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Muslims in America: The Public Perception
Credit: creativemuslims.comAs political polarization becomes stronger and significant, it's important to also look into cultural and religious polarization. The number of Muslims in America is ...
George Washington's Farewell Address: Anti-Political Parties
George Washington's farewell address concerning political parties. Was he right?However may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engine...
Election Update: Twitter Bomb, Negativity, and Super PAC Spending
unPAC the 2012 Olympics fights to restore American unity by asking NBC not to run special interest political ads, including those from super PACs, during the 2012 Olympic Broadcast. http://www.unpac....
Key to Swing State Voters: Stagnant vs Growing Economy
Credit: Purple Strategies Purple Poll July 2012In a new Purple Poll released today, voters in 12 swing states diverge dramatically on their views of the country's economic trajectory. This overwhelmi...
Mitt Romney Decided on VP
Presumed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is believed to have made his VP decision and may disclose it as soon as this week, the New York Times reports.Some names that have been thrown ar...
Voter Suppression, By the Numbers
This election, an estimated five million eligible voters will be disenfranchised from the political process due to new voter identification laws. These de-facto voter suppression laws not only make it...
The Swing States Project #Election2012
Gearing up for the 2012 election, the Columbia Journalism Review has launched a project monitoring key swing states, covering the presidential candidates and media coverage of the election.&...
"I'm an American First"
"I’m not a Democrat first, I’m an American first. I believe we rise and fall as one nation, as one people. What’s stopping us is our politics." -President Obama today at a campaign stop in Ohio.(h/t T...
States Strike Back: CA Takes Action on Home Foreclosures
The California legislature passed a landmark bill Monday strongly regulating how banks handle home foreclosures. The legislation bans dual tracking, the odious practice where lenders pursue home forec...
Is the Individual Mandate a Tax?
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the central component to Obama's healthcare reform, the individual mandate, is constitutional because the payment is a tax. There has been much confusion foll...