For The People Act – How It Could Change Democracy
H.R. 1, The “For The PEOPLE Act”, is an election reform bill recently introduced in Congress that could make sweeping reforms for the better, but just what would it do anyway?
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Web-Based Campaign Transparency Tool Announced
Determining who’s footing the bill for political campaigns and, consequently, who our elected officials are really serving, has long been a challenge for voters in… Read More »Web-Based Campaign Transparency Tool Announced
Volunteer Spotlight: Ed Chaplin
VOLUNTEERS OF REPRESENT SAN DIEGO:first in an occasional series Medicine and politics may seem unlikely bedfellows, but to Ed Chaplin there’s a connection. Chaplin turned… Read More »Volunteer Spotlight: Ed Chaplin
Systemic Corruption in Congress
OPINION: It’s worse than you think… Home Box Office released a documentary last summer called “The Swamp.” I’ve had enough exposure to American politics to… Read More »Systemic Corruption in Congress
What’s Your Hot Button?
Most of us have a few political priorities, or hot button issues, we’re passionate about. The list might include climate change, taxation, immigration reform, the… Read More »What’s Your Hot Button?
Do We Really Need Another Party?
Bernie Sanders’ loss of the Democratic Party’s nomination for president prompted some voters to cry out, as they have in the past, for the creation… Read More »Do We Really Need Another Party?
Now’s the time to reform our politics
We may all breathe a sigh of relief for having narrowly averted catastrophe with the defeat of Donald Trump, but this is no time to… Read More »Now’s the time to reform our politics
Election Voting guide 2020
With today being Election Day, for those of you who have not already voted, here is a list of candidates running for office who have… Read More »Election Voting guide 2020
How To Avoid A Managed Democracy
The New York Times ran a story recently about Marina Udgodskaya, a cleaning woman who ran for office against her boss, the incumbent mayor of… Read More »How To Avoid A Managed Democracy
How Engaged Citizens Can End Corruption & Create Change
Represent San Diego and Independent Voter Project presented a screening of Daniel Falconer’s award-winning anti-corruption documentary, UnRepresented, to an audience of 120 democracy reform advocates… Read More »How Engaged Citizens Can End Corruption & Create Change