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Tag Archives: United States
A bit of love for the Living Voters Guide (Washington state)
Via the DO-Wire mailing list, I came across a great little site set up to help voters discuss and learn about the ballot initiatives in the 2011 elections in Washington state. You can take a look here: Your guide to … Continue reading
Posted in NIBs
Tagged crowdsourcing, discussion, participation, Politics, referendums, United States, voter information, Voting, Washington
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Immigration: one lie each
The immigration issue is sure to make an appearance at tonight’s debate, which will be liveblogged here by Arun Marsh, and also tweeted (from @demsoc) by the same august personage. One of the least appealing parts of the immigration “debate”, … Continue reading
White people feel they can’t influence
Interesting results from the DCLG citizenship survey reported by the BBC. It asked people how much they felt able to influence politics, and white people felt much less able to influence than minority groups. Some 19% of white people agreed … Continue reading
Tagged BBC, Black people, Democracy, Links, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, racism, Trending topic, twitter, United States, White people
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Heffer on the EU: Nostradamus he ain't
It’s always enjoyable to come across a hysterical prophecy that has been disproved by the passage of time. How much more enjoyable it is when the author is as self-righteous and opinionated as Simon Heffer. The prophecy in question comes … Continue reading →