From the Tea Party, to Occupy Wall Street, to the growing number of organizations like Votizen and Americans Elect, to informal movements like those opposing the Stop Online Piract Act (SOPA), to those on both sides of the gay marriage debate, non-partisans all over the United States are having an impact on local, state, and national politics. Activism often embodies the general voter sentiment and is an important element of a participatory democracy.
Mark Zuckerberg’s 501(c)(4) organization, FWD.us, took another political blow last week when two key donors publicly left the super PAC. Focused on the expansion of the H1-B visas, FWD.us recently launched a series of advertisements featuring lawmakers pushing for immigration reform.
A Gallup Poll released Tuesday examined the attitudes of over 1,500 voters residing in all 50 states and Washington D.C. by asking the question, “In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?”
The agency charged with monitoring and enforcing the fiscal integrity of elections in the United States, the Federal Elections Commission, no longer has a commissioner serving a non-expired term.
Last week, the California Assembly Elections Committee passed a bill that would create new regulations limiting the use of paid signature gatherers to qualify a ballot initiative.
For months, lawmakers in Washington have pushed for comprehensive immigration reform, a sentiment recently echoed in Silicon Valley. Adding political organizer to his long list of accolades, Mark Zuckerberg…
Pro-marijuana messages have trickled down to younger generations, finding a community of people that are challenging accepted ideas about the drug and its perceived effects. Despite the work of groups like the Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana and The Partnership at Drugfree.org…
What CISPA does, is provide an exemption against civil and criminal penalties for gathering and sharing information between companies and the government about cyber threats.
