The Rise of the Republican Party
By Krist NovoselicThe Republican Party was founded in 1854 at a time when the issue of slavery was becoming ever more contentious. The party shared many policy goals with the Whigs. As Whigs were...
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Q & A Interview: Steven Reynolds For US House
"The Arab Spring was about people taking their rights and taking their dignity and Occupy Wall Street is about asserting our rights and asserting our dignity." - US House Candidate Steven "Cody"...
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Book Perspective: Parades and the Politics of the Street
Parades and the Politics of the StreetFestive Culture in the Early American RepublicSimon P. Newman, 1997 University of Pennsylvania PressPERSPECTIVE BY KRIST NOVOSELIC Freedom, democracy and equality...
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By Krist Novoselic Recent court decisions are providing a virtual template for increasing transparency in elections. If the courts say money is speech, and groups can make unlimited political...
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Open Government Conference
The Washington Coalition for Open Government presents the 3rd annualOPEN GOVERNMENT SUNSHINE WEEK CONFERENCEOpen Government: Past, Present and FutureSaturday, March 10, 20129:00 AM – 3:00 PMWomen’s...
View ArticleAds Should Reveal Individuals Funding Electioneering
By KRIST NOVOSELIC The US Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2010),Citizens United [the group] argues that the disclaimer requirements in §311* are unconstitutional as...
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Citizens Unite To Engage Congress
"G is for Google"It’s ironic that the biggest event during the two year anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling was citizens uniting with corporations to kill the SOPA / PIPA...
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The Supply Side: Alternative Reform Approaches to Campaign Finance
Article On FairVote Blog About Election Reforms For The New Era.by Joe Witte, Tyler Sadonis // Published January 26, 2012
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Digital Democracy’s Greatest Hits
The Next Big Thing?The recent SOPA / PIPA protest was a milestone for the convergence of democracy and social networking. Let’s look at other important events along the path towards a breakthrough with...
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Bathers With Toy Boat
PABLO PICASSO Girls With A Toy Boat (1937)In the late 1990’s I paid a visit to Venice, Italy and the Guggenheim Museum. It was there that I came upon Picasso’s Bathers With A Toy Boat. There was a lot...
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Digital Age Nominations
Unafraid of Digital DemocracyThe Illinois Green Party is currently conducting it's presidential primary. What's exciting, for me at least, is how voters can participate online if they like. I wrote a...
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Planes, Amps & Transfer Values
I touch on three things in this post: The Super Vacuum Tube (SVT) bass amp, Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) avionics and the Single Transferable Vote (STV). These acronyms represent sophisticated...
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Old Hickory
Old HickoryAndrew Jackson was a populist president serving from 1829 to 1837. His election reflected the new phenomenon of universal white male suffrage. The common man could now vote and Jackson felt...
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What A Great Week!
It was a blast playing the 12.12.12 Sandy benefit show and Saturday Night Live with Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Paul McCartney. I really liked jamming with Pat and Dave again -- and what a great...
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More Important News
One of the best meta-media names for the collaboration between Pat, Dave, Paul and I is "Sirvana". That said, Sir Paul McCartney is a really down to earth person. He's rock royalty too and with roots...
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The Amygdala: An “Exciting” Part of the Brain
"If I Only Had A Brain!"The brain is usually referred to as if it were a single organ. However, the brain is a system with multiple and distinct components performing certain tasks for the body and...
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Christmas With Zoroaster!
ZoroasterThe late Freddy Mercury, singer of one of my favorite Rock bands Queen, has a heritage from the Zoroastrianism tradition. Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara, died in 1991 due to the HIV virus. I...
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Liberal Democrats Sensational Surge in the 2010 British General Election:...
NICK CLEGGThe following examines the Liberal Democrats (LD) role in the 2010 British general election. That year’s election is widely considered a remarkable event (Quinn, 2011, p. 403) with the surge,...
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TOP TWO PRO: Fair and Effective Representation For Washington State
Discussing William U'Ren's political impact.This article examines a simple change to voting rules with electing Washington State House of Representatives members that allows for minority...
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This site is back on line again for the next month or so. Should have all kinds of updates, articles and what not.Check out this video I narrate about fair representation voting* for the US House. The...
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