The Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, Columbus Coalition for the Homeless, joined by the Ohio Democratic Party, plaintiffs in a Voting Rights lawsuit against
Ohio Secretary of Stat… Read More
"Is this ‘syndrome' causing American political dysfunction?" PBS NewsHour 9/19/2016ExcerptsSUMMARY: Has our political system gone crazy? Jonathan Rauch thinks so. In… Read More
Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.
Portland, Maine’s Daily Newspaper, Portland Press Herald: "We need an electoral system built for the way we live today, n… Read More
Michael Oliva is a Political and Media strategist and wrote this article in City & State New York Slant.
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s needs a clear message as a pote… Read More
For those of us that have studied black politics, the presidency and racism, we understand how a white backlash produced Donald Trump. White backlashes occur in this country any time there i… Read More
The Conference Theme was CROSSROADS FOR AN INDEPENDENT AMERICA
Four in ten Voters don’t want to be in a Political Party.
Why?
Because Parties have become Special Interests, perhaps… Read More
If ever there were places in need of racial healing, they are the State of Missouri and the St. Louis region. Instead, what St. Louis got was a racially divided Election for Mayor that has p… Read More
Today, the Supreme Court struck down two North Carolina Congressional Districts, Ruling that Lawmakers had Violated the Constitution by relying too heavily on Race in Drawing them.
The Cour… Read More
The U. S. Primary System we use to choose Candidates is broken, but there's a proven way to make it Better.
A Tiny Fraction of possible Voters get to Choose who is actually Running for Offi… Read More
John Nichols is The Nation’s National-Affairs Correspondent. He is the Author of Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America, forthco… Read More
For 30 years, MAZON have been building an Army of Anti-Hunger Advocates. If everyone becomes an Advocate and Speaks Up, we can achieve the Goal of Systemic Change.
They Work With:
Policyma… Read More
If Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) passes, you’ll be asked not just to vote for One Candidate when you fill out your Ballot, but to Rank Candidates by your Order of Preference. And those Se… Read More
Election Day 2017 featured several High Profile Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) Elections in Cities and Towns. Altogether, more than 200,000 Voters Ranked their Choices in Minneapolis, St. Paul… Read More
The following post was published in April of 2015 on Free Black Space just two months before the publication of Between the World and Me. Part of the Free Black Space approach is to re… Read More
As the Centrist Project enters 2018, our Movement is on the precipice of making a Transformational Impact on our increasingly Dysfunctional and Divided Political System. Together, over the l… Read More
National Election Reform Groups, the Independent Voter Project (IVP) and FairVote, are advocating for a Primary that advances the “Top-Four” Candidates instead of just Two. The g… Read More
Great news! FairVote is coming to a City near you and they would love to see you there!
FairVote will be Hosting a series of Regional Activist Summits over the course of the next several Mo… Read More
Under California's Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) System, Voters pick their Favorite Candidate in a given Race and then List other Candidates in Order of Preference. If No Candidate Wins a Major… Read More
This post developed after reading an Article in the New York Law Journal by Jerry H. Goldfeder, Special Counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, teaches Election Law at Fordham Law Scho… Read More
"Shields and Brooks on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation in question" PBS NewsHour 9/28/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Fallout from sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Bre… Read More
Integrative Ancestors, redux: A Child’s Story from the past to the future
– By Gregory Stephens – October 2, 2018
Fall 2018
When my daughter Sela was three, she invented a… Read More
The Most Important Office in the Trump Era Isn’t at the Top of the Ballot. State Attorneys General are the Key to Holding the White House to Account.
State Attorneys General have the… Read More
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Total War: Three Kingdoms is a union between the two paths the
franchise has taken in recent years. It is rooted in history and the fantastic,
where great generals f… Read More
According to the “Bootleggers and Baptists” theory of politics, coalitions of groups whose interests are usually at odds are more likely to be successful than one-sided coal… Read More
A year before the 2020 Presidential Election, Democratic Groups are filing Lawsuits in New and Emerging Battleground States, Challenging Election Laws and Procedures they say Disproportionat… Read More
A Newly Unearthed Journal from 1966 shows the Coal Industry, like the Oil Industry, was long Aware of the Threat of Climate Change.
Thanks to the Work of Activists and Journalists, revealed… Read More
As the Number of Oregon Voters Unaffiliated with a Political Party Rises, so has the Number of Voters Locked out of a Key Part of the Electoral Process. Oregon’s Third-Largest Politica… Read More
As an Entrepreneur, Three-Term Mayor, and Problem-Solving Philanthropist, Mike has taken on the Toughest Challenges and Gotten Big Things Done.
Career & Technical Education - Mike has w… Read More
Biden is likely to Undo most, if not All, of Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks with his Executive Powers. Trump has Repealed or Weakened 125 Environmental Regulations, like Protections f… Read More
Biden and Harris White House/Cabinet Picks:
Position/Senate Confirmation Review Committee
Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack / Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Secretary… Read More
The U.S. Treasury, on Monday, named Climate Change Financial Adviser, John Morton, to Head the Department's New "Climate Hub”, to foster Green Finance and use Tax Policy and Financial… Read More
Open Primaries and Open Primaries Maine, launched an effort in 2017, to enact Semi-Open Primaries Legislation (LD 231). It Passed after a Multi-Year Campaign, in June 2021.
In a Semi-Open… Read More
An Appeals Court ruled on Saturday, to Temporarily halt Biden’s Coronavirus Vaccine Mandate for Businesses with 100 Employees.
The Ruling came from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the… Read More
Open Primaries “Let All Voters Vote”, is no longer just a Slogan.
Primary reform is now front and center in the National Debate on how we Reform our Politics, is a Movement… Read More
‘Légende" est un mot que l'on emploie trop souvent de nos jours, mais ce terme décrit parfaitement le règne des lions Mapogo dans les Sabi Sands (Greater Kruger)… Read More
‘Legend’ is a word that is thrown around all too often in this day and age, but the term surmises the reign of the Mapogo lions in the Sabi Sands (Greater Kruger)to perfection… Read More
The events of September 11, 2001, had a profound impact on the world, including on the Muslim community living in the West. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, governments in many Western… Read More