Via LA Times: “Targeting California’s recent record-low voter turnout, Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a measure that would eventually allow Californians to be automatically registered to vote when they go the DMV to obtain or renew a driver’s license….
Read MoreVia Chicago Sun-Times: “Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s hand-picked former schools CEO, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday, admitting her role in a brazen alleged kickback scheme. Byrd-Bennett’s arrival at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse was her first public appearance in…
Read MoreVia New York Times: “They are overwhelmingly white, rich, older and male, in a nation that is being remade by the young, by women, and by black and brown voters. Across a sprawling country, they reside in an archipelago of…
Read MoreThis free educational event will be held on Sunday, November 8th from 5:30-7:30pm at the Southside Hub for Production (1448 E 57th Street Chicago). Discussion topics include: Who is giving that money to the candidates and super pacs? What…
Read MoreVia Washington Post: “Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig raised more than $1 million in one month for his insurgent presidential campaign, a haul that he is using to bolster his argument that he should be included in the Democratic debates. Lessig collected…
Read MoreVia NY Times: “A year later, Mr. Trump has mastered Twitter in a way no candidate for president ever has, unleashing and redefining its power as a tool of political promotion, distraction, score-settling and attack — and turning a 140-character…
Read MoreVia The Brennan Center for Justice: “The spectacle of the 2016 election is riveting, that’s for sure. But behind the gaffes and rallies — and hair — there is something different, and deeply disturbing, about this election. To a degree…
Read MoreVia The Hill: “On the heels of revealing big fundraising numbers, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says his campaign is “in this to the finish.” “Oh, well there’s no question about it. And I think what the results today show is…
Read MoreVia CNBC: “A mass shooting in rural Oregon has once again touched off a furious debate over gun control and the constitutional right to bear arms. In a televised press conference, President Barack Obama condemned how “routine” the pattern of…
Read MoreVia Washington Post: “Bundling campaign donations is no longer just for the well-heeled and well-connected. Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign is launching a social crowd-funding platform this week that encourages small donors to set up mini-fundraising operations by dangling video…
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