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.
The simple, common sense approach to reform in Washington, proposed by No Labels, was highlighted during the group’s re-launch in New York City on Monday.
Today, politicians, activists, and frustrated voters gathered for No Labels’ Meeting to Make America Work! in an effort to identify problem solving leaders.
EPIC asked for papers on a cybersecurity pilot program via the Freedom of Information Act in July 2011. After a long battle, a court has order the DHS to produce the papers, in full, by April.
Ron Paul retired from Congress last week, yet his influence is only growing. Despite not winning the Republican Party’s nomination for president, the 77-year-old resident of Texas…
A 2010 report by the Wall Street Journal explained a mysterious NSA program called Perfect Citizen. New documents have Perfect Citizen confirmed.
The election of a religiously diverse 113th Congress can partially be attributed to shifting religious attitudes in America.
The legacy the 112th leaves is that of polarized division. It was a Congress that put partisan politics before solving the nation’s biggest problems.
