Rev. Al Sharpton, Sen. Eric Schneiderman Join Forces in Press Conference.
Rev. Al Sharpton, Sen. Eric Schneiderman Join Forces With Coalition To Announce New Statewide Campaign To End Prison-Based Gerrymandering Before 2010 Census
NPR: The Politics Behind New Voter ID Laws
-by Pam Fessler July 18, 2011- Voters going to the polls next year — and even some this year — will encounter a lot of new rules. Photo ID requirements…
Press Release: POE Offers $100,000 Reward
ProtectOurElections.org Offers $100,000 Reward For Information Leading To The Arrest And Conviction Of News Corp Employees Who Hacked Or Bribed Americans Watchdog Launches New Campaign ProsecuteNewsCorp.org 07.18.2011– Washington, DC- ProtectOurElections.org…
Talking Points Memo: Florida League Of Women Voters Drops Registration Plan Over Restrictive Laws
-By Ryan J. Reilly July 15, 2011- Democrats are calling attention to the effect that voter ID laws which have swept through state legislatures this year could have on voter…
Murdoch is the Orwellian Vision of Our Time, a Direct Threat to the Survival of Democracy
Originally blogged by Mark Karlin of Buzzflash July 14, 2011- Sometimes, we are so caught up with battles over survival issues - such as jobs, Medicare, Social Security and health…
The Guardian: If News Corp hacked the phones of 9/11 families, Fox News is finished
-By Megan Carpentier July 15, 2011- There are few universally sacred cows in American politics these days, but the families of the victims of 9/11 are among them – conservative…
POE New Campaign: ProsecuteNewsCorp.org Calling For Investigations Into News Corp
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LA Times: Supreme Court imposes limits on public funding of campaigns
-By David G. Savage June 27, 2011- The Supreme Court, closely divided along ideological lines, made it harder for states and cities to use public funding of campaigns to limit…
OpEd News: Coverups concerning former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel
-By Don Smith June 27, 2011- Chapter 2 of Bev Harris's book Black Box Voting tells the story of former Nebraska Governor Chuck Hagel. Hagel won a surprise landslide election…
Talking Points Memo: Feds: Louisiana Not Providing Voter Registration Forms At Public Assistance Offices
-By Ryan J. Reilly July 13, 2011- Federal officials are suing the state of Louisiana for failing to provide voter registration forms at public assistance and disability services agencies. The…
Washington Post: Rupert Murdoch withdraws BSkyB bid; U.S. begins investigation of News Corp.
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. withdrew its bid for BSkyB Wednesday as the fallout from the phone-hacking cases continued. Anthony Faiola reports: July 13, 2011- As the phone-hacking scandal continued to…