Tag: voting rights
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There’s a Reason People Think the Democratic Primary Was Unfair and Undemocratic: It Was
Journalists have been cautioning Bernie Sanders against “suggesting the entire political process is unfair,” insisting that doing so could have “negative and destabilizing consequences.” They contend that he must “argue to his supporters that the outcome of the [Democratic primary] process was legitimate” so that he can convince them to…
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The New York Primary was a Sh*tshow. Here’s Why.
Russ Nickel is a screenwriter (with a B.A. in Creative Writing from Stanford University and an M.F.A in Screenwriting from Chapman University) who used to believe his vote mattered. Like many Bernie Sanders supporters, I’m new to politics – most of my knowledge came from comedians, who seem to be…
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A Response to Machiavelli: Three Legislative Proposals
Tom Block is an author, playwright and artist. In his last 34justice guest post, Tom described Niccolò Machiavelli’s influence on American politics. He also laid out his proposal for a “Moral Ombudsman,” a nonprofit that would “offer a true moral center from which to judge the legislation and actions of”…
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