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Why Voting Really, Really Matters (In Pretty Charts!)
Why Voting Really, Really Matters (In Pretty Charts!)
Ken Crossland
Nov 6, 2017
Don’t Always Vote? Then Guess What. It’s YOU That Helps Elect All These Terrible Politicians
Don’t Always Vote? Then Guess What. It’s YOU That Helps Elect All T...
Every time you stay home on election day, you’re handing power to extremists. Here’s why.
Ken Crossland
May 25, 2017
Since the Electoral College Just Put a Wanna-be Despot in the White House, Maybe It’s Time to…
Since the Electoral College Just Put a Wanna-be Despot in the White...
How America’s unfair voting system gives too much power to a small number of states, and why it undermines our election process
Ken Crossland
Nov 14, 2016
The Clinton Email Controversy: An Update
The Clinton Email Controversy: An Update
The story that keeps going. And going. And going. So what’s happening now?
Ken Crossland
Nov 4, 2016
Admit It. The Clinton Email Controversy Bothers You, Yet You Don’t Actually Know What the Clinton…
Admit It. The Clinton Email Controversy Bothers You, Yet You Don’t ...
How a poorly explained mistake continues to threaten the political career of the former Secretary of State.
Ken Crossland
Sep 22, 2016
Liberalism Is a Hard Sell Because It Admits That Humans Can Really Suck
Liberalism Is a Hard Sell Because It Admits That Humans Can Really ...
How the inherent pessimism of left-wing politics turns off the American electorate
Ken Crossland
Aug 15, 2016
Fascism: Income Inequality’s Best Friend Forever
Fascism: Income Inequality’s Best Friend Forever
How the wealth gap sends people into the open arms of right-wing extremism.
Ken Crossland
Jul 21, 2016
Voter Suppression In New York Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Voter Suppression In New York Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
How trying to register for the New York primary revealed an uncomfortable truth about America’s election laws
Ken Crossland
Apr 1, 2016
The “Bernie or Bust” Movement: Idealists, Sure, But Actual Progressives? Maybe Not.
The “Bernie or Bust” Movement: Idealists, Sure, But Actual Progress...
Ken Crossland
Mar 22, 2016
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