No one is certain about what multi-millionaire Rex Sinquefield is up to. He’s not running for any political office. But we do know that
Category: Politics
Progressive Poli- “clicks” debuts at Daily Kos
If negative advertising turns you off, but if you really would like people to know the facts that make a candidate look bad, Daily
30% of us won’t wait until November 2 to vote
Why wait for the down-to-the wire candidate debates, the editorial-page endorsements, the get-out-the-vote phone calls, or the final-weekend advertising and direct-mail blitz? Apparently, that’s
Bernie Sanders has good advice for President Obama
In a recent article in the Washington Post, E. J. Dionne asked Senator Bernie Sanders about why President Obama “was in a political pickle.”
Poligraft: News in, money links out
A new info source, powered by the Sunlight Foundation, makes it almost ridiculously easy to see the links between politicians and their money sources.
I screamed at the radio when I heard Rep. Todd Akin say…
Republican incumbent Todd Akin [D-MO] shared 30 minutes of his time with host Don Marsh and listeners of St. Louis Public Radio’s “St. Louis
Friedman: There could be a third party challenge in 2012
The Democratic and Republican parties are bankrupt, or let’s just come out and say it—they’re corrupt. Banks, corporations and the influence of billionaires have
Racial, ethnic boundaries, city by city: Connect the dots
An “info-nerd” in California has translated data from the US Census Bureau into a map of the racial/ethnic divides in 40 American cities. On
Bad, good, ugly: Rules for voting in 10 swing states
If you want to register to vote in Arizona, you’d better bring along proof of citizenship. If you’d like to register in Nevada, make
Corruption hurts: Who, where, how much?
“Corruption hurts everyone, and it harms poor people the most.” That basic principle underlies the work of Transparency International [TI], the Berlin-based international group