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 Center for Public Integrity revealed the disclosure plans for the political group, Organizing for Action (OFA). Voluntary disclosure on the part of donors will not include employment information, making it difficult to verify how well OFA holds to new claims it would not take money from lobbyists or non-citizens.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently conducting internal reviews of proposed changes to the Animal Welfare Act.
Enacted in 1984, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) was originally intended to insulate the national information infrastructure from the threat of hackers. Since its creation, however, its application.
A petition to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by ten legal scholars in August 2011 calls for the agency to require publicly held corporations disclose their political spending.
Navigating the massive landscape of our digital world can seem like an impossible task, with news extending to all corners of the media world.
American distrust in the mainstream media hit an all-time high in 2012 as 60 percent of Americans have little to no faith in the media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairy.
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the war in Iraq and many people look back on the eight year military conflict with regret.
