For I Was a Stranger
By Ethan Tan On November 9, 2016, I rode the regional rail to my grad school class. People cried on the train, on the street, in class. Instead of the usual lecture and discussion...
Tagged: democracy
Blinded by Our Prosperity
The American church’s unquestioning allegiance to a flawed system by Craig Wong “You say, ‘I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing.’ You do not realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor,...
Method #124: Boycott of Elections
In 2010, almost 50 years after the coup that brought it to power, the military junta in Burma announced “democratic” elections. These came with more than several strings attached, however. In order to participate,...
Method #17: Mock Elections
Democracy in Action sponsored worldwide mock elections to protest the 2010 elections in Burma.
Method #71: Consumers’ Boycott
In 2009, Iraqi consumers sympathetic to the post-election protest movement boycotted the mobile phone company Nokia to protest its alleged collaboration with the regime.
FEAR AND FAITH FACTORS
by James Skillen Representative government, the rule of law, and an independent judiciary cannot be sustained if unlawful extremists (whether a majority or a minority) undermine any of these institutions and get away with...
Radical Orthodoxy: Civil Religion and the Witness of the Catholic Worker (Part 1 of 2)
by Christopher Klopp Since the founding of the United States, religion and nationalism have been rather cozy bedfellows. Despite the official separation of church and state, it is clear that civil servants often use...
The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen’s Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear
reviewed by Bonnie Raitt & Howard Zinn THE IMPOSSIBLE WILL TAKE A LITTLE WHILE (Basic Books, 2004) lifts the fog of political despair that envelops so many these days. This book creates a conversation...
“I Hate Democracy”
by Max Ediger “I have to be honest with you – I hate democracy!” The young Palestinian teenager’s gentle voice reflected sadness and some anger. It was April 2004, and together with a small...
