2016 Elections

People’s Convention Continues People’s Revolution

May 16, 2016 Staff, www.thepeoplesrevolution.org Organize! 2016 Elections, Progressive

By Staff of The People's Revolution - The 2016 election cycle has revealed a deficit of democracy in our country and a failure of our major institutions to respond to the needs of the American public. As a solution to this dilemma, a grassroots coalition of organizers is sponsoring an inclusive gathering named The People’s Convention, to be held in Philadelphia on July 23, 2016. This event will bring together regular people ready to build a more sustainable, cooperative and democratic country together. With your help, we hope to take the first steps towards reclaiming our country for the people it is supposed to represent.

Democratic Convention Hosted By Republican Donors

May 12, 2016 Lee Fang and Zain Jilani, www.theintercept.com Educate! 2016 Elections, Democratic Party

By Lee Fang and Zain Jilani for The Intercept - THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S 2012 platform pledged to “curb the influence of lobbyists and special interests.” But the 2016 convention in Philadelphia will be officially hosted by lobbyists and corporate executives, a number of whom are actively working to undermine progressive policies achieved by President Barack Obama, including health care reform and net neutrality. Some of the members of the 2016 Democratic National Convention Host Committee, whose job is to organize the logistics and events for the convention...

Secret Service To Undermine First Amendment At Political Conventions

May 10, 2016 Staff, www.wemeantwell.com Educate! 2016 Elections, First Amendment

By Staff of We Meant Well - Thomas Jefferson said that an informed citizenry is critical to a democracy, and with that as a cornerstone the Founders wrote freedom of the press into the First Amendment to the Constitution. The most basic of ideas at play is that the government should in no way be allowed to control what information the press can report to the people, and cannot place restrictions on journalists. One of the principal characteristics of any fascist state is the control of information...

Clinton And Trump Protested On Cinco De Mayo

May 6, 2016 Staff, www.scpr.org Resist! 2016 Elections, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Latinx

By Staff of KPCC - A protest was held Thursday afternoon against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton while she spoke at East Los Angeles College. Members of political group Unión del Barrio organized the demonstration and were also present at Donald Trump’s appearance in Costa Mesa last week. Protesters gathered at Belvedere Park and marched two blocks toward the school. The Los Angeles Police Department was on standby, with some on horseback.

Three Ways Oregon And Washington Could Vote Better

May 3, 2016 Kristin Eberhard, www.sightline.org Create! 2016 Elections, Elections, Voting

By Kristin Eberhard for Sight Line - Last time, I explained how the rise of independent voters and the popularity of party outsiders Sanders and Trump show that American voters want more options, and how the path to change in the United States is through the individual states themselves. Here, I describe a few ways Oregon and Washington could do what New Zealand did: switch from winner-take-all voting to proportional representation voting. By making the switch, Oregon and Washington could spark a movement towards proportional representation in federal elections, too.

American Democracy Is Rigged

April 25, 2016 Hamid Dabashi, www.aljazeera.com Educate! 2016 Elections, Democracy, United States

By Hamid Dabashi for Aljazeera - In the United States presidential elections, there are two towering political parties - the Democratic and the Republican - that during the course of their "primary" elections get to choose who will be their respective candidates in the course of a national election. Although any US citizen can join these two parties - or any other political party - millions of eligible voters have not, and consider themselves "independent".

How Nonviolent Resistance Is Shaping 2016 Elections

April 21, 2016 Erica Chenoweth, www.vox.com Strategize! #BlackLivesMatter, 2016 Elections, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Nonviolent Action

By Erica Chenoweth for Vox - Violence has gotten a lot of attention in the 2016 presidential race — from the kicking and punching of protestors at Trump’s rallies to incitements of violence against Muslim refugees and Mexican immigrants to promises by various candidates to use overwhelming military force to destroy the Islamic State. But nonviolent resistance — that is, when unarmed civilians use a coordinated set of actions, such as protests, strikes, and noncooperation to directly confront opponents without harming or threatening to harm them

Fight For $15 Movement Confronts The Presidential Candidates

April 15, 2016 Isaiah J. Poole, www.ourfuture.org Resist! #FightFor15, 2016 Elections

By Isaiah J. Poole for Campaign for America's Future - Thursday night is a big night for both political parties in New York City, with the Democratic presidential candidates staging a presidential debate in Brooklyn and the Republican candidates appearing at a black-tie fundraiser at the New York Hilton. But before they get to their big nights, the candidates will have to get through the big day planned by the Fight for $15 movement, which is staging major demonstrations and strikes in New York, Washington and hundreds of other cities around the country. In Manhattan, marchers started gathering Thursday morning at the Times Square McDonald’s and planned a “die-in” at a McDonald’s in Brooklyn.

What Federal Reserve Would Look Like If Progressives Had Their Way

April 13, 2016 Daniel Marans, www.huffingtonpost.com Create! 2016 Elections, Federal Reserve, Reform

By Daniel Marans for The Huffington Post - The progressive Fed Up coalition released an ambitious Federal Reserve reform plan on Monday designed to increase discussion of Fed policy in the presidential campaign. The reforms, which would require the passage of new legislation, would turn the Federal Reserve into a public entity akin to other federal agencies, with the goal of dramatically increasing the accountability of the world’s most powerful financial body.

The Lie Of Patriotism

April 5, 2016 Chris Hedges, www.truthdig.com Educate! 2016 Elections, Donald Trump, Nationalism

By Chris Hedges for Truth Dig - BALTIMORE—When Rory Fanning, a burly veteran who served in the 2nd Army Ranger Battalion and was deployed in Afghanistan in 2002 and 2004, appeared at the Donald Trump rally in Chicago last month he was wearing the top half of his combat fatigues. As he moved through the crowd, dozens of Trump supporters shouted greetings such as “Welcome home, brother” and “Thank you for your service.” Then came the protest that shut down the rally. Fanning, one of the demonstrators, pulled out a flag that read “Vets Against Racism, War and Empire.”

Last Hurrah? Chevron’s Attack On Democracy In Richmond

March 31, 2016 Steve Early, www.popularresistance.org Educate! 2016 Elections, Corporatism, Democracy, Oil and Gas

By Steve Early. Richmond, California’s next municipal voting is less than seven months away. But memories of our last election—one of the most expensive in local history-- remain fresh in the minds of many participants. For Richmond residents whose recollections are fading, we now have a fascinating 90-minute video history of that campaign. Entitled Nate Bates for Mayor, it provides a timely reminder of the stakes involved in a key Left Coast battle against big money in politics that resonated nationally. To watch the trailer or the whole film, go to: www.natbatesformayormovie.com Most political videography (like The War Room) is about winners, rather than losers. So how does the business-backed runner-up in Richmond’s 2014 mayoral race get top billing in this movie?

What Will Lesser Evilism Look Like In 2016?

March 31, 2016 Staff, www.socialistworker.org Educate! 2016 Elections, Democratic Party, Republican Party

By Staff for Socialist Worker - BERNIE SANDERS' campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination has had a huge impact on national politics. With his message about the need for a "political revolution" and his forthright identification as a democratic socialist, he injected a surge of energy into the 2016 election. Sanders won far more support than most observers, Socialist Worker included, guessed at the start. For a time after the first few primary contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, the Hillary Clinton campaign--and the ranks of the Democratic Party leadership that stand behind it--was running scared.

After Election, Can Support For Bernie Spur Social Change?

March 27, 2016 Arun Gupta, www.telesurtv.net Strategize! 2016 Elections, Bernie Sanders, Mass Movement

By Arun Gupta for TeleSur. Some call it a movement because Sanders volunteers are self-organizing to phone bank, canvas, leaflet, rally, and fundraise. That is not independent organizing, however; it’s mobilizing voters to advance Sanders in a process controlled by Democrats. Once that ends the groups will unravel because they’ve lost their common bond (unless the members have a pre-existing political relationship). It’s similar to how Occupy Wall Street disintegrated after groups were evicted from the physical camps that glued them together. If the Sanders campaign were a movement, leaders would be emerging with their own strategies, networks of support, and organizations as they have in movements from immigrant Dreamers and climate justice to Occupy and Black Lives Matter.

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