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Infographic: Who actually votes in America?

August 8, 2014 Bobbi Clemons Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Ever wonder who shows up to a Presidential election? Here’s a breakdown of the 131 million Americans who voted in 2008.      

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Just do it: Vote in the next election

August 7, 2014 Terry Marx 2014 Election, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

In Missouri’s Aug. 5 primary, total voter turnout was 24.58% Nationwide, half of U.S. Citizens don’t register to vote. Half of registered voters don’t

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ISIS: A tragedy, but also an opportunity

August 7, 2014 Adam Levin Foreign Policy, International Leave a comment

By now, the world has heard about the so-called caliphate set up around Mosul in Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

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Bob’s Red Mill owner gives company to employees

August 6, 2014 Madonna Gauding Business Leave a comment

Bob Moore, a retired automobile service manager and advocate of healthy eating, founded Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods with his wife Charlee, in 1978.

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In response to “Women Against Feminism”

August 6, 2014 Mary Di Valerio Activism, Women 2 comments

Photographs of young, privileged white women holding handwritten signs about why they “don’t need feminism” have been circulating the internet this week, showing up

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We’ve adjusted to the new normal, and that’s unfortunate

August 5, 2014 Susan Cunningham 2014 Election, Activism, Energy, Environment Leave a comment

Don Corrigan, newspaper editor, author and college professor, taught us something new at the Missouri Progressive Action Group meeting on Saturday. In addition to

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Gun culture: Missouri-style

August 4, 2014 Willy Kessler Guns, Missouri region Leave a comment

Numbers tell stories. Based on statistics from 2010, 24/7 Wall St. ranked Missouri eighth for overall gun violence. Missouri had 14 gun injury deaths

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The unbearable invisibility of political underdogs

August 1, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2014 Election, Campaigns, Missouri region, Voting/Elections 2 comments

In theory, Americans love the underdog. In practice—especially in 21st century media coverage of political campaigns—underdog candidates might as well be wearing Harry Potter’s

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Reporters Without Borders: For international freedom of the press

July 31, 2014 Occasional Planet Activism, Media, Progressive people, Progressive spotlight Leave a comment

Reporters Without Borders was founded in Montpellier (France) in 1985 by four journalists. The non-profit organization describes its missions as: To continuously monitor attacks

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“Right to farm” amendment in MO: The invisible small print

July 30, 2014 Willy Kessler 2014 Election, Business, Corporations, Missouri region, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

You’re familiar with the classic situation of somebody who gets hoodwinked because they didn’t read the small print. Well, it looks like we’ve got

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A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

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