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Uniting in the Pension Fight

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SAN FRANCISCO – Christina Tobin, Founder and Chair of Free and Equal Elections Foundation, has been invited to attend the Pacific Research Institute’s discussion of public pensions. The event, Public Pension Tsunami: Closer to the Shore?, is a discussion presented by Pacific Research Institute. It will be held at the City Club of San Francisco [...]


Americans Elect: A Truly New and Different Voters’ Rights Organization

Each election, isn’t it always an Establishment candidate versus – uhm – an Establishment candidate? Isn’t it a bit wearying, watching the long process of them exchanging position-after-position? Is there a Left or Right or anything else anymore, or is there just Establishment A vs. Establishment B? Ho hum, why bother to vote – it always turns out Establishment [...]


Voter ID Laws: Yes? No?

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Many states are having their proposed voter ID laws challenged by the Obama administration. Should we dismiss this as mere political maneuvering? Minority constituencies typically favor Democrats, so perhaps the Administration seeks to retain their easy access to the polls. But that really is a distraction from the greater point. Namely, would ‘voter i.d.’ foster fair, [...]