Democracy6 min readDemocracy6 min read
Lance Davis·2 days agowhy web3?All is mind. Money is mind. Yes, a figment of our imagination. I saw a llama for the first time in Bogotá, Colombia. We love animals because of their simple approach to life and innocuous tendencies. If you were to hand a llama a dollar bill, I doubt you’d be…Democracy17 min readDemocracy17 min read
McGraw HillinInspired Ideas·1 day agoUsing Fiction to Teach Civic EmpathyBy Tyler Pare, 8th Grade American History Teacher — The term “empathy” is not in short supply in the K-12 public educational space. Many school districts across the country have adopted social and emotional learning curricula or student honor codes that are predicated on fostering student empathy. …Democracy5 min readDemocracy5 min read
