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Reflections on the Detroit Mayoral Elections
For political animals like us in Detroit, it is important to reflect before heading back into battle, or worse, retreating
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Dearborn’s Arab Americans: The Promise of the City’s Future
Sami (EJ Assi) and Najla (Nada Shouhayib)'s courtship takes place in the ‘cage’ of the gas station. (Photo: Rola Nashef) For those of us who've worked with Dearborn Michigan's …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Terry McCauliffe and Bill De Blasio Defeat Republican Opponents, and More
Terry McCauliffe and Bill DeBlasio defeated their Republican opponents in Virginia and New York, and more.
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William Rivers Pitt | Decisions Are Made by Those Who Show Up
All you need to see in order to understand just how poorly our level of voter turnout has been working out for each and every one of us is …
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McCutcheon: The People Strike Back to Have a Voice in Elections
While the US Supreme Court mulls lifting overall limits to campaign contributions in the McCutcheon case, Seattle citizens go to the polls Tuesday over reforming their elections with publicly …
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Chris Hedges | Our Invisible Revolution
Until Americans stop putting their faith in systems that only harm them, we will continue to suffer from the pressures of capitalism.
Outside Spending Floods Judicial Elections at Record Levels
Special-interest groups and political parties spent an unprecedented $24.1 million on television ads and other election materials in state court races in 2011-2012, according to a new report by …
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The Return of the Nicaraguan Revolution
In the 1980s, New York mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio traveled to Nicaragua. With the election looming, the media is recalling his activism, which, like mine, was derided at …
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Before the 2014 Election, the Rise of India’s Pied Piper
The Bharatiya Janata Party's designated prime ministerial candidate for the upcoming 2014 elections in India, Narendra Modi, is both popular idol and sometime laughing stock.
Public Citizen Urges IRS to Investigate Tax Status of Freedom Partners
Public Citizen today called on the IRS to investigate whether Freedom Partners, a relatively obscure group but one of the largest entities to fund political activities in the 2012 …