Category: Political Advocacy

Uprising: How Scott Walker Betrayed Wisconsin and Inspired a

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On the other hand, there are those who believe that if the campaigns this fall are disturbing enough, the time will be ripe to entertain politically risky proposals. "We're near a breaking point," argues McCabe. "After a very ugly 2000, the calls for reform will be that much more intense." If these fears materialise, the results may be rejected by wide sections of the populace. Guinier, 1994 and Christiano, 1996) to citizen juries (Fishkin, 1995).

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The Killing Trap: Genocide in the Twentieth Century

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It means uncurling my toes, unclenching my knuckles, free of fear – real or imagined, and living a life of dignity, experiencing sexual and other kinds of pleasure, and having the right to make choices. Washington Monthly: “Gaggles historically refer to informal briefings the press secretary conducts with the press pool rather than the entire press corps. Thus, the objective social existence determines the subjective consciousness and the political and normative superstructures.

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People Power and Political Change: Key Issues and Concepts

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Current polling, which shows Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump by 4 points nationally, suggests it’s possible that all 40 steadfast states will stay in the same column next November. Women Impacting Public Policy, Washington, DC, “Women, Leadership, and Advocacy: Run for Office!” October 10, 2013. See WRTL, supra, at 487 (opinion of ) ("Buckley might well have been the last word on limitations on independent expenditures"); Austin, 494 U.

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The Social Democratic Front (SDF) PART I: The 1990-1997

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Media costs and effects in political campaigns. The Citizens United decision is just the latest in a long line of decisions granting Constitutional rights to corporations. The case arose in 2007, when Citizens United, a grass-roots membership organization, sought to broadcast a film critical of Hillary Clinton, then a candidate for president. Analysis of problems confronting the United States in principal regions of the world, emphasizing the content and instrumentalities of recent policy, and considering alternative solutions.

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Globalization From Below: Transnational Activists And

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Sometimes the assigned committee can be critical in terms of making changes or amendments, based on the committee’s knowledge of the potential constituent concerns ( The U. Gallup. note: The Gallup Poll Monthly is indexed in Expanded Academic Index and in Research Library Periodicals. See App. 23a (count 3: "As applied to Hillary, [§441b] is unconstitutional under the First Amendment guarantees of free expression and association"). Knowledge of public opinion results have helped Cuban civic leaders propose policy alternatives based on those inputs.

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Lobbying for Good: How business advocacy can accelerate the

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The next day, however, the Constitutional Council — the body legally responsible for verifying electoral results — announced that many ballots from the north were invalid. The ________ makes the outcome of close elections especially difficult to predict for pollsters. You can contribute as little money as you like. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. doi: 10.4135/9781412953993.n5. President Mugabe A critical issue for both political parties and civil society, but rarely acted upon, is the fact that the passing of the amended constitution into law in 2013 rendered all legislation inoperative and unenforceable that was at base ultra vires the constitution.

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Grassroots Social Action: Lessons in People Power Movements

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On certain topics corporations may possess valuable expertise, leaving them the best equipped to point out errors or fallacies in speech of all sorts, including the speech of candidates and elected officials. For example, a recent article in the National Tax Journal finds that increases in business campaign contributions lead to lower state corporate taxes.16 This outcome exacerbates inequities because companies like Walmart rely on a business model that depends on tax payers to support their low-wage workforce, while simultaneously aiming their political spending to reduce their own tax burdens.17 Congressional votes to hold down the value of the minimum wage are another example.

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Dangerous Sanctuaries: Refugee Camps, Civil War, and the

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They would go a long way toward overcoming concerns and provide an opportunity for more civic education. Nixon had been accused of improprieties relating to a fund established by his supporters to reimburse him for his political expenses. Besides hashtags, dedicated Twitter-management tools like Hootsuite and TweetDeck let you break the feeds you’re following down into various groups, for instance based on topics they cover or the kind of author they are (hint: track relevant journalists), and they also tend to speed up the process of posting content vs. going through Twitter.com itself.

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Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life:

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This is a marketable commodity and they command huge salaries for doing so. Many new faces are entering the political arena without a track record or knowledge of how to run a successful campaign. Examine what makes American society distinctive from other advanced industrial democracies as we study the philosophical origins of America, the development of social and economic relationships over time, and the political disputes dominating contemporary American life.

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Together We Survived: A Personal Account of a Polish

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Is it not wonderful to live in this great country of ours? Liberalized (remove or loosen restrictions) to allow unlimited contributions and spending for local- and state-party building and GOTV (Get Out The Vote) efforts. (As long as they aren't going for one candidate, they can donate however much they want It allowed unlimited contributions to and spending by party organizations for independent activities. (Extends the categories that they can use with the money) In 2007, what does the Supreme Court do to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act?

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