Politics
(VIDEO) Lee Atwater’s Infamous 1981Interview on the Southern Strategy
Lee Atwater, the mastermind behind the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy, was a political consultant and an advisor to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and the chairman of the Republican National Committee. His strategy to win Republican votes in southern states, by using racist language and tactics against Black people, More...
Voting Rights Act: Why many Southern states are glad of Supreme Court case
Voting Rights Act: Why many Southern states are glad of Supreme Court case (via The Christian Science Monitor) In deciding Friday to take up a case on a landmark law from the civil rights era, the U.S. Supreme More...
President Barack Obama is Reelected! Now Begins the Heavier Lift.
After a grueling campaign season and billions of dollars spent on the costliest election in U.S. history, President Barack Obama is reelected to a second term. The President did not win the popular vote by a large More...
Important: Updated Board of Elections NYC Voter Information for Tuesday, November 6
The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy caused the Board of Elections in the City of New York to change several polling sites in all five boroughs, for Tuesday’s General Election. We compiled BOE resources and information More...
Early and Absentee Voting Information: NYC and Nationwide. Cast Your Vote Before Tuesday!
Early and Absentee Voting Information: If you want to cast your ballot before election day, next Tuesday, there are 32 states and the District of Columbia that allow any qualified person, during a designated period, More...
Introducing ‘Bronx Obama,’ Mr. Louis Ortiz
(YouTube) In this short documentary we meet Louis Ortiz, “Bronx Obama,” an unemployed man from from the Bronx, New York whose life is turned upside down when he discovers his uncanny resemblance to President More...
DEADLINE: Friday, October 12, 2012 – Last Day of Voter Registration in NY
This Friday, October 12, 2012 is the final day to register to vote in New York State for the November 6 General Election. New York State makes it easy and simple to register to vote. From New York State Board More...
Study: Voter ID Laws Could Prevent Young Latinos, Blacks from Voting in November
A new study released by the Black Youth Project finds that young people of color have photo identification at lower rates than whites. Several states in the nation have strict voter ID laws. Without photo More...
Falcón’s Rundown: Latinos and the September 13 NYC Primary Election Results
Overall, the impact of the September 13 primaries in New York City was to reinforce the status quo. Latinos lost one seat in the NYS Assembly, most of the Latino incumbents were renominated, and Latinos made no More...
Candidate Info: NYC Primary Election. Thursday, September 13. Get Out and Vote!
On Thursday, September 13, New Yorkers will head to the polls to vote in the primary election. Here is information voters will need for New York (Manhattan), Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island races. Visit More...
