Link-of-the-Day – Page 26 – Democracy North Carolina

LOD: Voter, Be Prepared

Early voting for the primary has begun – and so has the confusion caused by the new district maps drawn up after redistricting. Many voters have been placed in new districts, and about two million voters live in hundreds of precincts that are divided between two different state House, state Senate or Congressional districts. That [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:29-05:00 April 20th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Tax Dodgers

Robert Reich, economist and chairman of Common Cause, has a two-minute video that shows how top corporations use their profits to manipulate the political system to reap more tax breaks and the lion’s share of productivity gains over the past several decades; Reich connects a lot of dots in 135 seconds. His themes are fleshed [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:29-05:00 April 17th, 2012|Link-of-the-Day, Lobbying, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments

LOD: Participatory Democracy

Video: Fifty years of “participatory democracy” – from 1962 to 2012, from the Freedom Movement to Occupy Wall Street – as told by SDS co-founder Tom Hayden in a video interview today with Democracy Now. Hayden was the principal author of the “Port Huron Statement,” the 1962 manifesto of the white student movement; his cover article in this week’s [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-04-13T22:29:49-04:00 April 13th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights, Youth Vote|0 Comments

LOD: Contributing to Reform

A group of well-heeled New Yorkers are pushing the governor and legislators in that state to adopt a comprehensive public campaign financing program that parallels the successful one used in New York City’s elections. The group includes hefty political donors affiliated with both major parties. According to the New York Times, “Coalition leaders said they [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-04-12T13:59:27-04:00 April 12th, 2012|Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Voter-Owned Elections|0 Comments

LOD: Mega-Donor Profiles

The Charlotte Observer uses research from Democracy North Carolina for an analysis of Duke Energy’s political clout, which would grow even larger after the proposed merger with Progress Energy. “We are not apologetic about what we do in state capitals and Washington,” said Duke spokesperson Tom Williams. “We are a large player and we serve [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:29-05:00 April 10th, 2012|Citizens United Case, Link-of-the-Day, Lobbying, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments

LOD: From the Horse’s Mouth

In this hour-long production, the radio documentary “This American Life” manages to get Washington politicians and lobbyists saying the worst things possible about themselves, political corruption and the all-consuming money chase. Amazing! Who needs more evidence of the need for fundamental change? It begins with the tape of a shakedown fundraising call from a member of [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-04-06T22:03:47-04:00 April 6th, 2012|Citizens United Case, Ethics, Link-of-the-Day, Lobbying, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments

LOD: Oily Protection Money

The protection money that Big Oil doles out to politicians has paid off again in Washington. A solid majority of Americans want to end tax breaks worth over $4 billion a year for oil companies, but 43 Republicans and 4 Democrats blocked a crucial vote in US Senate last week, so the windfall continues. An [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:29-05:00 April 5th, 2012|Environmental Issues, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|1 Comment

LOD: Your Early Voting Sites

Want to know where you can go to vote early for the NC primary election, beginning on April 19 – or see who will be on your ballot? The State Board of Elections has just posted the times and locations of Early Voting sites for all 100 counties. All counties have at least one site [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-04-02T22:03:44-04:00 April 2nd, 2012|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: A Fighter for You

VIDEO: Former Marine Tim Thompson is nervous about his first protest, but nevertheless confronts elections officials in Tennessee on Super Tuesday and refuses to show the required picture ID in order to vote. He has the proper ID, but sacrifices his ability to vote on behalf of thousands of low-income, older, and college-age citizens [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:29-05:00 March 30th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights, Youth Vote|0 Comments

LOD: State Integrity Index

Maybe you’ve heard about the State Integrity Investigation that scored each state on the strength of its laws and practices governing campaign finances, lobbying regulations, ethics, access to government records, redistricting, etc. Overall, North Carolina earned a C- and ranked 18th best among the 50 states, but in some areas it scored an A, in [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:29-05:00 March 28th, 2012|Disclosure, Ethics, Link-of-the-Day, Lobbying, Money in Politics, Redistricting|1 Comment