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.
The immigrant integration movement is sparking a revolution of naturalized voter initiatives across the US as November 6th draws closer.
Last week, the Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation took a deep examination of the political parties and their constituents, the results of which were published on August 20. In this.
Community leaders discuss opportunities to improve immigrant welfare at the National Immigrant Integration Conference in Baltimore.
Independents’ trust of mass media has reached an all-time low. Gallup announced in a Media Distrust poll Friday.
A study released Friday by the Union of Concerned Scientists shows News Corp misleads on climate change. The UCS reports that two of the most popular news outlets in the US, Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, do not appropriately handle the issue.
A closer look at the legal reasoning and aspects of Gary Johnson’s anti-trust lawsuit against the Commission on Presidential Debates, RNC, and DNC.
Joan Blades and Jackie Salit hosted an event on Saturday to discuss Living Room Conversations and how to change the partisan political culture.
