Michael Abrams

Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Gay Marriage Legalized in Three More States, on the site Election Center 6 months, 2 weeks ago

32 states have previously put the right for same-sex couples to receive civil marriages to a popular vote, and 32 times the measures were voted down. Yesterday, however, three states became the first to […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Gay Marriage Legalized in Three More States, on the site Independent Voter Network 6 months, 2 weeks ago

32 states have previously put the right for same-sex couples to receive civil marriages to a popular vote, and 32 times the measures were voted down. Yesterday, however, three states became the first to […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Presidential Social Media Battle Gives Insight into Candidates, on the site Independent Voter Network 7 months ago

Social media plays a vital role in 21st century political campaigns, allowing for direct communication between candidates and voters. By analyzing this election’s presidential social media duel one can gain […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Presidential Race Focuses On Foreign Policy But Lack Specifics, on the site Election Center 7 months, 1 week ago

As turmoil in the Middle East grows, the presidential race focuses on foreign policy, with candidates trying to give voters and idea of the global landscape’s trajectory over the next few years. […]
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Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Presidential Race Focuses On Foreign Policy, Lacks Specifics, on the site Pangea 7 months, 1 week ago

As turmoil in the Middle East grows, the presidential race focuses on foreign policy, with candidates trying to give voters an idea of the global landscape’s trajectory over the next few years. […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Presidential Race Focuses On Foreign Policy, Lacks Specifics, on the site Independent Voter Network 7 months, 1 week ago

As turmoil in the Middle East grows, the presidential race focuses on foreign policy, with candidates trying to give voters an idea of the global landscape’s trajectory over the next few years. […]
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Michael Abrams wrote a new post, GOP Leadership Push Vote on Repealing Health Bill 33 Times, on the site Independent Voter Network 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Since January of 2011, the House of Representatives has voted on partially or entirely repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the health care reform bill also known as Obamacare) 33 times, […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, As Deadline Approaches for Student Loan Rate, Where Are The Students?, on the site Independent Voter Network 10 months, 3 weeks ago

On Saturday, if Congress does not intervene, student loan interest rates for 7 million American students will double from 3.4% to 6.8%. The issue has become an excuse for political debate despite both parties […]
Michael Abrams voted on As Deadline Approaches for Student Loan Rate, Where Are The Students? 11 months ago
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Last American POW Bowe Bergdahl Key to End of War in Afghanistan, on the site Independent Voter Network 11 months, 1 week ago

In the June issue of RollingStone Michael Hastings wrote “America’s Last Prisoner of War,” a piece on Bowe Bergdahl, an American soldier captured by the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani Network in June of 2009. […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Last American POW Bowe Bergdahl Key to End of War in Afghanistan, on the site Election Center 11 months, 2 weeks ago

In the June issue of RollingStone Michael Hastings wrote “America’s Last Prisoner of War,” a piece on Bowe Bergdahl, an American soldier captured by the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani Network in June of 2009. […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, President Obama at Head of Drone Strikes Approval Process as Unrest Rises in Yemen, on the site Independent Voter Network 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ever since President Obama explicitly approved expansion of the unmanned aerials (drones) program by the CIA and US Military in Yemen, civilian outrage in Yemen has increased and Al Qaeda has received a […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Voting Age Questioned as Youth Voters Leave The Parties to Become Independent, on the site Independent Voter Network 11 months, 2 weeks ago

In 1971 the 26th amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. Since that time, critics periodically call for returning the voting age to its original level or […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Voting Age Questioned as Youth Voters Leave The Parties to Become Independent, on the site Election Center 11 months, 3 weeks ago

In 1971 the 26th amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. Since that time, critics periodically call for returning the voting age to its original level or […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Massachusetts Senate Race to Be Decided by Independent Voters, on the site Independent Voter Network 12 months ago

The Massachusetts Senate race is quickly heating up, with 2-year incumbent Republican Scott Brown (winner of a special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat in 2010) neck-and-neck in the polls with presumed […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Taliban Prisoners Quietly Being Released in Afghanistan via Negotiations, on the site Independent Voter Network 1 year ago

In America, we do not negotiate with terrorists. That’s the mantra. Reagan said it, Bush said it, and now even Mitt Romney is saying it. Yet according to a May 6th article from the Washington Post, the United […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Mexican Immigration Reverses: More Mexicans Leaving The US Than Entering, Study Finds, on the site Independent Voter Network 1 year ago

According to a new study from the Pew Research Center, Mexican immigration has slowed dramatically over the last decade, and net migration may have even gone negative. That’s right, Mitt Romney’s dream has […]
Michael Abrams commented on the post, Big Pharma’s Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Is A Constitutional Right, on the site Independent Voter Network 1 year ago

There is no denying that the right to free speech is an undeniable and essential right for individuals and corporations. And yet it appears the American public has concluded that context is entirely relevant… […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Big Pharma’s Direct to Consumer Advertising Corrupts America’s Health Culture, on the site Independent Voter Network 1 year ago

In the last decade, the United States has seen a massive increase in prescription drug usage and abuse, the cause of which can be traced to irresponsible advertising and lobbying by pharmaceutical companies, […]
Michael Abrams wrote a new post, Drones: the Silent Killer & the Future of Warfare, on the site Independent Voter Network 1 year ago

In this month’s issue of Rolling Stone, contributor Michael Hastings authored “The Rise of the Killer Drones: How America Goes to War in Secret,” a report on the Obama administration’s quiet yet expansive […]
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