by Terrance Heath | Nov 3, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Democracy, Progressive Vision
Ohioans are voting Tuesday on a constitutional amendment to ban gerrymandering that could cure much of what ails our government and fix our broken political process. Ohio residents are voting on Issue One, which passed the Ohio General Assembly as HJR 12 last year,...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 2, 2015 | Blog, Democracy, Progressive Vision
In Seattle, Washington, a ballot initiative that could wrest power away from corporate interests and big money donors and change the way we do democracy comes up for a vote. On Tuesday, Seattle residents will vote on Initiative 122. The ballot initiative is the...
by Eric Lotke | Oct 23, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
"In my sixteen years as a regulator," said Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, "this is the clearest, most egregious case of market failure I have seen." On Thursday the FCC voted to put it right. The decision vindicates a decades-long...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 19, 2015 | Blog, Democracy, Election 2016
In contrast to the Republican clown shows they call debates, last Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate was serious and focused on policy. It let the public know that there are still adults at work trying to help deal with the country's real problems. It helped the...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 16, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
How much money are corporations putting into elections? Which corporations are putting in how much? Are corporations that are looking for contracts giving money to politicians who can push contracts to them? Are corporations channeling money from foreign interests...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Democracy
Yesterday the House was presented with a "clean" continuing resolution to keep the government in operation. The House passed it overwhelmingly by 277-151. Wait, you thought this was controversial? You thought the House wanted to shut down the government over defunding...
