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The Latest: Sanders claims Bloomberg will not excite voters

February 16, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):10:40 p.m.Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders laced into billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a Democratic Party dinner in Las Vegas while Bloomberg was campaigning...

US counterintel strategy emphasizes protection of democracy

By ERIC TUCKER | February 10, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government's top counterintelligence official said Monday that he was concerned Russia or other foreign adversaries could exploit the chaos of the Iowa caucuses to sow distrust in the integrity of America's elections.“How...

Iowa a carnival of democracy for media — until it went sour

By DAVID BAUDER | February 4, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — As MSNBC's Katy Tur wandered through a gym in Des Moines during her network's coverage of the Iowa caucuses Monday, she found a voter wearing a Bernie Sanders button sitting with supporters of Amy Klobuchar.“I'm a little split,”...

Were you too occupied to occupy Chicago?

By Aaron Brooks | October 9, 2011

Saturday I occupied Chicago. Marching through the streets felt good, but not great. The day was disappointing for two reasons.Foremost, you were not there. It was nice to hear honks of support and cheers from the sidelines, but it would have been better...

Freedom on Facebook leads to a more open, honest society

Freedom on Facebook leads to a more open, honest society

March 30, 2011

"Life is good," "Life sucks," pictures of people passed out, pictures of you eating an ice cream cone, pictures of you hiding behind some creepy guy to point at him and ironically tag him later as being creepy, links to Lil B's "Wonton Soup," joining...

Proposed voter registration laws are undemocratic

Proposed voter registration laws are undemocratic

By Philip Case | March 20, 2011

The most telling indicator of whether a society is truly democratic is the ability of its citizens to freely and openly voice their opinions. This fundamental right takes its form in many incarnations, such as protesting, handing out pamphlets or standing...

The political climate is not that heated

The political climate is not that heated

By Logan short | January 30, 2011

The Tucson shootings left the question of motive unanswered. Many media outlets suggested that the accused shooter, Jared Loughner, had a political axe to grind. Many outlets questioned if Washington's heated political discourse was too much. After a...