Statement from Bruce Springsteen: Dear Friends: The election is coming up on all of us and we all have strong feelings about it. I’ve been getting asked a lot about where I stand, so for those who are interested, here goes. This presidential election is different than the last one…
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† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm. Criminalizing the Vote by Kay Whitlock The Great White…
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From HuffPo: The Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Tuesday in refusing to block a decision over disputed early voting days in the battleground state of Ohio, giving President Barack Obama’s campaign a victory three weeks before the election. The court refused a request by the state’s Republican elections chief…
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The Pew Center just released a report showing some interesting figures: As of late September, 88% of registered voters own a cell phone of some kind-and significant numbers of these voters are using their mobile devices to get information about the 2012 election, to interact with the campaigns, and to…
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From HuffPo: President Barack Obama won’t be posing for any photos in the voting booth on Election Day – he’s casting his ballot early. Obama and first lady Michelle Obama said Monday they are both voting early, a nod to the campaign’s efforts to encourage supporters to vote absentee by…
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The Polling Industrial Complex and The Media “Horse-race” Narrative by nancy a heitzeg I am writing this in the immediate aftermath of the Joe Biden Beat-down of Lyin Paul Ryan, aka the VP Debates. The Sunshine Patriots and Fair Weather White Guys got what they claimed they wanted all right…
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“Resistance is Futile” BS: The Republican Romney/Ryan Feint By Kay Whitlock Feint: A feigned attack designed to draw defensive action away from an intended target. 2. A deceptive action calculated to divert attention from one’s real purpose. See Synonyms at wile. v. feint•ed, feint•ing, feints v.intr. To make a feint.…
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From NYT: A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday delayed full implementation of a highly contested state law requiring strict photographic identification to vote in next month’s election, saying that the authorities had not done enough to ensure that potential voters had access to the new documents. The judge, Robert Simpson, who…
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