From the Tea Party, to Occupy Wall Street, to the growing number of organizations like Votizen and Americans Elect, non-partisans all over the United States are having an impact on local, state, and national politics. Organizations also play a critical role in highlighting public issues and providing the political will for policy solutions. In the United States organizations come in varying types and sizes, but they are undeniably the driving force behind many political outcomes.
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.
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.
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…
The First District Court of Appeal of California is set to hear oral arguments today on whether to resume executing inmates in California. The argument, largely based on whether the lethal drug cocktail is legal and whether prison officials followed proper protocols…
Last week, Wikileaks released about two million formerly confidential documents, its largest release to date. It is part of Wikileaks’ Public Library of U.S. Diplomacy (PLUSD)…
This year’s National Conference for Media Reform, hosted by Free Press in Denver, Colorado kicked off yesterday April 5. Today’s panel on Independent journalism on Conflict and Human Rights featured.
Surrounding oral arguments held this week regarding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), support for same-sex marriage has grown not only by the number of people, but spending as well.
