By Eamonn Burke The coronavirus has ravaged the United States in the past six months, hitting small private businesses, especially minority -owned, very hard. There is also a major public service that has taken a devastating hit from the pandemic, and now from debates over mail-in voting. A comprehensive detailing of the damages done to […]
The Hawkins/Walker Green Party presidential ticket today urged the Census to count every person living in the United States and opposed an order signed by President Trump yesterday to not count undocumented immigrants. Hawkins/Walker described the directive to not include noncitizens as “another disgraceful act of prejudice by President Trump.” The census has counted both […]
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The Poor People’s Campaign will demand a moral policy agenda to heal America in a congressional briefing Thursday as it follows up on its digital Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington that drew millions of viewers. Legislators and other political leaders from both sides of the aisle have been invited to attend […]
By Ted Trimpa The rapidly growing movement toward a national popular vote for president got a boost on July 6 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can legally require presidential electors to vote for the candidate they promised to support when their political party nominated them. The decision on so-called “faithless electors” underscores […]
By Eamonn Burke Megastar musician Kanye West tweeted yesterday, July 4th, that he will be running for President in 2020. The announcement came with a call to action: “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future.” The tweet, coming just months before the election, received […]
By Eamonn Burke Despite the continually grim forecasts of COVID-19, which is spiking in almost half of the states in the country right now, and the many warnings of experts, President Trump carried through with his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma yesterday. The rally, originally scheduled for Juneteenth but pushed ahead so as to not disrespect […]
The “angry voter hypothesis” is a popular narrative that many voters are driven to the polls by economic anxiety. But a new study shows that hundreds of thousands of Americans hit by the 2008 recession actually avoided participating in subsequent elections. The same phenomenon could happen this November as the United States experiences historic levels […]
HISTORY MADE:First-Ever Bottom-Up Mayoral Open Debate in NYC De Blasio, Malliotakis, & Dietl answer questions chosen by NYC voters on issues like homelessness, police accountability, immigration, public schools, real estate development, & subway delays. 50% of questions chosen from top 40 submitted and voted on by the public at Open Debate Coalition online forum. Over […]
