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Is criticism of Trump fair-minded? After what has been called 'the most disgusting US presidential race ever,' fair judgement of President-Elect Donald Trump will play a key role in bringing the US together. Trump's comments about blacks, Hispanics, Muslims, and women have offended a large population of voters, causing considerable backlash against his victory. But, is Trump also a victim of gross characterizations that dehumanize him, and preclude fair judgement of his policies? He is characte

Estamos a menos de una semana del Día de las Elecciones, dando cierre a una contienda presidencial que ha dado a los votantes dos de los candidatos más rechazados y desconfiados en la historia moderna de los Estados Unidos. Es un ciclo electoral que ha revelado que tan roto se encuentra el sistema electoral en el país. Sin duda alguna, los votantes están cansados del status quo. Sin embargo, la buena noticia es que muchas personas y organizaciones están trabajando para arreglar el sistema y ha

En un año electoral que ha estado marcado por la división y el conflicto, desde el nivel presidencial hasta las contiendas locales, es aún más sorprendente que California cuente con una propuesta estatal que tiene el apoyo de una amplia y diversa lista, la cual incluye a sindicatos, comercios, y grupos de salud, así como líderes políticos de los dos principales partidos. De hecho, esta medida no cuenta con una oposición organizada. Existen varias razones por las cuales la Propuesta 52 - Fondos

Information from the Federal Election Commission shows that Hillary Clinton's super PAC spent over $1 million on a program dedicated to "correcting" online attacks against the presidential hopeful. This begs the question of whether or not paying for and intentionally planting positive endorsements on social media websites crosses the line between political promotion and propaganda. Correct the Record itself asserts that Barrier Breakers 2016 is an online group of contributors that was created t

SFGate reported Thursday that Donald Trump has made history. Approximately a month before the election, Trump has earned zero major newspaper endorsements, a first for any major party nominee in presidential election history. In fact, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has amassed more major newspaper endorsements than Trump. Johnson has been endorsed by the Chicago Tribune, The Detroit News, New Hampshire Union Leader, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Winston-Salem Journal, and the Caledo

La Corte de Distrito de los Estados Unidos en Washington, D.C. escuchará argumentos en una demanda que cuestiona a la FEC por no regular debidamente a la Comisión de los Debates Presidenciales. La corte estableció la fecha de la audiencia para el miércoles 7 de enero, 2017, tan sólo dos semanas antes de que el próximo presidente tome oficina. “Nivelando el Terreno de Juego” (Level the Playing Field - LPF) y su Director, Peter Ackerman, presentaron la denuncia en junio de 2015. La demanda argume

The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging the FEC for not properly regulating the Commission on Presidential Debates. The court set a hearing date for Thursday, January 5, 2017, just under two weeks before the next president will be sworn into office. Level the Playing Field and its CEO, Peter Ackerman, originally filed the lawsuit in June 2015. The suit charges that the CPD and its directors have violated federal election law that requires de

In an election year marked by division and conflict, from the presidential to the local level, it’s all the more remarkable that California has one statewide ballot measure that enjoys support from a broad and diverse list of labor, business, and health care groups, as well as political leaders from both major parties.  In fact, the measure has no organized opposition. There are good reasons that Proposition 52—the Medi-Cal Funding and Accountability Act—has such strong support. It would contin

While no longer operative in the presidential election, the voter rebellion witnessed during the primaries is alive and well. South Dakota is now the epicenter, where Amendment V for Nonpartisan Elections gives voters the chance to reclaim their elections from the political establishment and send a message to Washington. To many around the country, South Dakota would seem an unlikely place to be leading the voter rebellion. But the state best known for Mount Rushmore has a famous and historic i

In recent years, there have been several top-down attempts to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. That decision, made in 2010, birthed legal entities known as super PACs, which can raise and spend unlimited sums of money so long as they do not coordinate with a candidate. In 2014, Democrats failed to muster enough votes to overcome a Republican-led filibuster over a proposed constitutional amendment. And in 2015, Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig announced a presidenti