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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Secret Pfizer and Lilly contracts favor drugmakers over patients, records show
The deals let companies raise prices overseas while carving blockbuster obesity drugs out of required discounts.
Which spiritual and political issues will be the focus of Pope Leo XIV’s visit...
The trip lands months ahead of France's presidential campaign, timing that echoes John Paul II's first visit to the country in 1980.
How lab-grown meat could bring an end to needless animal cruelty
Lab-grown meat is a sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional meat. It offers the same taste and texture while reducing animal suffering, environmental impact, and health risks.
SEC votes to propose scrapping rule that lets shareholders force a vote
Investor advocates call the move a threat to eight decades of shareholder oversight
Biotech corporation withdraws permit for mass release of GE mosquitoes
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced the withdrawal of the permit that would have released billions of genetically engineered mosquitos throughout agriculture communities across the state.