Voter Suppression in 2014
Demos
The number of people disenfranchised often exceeded the margin of victory.
What ever happened to 'of the people, by the people, for the people'? A manifesto
The Guardian
The super-rich have just bought another election. They own American democracy. Here’s how to take the power back.
Make Election Day a National Holiday
Bernie Buzz
Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a bill to designate "Democracy Day" as a national election holiday to make it easier for Americans to vote.
How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain
When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout.
James Randi: Homeopathy, Quackery and Fraud
Legendary skeptic James Randi takes a fatal dose of homeopathic sleeping pills onstage, kicking off a searing indictment of irrational beliefs. He throws out a million dollar challenge to the world's psychics to prove what they do is real.
First Anti-Corruption Act in US History Passes
On Nov. 4th, 2014, voters in Tallahassee, Florida, made history by approving the first city Anti-Corruption Act in the United States by an overwhelming 2 – 1 margin.
The Bus Boys: The Minimum Wage Song
Class, race and music come together as the Bus Boys sing the Minimum Wage song from the kitchen of Carlos and Charlie's restaurant in 1979.
An Election of Money vs Ideas. And the Winner Is ...
Team coverage of the celebrations at the campaign headquarters of Money and the bitter disappointment at the campaign headquarters of Ideas.
Friday Nite Videos -- November 7, 2014
Portside
Election Day: Money vs Ideas. The Bus Boys: The Minimum Wage Song. First Anti-Corruption Act in US History Passes. James Randi: Homeopathy, Quackery and Fraud. How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain.
Voters Favor Higher Wages, Sick Pay
Labor Notes
Election day round up shows a few union victories in local races and in referendums even in conservative states despite the over all tide of labor defeats. When voters saw working-class issues directly on the ballot, like raising the minimum wage or guaranteeing sick leave, they voted for them.
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