Nevertheless, Lessig is right to draw attention to the wide gulf between our aspirations to self-government and our actual practices. Corruption is a strong word, but it is captures the undue influence of those with money to throw around.Source: “Larry Lessig, Real-Life Capra Star”...
In July, a Vice crew visited Umoja, a Kenyan village where no men are allowed. They were there to document the Samburu women who built Umoja to escape the strict patriarchal ways of their tribe, which include female genital mutilation as a marriage rite.Source: Fashion, politics, and feminism: The women’s magazines for a new generation...
Too tired after last night's three-hour-plus debate? Too many candidates to keep track off? Too many zingers and back-and-forths? Have no fear: Our list of winners and losers is here.Source: Winners and Losers from Last Night's Debate...
If you found Hillary Clinton's or Donald Trump's latest tweet particularly inspiring, you can now make a political donation directly through the social media app.Source: Twitter Politics: New 'Cashtag' Lets Candidates, Groups Raise Funds...
CNN’s primetime GOP debate on Sept 16 was the most-watched program in network history. Nearly 23 million people tuned in to the three-hour debate, easily surpassing the network’s previous pinnacle of 16.8 million viewers, a broadcast of "Larry King Live" in 1993.Source: CNN breaks ratings record with GOP debate...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum.Source: News Releases...
For all the early excitement stirred by the presidential primary contests, a greater test of democracy than the candidates’ cut-and-thrust will be voter participation, a vital statistic which dropped from 62.3 percent in 2008 to 57.5 percent in the last presidential election.Source: Entwining Two Rights in California: Voting and Driving...
Television is still the medium of choice for candidates and the increasingly influential super PACs, but there are growing questions about the effectiveness of such efforts.Source: A wave of 2016 ads are about to hit the airwaves. But do they work anymore?...
On September 11, Rick Perry dropped out of the Republican presidential race. He had been one of the five debaters set for the CNN September 16 debate at 6 p.m. That should mean there are now only four candidates in that debate: Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, and Lindsey Graham.Source: Rick Perry Drops Out of Republican Presidential Candidate, Leaving...
A Koch-funded, conservative Latino advocacy group has spoken out against Republican presidential candidates who have taken aggressive stances against immigration, namely Donald Trump. The rhetoric, said the group, crosses the line and goes against the country’s best interest.Source: Koch-Funded Group Says GOP Attacks On Immigrants Too Extreme...
