Elections
Enshrine voting right in the Constitution
August 7, 2013On August 5, 48 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, announcing, "This right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless."
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Union locals pledge to halt GOP in 2014 mid-term elections
August 7, 2013The GOP momentum spread to states like Wisconsin, where Scott Walker quickly enacted legislation that stripped basic bargaining rights from public employees.
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Latino voters’ relevance in mid-term elections examined
August 2, 2013"Where do these Latinos stand on immigration reform? How do they feel on the debate over it so far? We decided to explore their views."
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Japanese Communists may emerge as main opposition to “Abenomics”
July 26, 2013International headlines have trumpeted Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's decisive win in Japan's upper house election July 21, but the election results indicate the potential defeat of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's economic and constitutional agenda.
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ALEC: Behind the scene in 2014!
July 24, 2013The American Legislative Council, known as ALEC, is an outfit controlled and financed by some of the biggest corporate financial barons.
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