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2019 Anti-Corruption Awards Honors Three Political Disrupters
2019 Anti-Corruption Awards Honors Three Political Disrupters
Over one hundred guests attended the event established 19 years ago to shine a spotlight on leaders in civic and political life who challenge the status quo and fight for systemic change.
04 Nov, 2019
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13 min read
2019 Anti-Corruption Awards Honors Three Political Disrupters
2019 Anti-Corruption Awards Honors Three Political Disrupters
2019 Anti-Corruption Award HonoreesKatie FaheyKatie Fahey is a Michigan-based activist and an independent. As the Founder and Executive Director of the grassroots, nonpartisan campaign Voters Not Poli ...
04 Nov, 2019
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13 min read
Supreme Court: Federal Court Will NOT Stop Partisan Gerrymandering
Supreme Court: Federal Court Will NOT Stop Partisan Gerrymandering
This time the case is out of Michigan, where a lower court ordered 34 legislative and congressional districts to be redrawn because the court found that the districts were drawn explicitly for the purpose of giving Republicans an advantage.
21 Oct, 2019
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1 min read
Supreme Court: Federal Court Will NOT Stop Partisan Gerrymandering
Supreme Court: Federal Court Will NOT Stop Partisan Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court on Monday once again reaffirmed its stance on partisan gerrymandering: federal courts will not stop it. This time the case is out of Michigan, where a lower court ordered 34 legislat ...
21 Oct, 2019
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1 min read
Supreme Court Reaffirms It Will Not Protect Voters from Partisan Gerrymandering
Supreme Court Reaffirms It Will Not Protect Voters from Partisan Gerrymandering
With all the news on impeachment updates, a news story that flew under the radar this week was the latest decision by the Supreme Court to punt on a gerrymandering case out of Ohio.
08 Oct, 2019
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2 min read
Supreme Court Reaffirms It Will Not Protect Voters from Partisan Gerrymandering
Supreme Court Reaffirms It Will Not Protect Voters from Partisan Gerrymandering
With all the news on impeachment updates, a news story that flew under the radar this week was the latest decision by the Supreme Court to punt on a gerrymandering case out of Ohio.Reuters reports:"Th ...
08 Oct, 2019
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2 min read
The U.S. Open and Open Politics
The U.S. Open and Open Politics
The corruption of American politics is deep and stifling and it is producing levels of alienation and antagonism that are frightening.
11 Sep, 2019
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6 min read
OPINION: Corporate Citizenship Starts with not Undermining Our Democracy
OPINION: Corporate Citizenship Starts with not Undermining Our Democracy
When a Facebook post launched a mass movement to stop self-serving legislators from drawing their own districts in Michigan in 2018, organizers knew they would face stiff opposition from incumbents be ...
26 Aug, 2019
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3 min read
Newsletter: Have You Heard About "UnRig it"?
Newsletter: Have You Heard About "UnRig it"?
Political insiders know what more and more voters are finally waking up to: the political “game” is rigged by both sides.From “member communications,” to gerrymandering, to systematic attempts to keep ...
22 Aug, 2019
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3 min read
6 Big Fights Against Voter Suppression That Neither Party Wants You To Know About
6 Big Fights Against Voter Suppression That Neither Party Wants You To Know About
There is one important truth about the state of US politics, and that is an increasing number of Americans understand that the system is rigged to put the interests of two private political parties an ...
21 Aug, 2019
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15 min read