Tag: 2016 Presidential Elections
Observers sent to polling places to help protect voters
These poll watchers will be sent to places more likely to be affected by racial discrimination, intimidation or other means of depriving voters.
With voting rights protections gutted, polling places have been shuttered on...
Decisions to shutter or reduce voting locations are often made quietly and at the last minute, making pre-election intervention or litigation virtually impossible.
‘We are not ready’: Arizona voters warn Election Day could be...
Phoenix heads into Election Day with last-minute law changes, misinformation, long lines, and threats of intimidation.
Why is Washington still pushing the trans-pacific partnership?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) embodies the stacked deck. It was negotiated in secret of, by and for the global corporations.
Eight ways to strengthen our democracy beyond voting
The strength of our civic life depends on what we do outside elections.
Like a halloween nightmare, this election keeps scaring us to death
Only the silver stake of an actual election can finally kill these spiteful specters, and save us from this long night of phantasy horror.
Will the DOJ or FCC Stop the AT&T Merger From Creating...
“If you’re not a Time Warner shareholder ... if you’re not a Wall Street banker, there is very little in this deal for you.”
Can Any U.S. President Ever Overcome the Power of the Establishment...
I firmly believe that the days of the Establishment and the existence of the Circle of Power and Control are clearly numbered; and it’s only a matter of time before this controlling entity becomes a thing of the past.
American Irrationalism: Sleepwalking Into Oblivion
There are hundreds of millions of Americans who know that something is terribly wrong, but they lack the words and ideas to make sense of what is happening around them.
Bad Hombre
Michelle, you get four years off for great behavior but we want to see you run in 2020. No one could heal this nation better.
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Global outrage after Israel seizes Gaza-bound aid ship in international waters
With activists from 10 countries aboard, including Greta Thunberg and a member of the European Parliament, Israel’s armed interception of the Madleen is being condemned as piracy and a violation of international law.
Trump’s nuclear orders revive a failed industry at the expense of public safety and...
Executive orders to quadruple U.S. nuclear capacity ignore cost overruns, radiation risks, and a global shift toward cheaper, safer renewables—all while gutting the agency meant to protect the public
New poll shows Medicaid cuts could cost GOP senators support—even from their own base
As Republicans push a bill that could strip healthcare from millions, new polling reveals deep concern among GOP voters, including Trump supporters, about slashing Medicaid to fund tax breaks.
Is Nuclear Winter a climate issue?
The ultimate environmental disasters are still siloed.
How the rich get richer: Evade taxation, grease trillion-dollar tax breaks, jack interest rates,...
In class and status-conscious, materialistic America (was it ever otherwise?), scoring net worth is easier than figuring out messy election results.