In a historic move, President Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit a federal prison, in an effort to draw national attention to the need for
Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.― John Steinbeck, American author
There is an incredible amount
During a national conference call on Wednesday, Jacqueline Salit, president of IndependentVoting.org, interviewed U.S. Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.), on the reintroduction of the 'Open Our Democracy
In June, Bernie Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, made waves in the world of political punditry when he suggested
The big story this week was how Donald Trump, aka The Donald, pulled ahead of the crowded Republican field by taking the lead in the latest poll. POLITICO's
Democracy functions best when the most people participate. And if you accept that standard, our democracy is not functioning well.
This is the basis for two voting rights efforts, one
On Wednesday, the quarterly presidential campaign filing reports were made available to the public. Voters can now access this quarter's records, and get a look at who or
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. -- California legislators introduced a bill last March that will automatically register citizens to vote when they obtain or renew their driver's license. The new law follows
When it comes to what is wrong with Congress, some blame a campaign finance system run amuck, others point to unsustainable spending, some call out the high incumbency rate, and
You're busy with things I assume. But, being a human with an Internet connection, you have probably come across posts or videos about something having to do with
CALIFORNIA -- The LA Times reported Tuesday that the state has given opponents of California's new mandatory vaccination law the green light to start collecting signatures to put the
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