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...
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”...
The Florida Republican Party will hold a fund-raising event November 13-14. Tickets are $200 without the dinner, and $300 with the dinner. To attract an audience, the party’s presidential candidates are invited to speak.Source: Florida Republican Party Thinking of Keeping Presidential Candidates off Primary Ballot Unless they Participate in Fund-raising Event...
[Commentary] As the line between politician and celebrity continues to blur, and viewers increasingly demand to see their candidates in late-night settings, it is time to revisit the arcane rules governing broadcasters’ responsibilities to cover political issues and candidates “fairly.Source: It’s time to retire the Equal-Time Rules...
Dupont will become a New Hampshire state co-chairman for Kasich. “John Kasich is exactly the leader America needs right now,” he said. “Having served five terms as a state senator, I know a successful governor when I see one, and Governor Kasich is a successful governor.”Source: Dan Tuohy's Granite Status: Campaigns continue to gain supporters, backers in NH...
On the same day, two well-informed observers have written that measures, including steps toward deregulation, should be considered to strengthen political parties. Tom Edsall who has studied campaign finance for years stated his position in a column he authors for The New York Times.Source: Parties and the Rethinking of Reform -...
Great to talk to Ramona Giwargis of the San Jose Mercury News for this one. But a political ethics expert said the commission made a fair decision.Source: "San Jose commission will investigate nearly the entire City Council"...
Thanks in large part to the campaign spending flood unleashed in 2010 by the Supreme Court’s landmark Citizens United ruling and the DC Circuit Court of Appeals’ SpeechNOW.org decision, local broadcast television remains that rare legacy media business where things are still looking up.Source: Political Ads Keep Saving Local TV...
The process to get on the ballot varies greatly from state to state, creating a maze of requirements that campaigns must meet: petitions to be collected, signatures to be counted and notifications made to political parties, elections boards and state agencies.Source: “For Biden, calendar makes his 2016 decision tough to delay”...
Earlier this week, Hillary Clinton unveiled an ambitious and expansive “democracy revitalization” pillar to her 2016 presidential campaign platform.Source: Is Hillary’s New Campaign Finance Reform Plan the Real Deal?...
