June 2, 2026
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The group TOES (The Other Economic Summit) is a non-partisan forum which studies and advocates for just, sustainable and humane economics. The following Ralph Nader commentary, as published at Common Dreams, was recently posted by a member to the TOES discussion forum:
Full commentary at Nader.org…
Originally posted a http://clipr.info/?p=88
As President Obama invited Henry Gates and James Crowley to the White House for a beer to help the conversation about race relations in the United States, he neglected to ask Lucia Whalen, the 911 caller in the incident that sparked a flurry of worldwide media attention.…
In June 2010, California voters will decide on a ballot measure that would change California elections to a system referred to by newspapers as the “open primary.”…
from an opinion piece by IPR Contributor Kimberly Wilder at Onthewilderside.com:
FEC releases 2008 prez/congressional vote count: mixed media response
Ballot Access News is a site which focuses on why and how independent and third party candidates have so many ballot access hurdles to overcome.
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The Federal Election Commission has released its “2008 presidential popular vote summary for all candidates listed on at least one state ballot.” The results:
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The Colorado Statesman reports, “‘Election 2009,’ a unique project sponsored by Business Leaders for Responsible Government,” recently “kicked off its series with a panel discussion among the chairs of the state’s Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties.”…
Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist James Lileks writes, “Jesse Ventura will have a new cable TV show about conspiracies. Or so they’d like to you believe.” The truTV network announced that “Conspiracy Theory” will debut this fall.…
(excerpt from) The New York Times – an opinion piece
To Reform Albany: Start Here
Published: August 7, 2009
[Re: Election law in New York State] …Right now, the rules — on campaign finance, redistricting, even ballot access — overwhelmingly discourage competition.
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Two events, happening at the same time, were posted side-by-side on the website Souldish: High Frequency Culture. Though, the event that is listed first was not planned first.…