in a 5-4 decision Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Ohio could remove infrequent voters from the rolls, severely weakening the power … The Supreme Court Is Helping Republicans Kill a Key Voting Rights LawRead more
Democracy
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Mega-mergers like AT&T and Time Warner crush American democracy
On Tuesday, a district judge in DC approved the $85bn dollar merger between AT&T and Time Warner, without any conditions. On Monday, the FCC repealed … Mega-mergers like AT&T and Time Warner crush American democracyRead more
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Elections are not simple
Part three: The Trump campaign — source channel4.com
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How private companies can help you to win elections
Senior executives at Cambridge Analytica – the data company that credits itself with Donald Trump’s presidential victory – have been secretly filmed saying they could … How private companies can help you to win electionsRead more
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What Cambridge Analytica saying in secret
Part two: The sales pitch Channel 4
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Full service propaganda machine
Christopher Wylie, whistleblower Cambridge Analytica
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Cambridge Analytica Harvested 50M Facebook Users’ Data
In a startling revelation about the 2016 U.S. election, it’s been revealed that a voter-profiling company named Cambridge Analytica harvested the data of more than … Cambridge Analytica Harvested 50M Facebook Users’ DataRead more
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Armed Secret Service Agents Should Not Be Allowed at Polling Sites
A bipartisan group of secretaries of state are condemning a proposal to allow armed Secret Service agents at polling stations. The proposal has already been … Armed Secret Service Agents Should Not Be Allowed at Polling SitesRead more
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No Democracy Here
In Honduras, the political crisis continues as the government is still refusing to release the results of the November 26 presidential election, held almost two … No Democracy HereRead more