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Corruption, Super PACs, and Why the Media Hasn't Covered Democracy Spring
Twenty-nine seconds: according to Lee Fang and Zaid Jilani of The Intercept, this is how much time cable news networks Fox News and MSNBC devoted to daytime and afternoon TV coverage of ...
20 Apr, 2016
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6 min read
Democracy Spring: Over 1,200 Anti-Corruption Protesters Arrested in D.C.
Since last week over twelve hundred protesters have subjected themselves to arrest outside the U.S. Capitol building, with thousands more pledging their willingness to join them.Their goal? ...
18 Apr, 2016
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3 min read
Independent Voter Project Amicus: Presidential Debates Commission is a Monopoly, Reduces Competition
The Independent Voter Project (IVP) filed a brief of amicus curiae with the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Wednesday in the case Level the Playing Field, et. al. v. Federal Election Com ...
13 Apr, 2016
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Apple vs FBI: New Survey Shows FBI Losing Public Battle over Unlocking iPhone
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the FBI signals it may try to avert a court showdown with Apple over whether the tech company should be required to help unlock the iPhone ...
22 Mar, 2016
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3 min read
National Press Club Concerned by Attacks on Journalists Covering Presidential Campaign
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Press Club on Monday raised concerns about the increasing attacks and threats against journalists covering the United States pre ...
14 Mar, 2016
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1 min read
Carson to Skip Thursday's Debate; Says There's No ‘Political Path Forward’
Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson told his supporters on Wednesday that he does “not see a political path forward.” Though he did not formally suspend his campaign, he announced that he wi ...
03 Mar, 2016
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Crowdpac: The Most Pro-Clinton and Pro-Sanders Zip Codes in America
The Democratic race is heating up, with Clinton leading Sanders by a very small margin. It has divided liberals across the country into Hillary and Bernie camps. But who are the people supporting Clin ...
25 Feb, 2016
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Whistleblowers Say Veterans Choice Program Used to Reduce Crucial Services at VA Hospital
CINCINNATI, Feb. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- For veterans, the July 2014 Veterans Choice Act was intended to reduce wait times at Veterans Affairs hospitals by providing billions to pay for outside ...
22 Feb, 2016
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2 min read
Privacy vs. National Security: Americans Conflicted Over Apple-FBI Standoff, Distrust FBI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Apple and the FBI square off over whether the feds should get access to the iPhone of a shooter who killed 14 people in the San Bernardino terro ...
19 Feb, 2016
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4 min read
Nearly 4 Million Americans Don’t Have the Right to Vote for President
Currently the United States owns five inhabited island territories. The citizens of four of them -- Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands -- are all US citizens ...
19 Feb, 2016
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