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Democracy and Public Policy Network release results of September poll – BG Independent News
11+ hour, 37+ min ago (387+ words) Posted By: Lindsay-Jo Douglas September 12, 2026 From BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY The Democracy and Public Policy Network in the Department of Political Science at Bowling Green State University has released the results of its latest web-based poll, conducted from Aug. 25 – Sept....
What Good Is a Vote If It Cannot Change Power?
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (1631+ words) Morocco’s six decades of elections offer a larger warning about the difference between choosing governments and controlling power. But when voters can change governments without fundamentally changing the distribution of power, what exactly is the ballot capable of changing? Candidates…...
UNCLE NEWSLETTER 2027 — Week 2
14+ hour, 42+ min ago (37+ words) Day late & a dollar short. Thinkums First off, let me sincerely apologize for the lack of a newsletter for week 1. I was in the middle of asking the most important …...
LETTER: Civic responsibilities
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (195+ words) Published 1:30 am Saturday, September 12, 2026 “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That…...
When the defenders of democracy turn their backs on it instead
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (481+ words) A supporter of Brazil's presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro holds a placard depicting Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes bearing the phrase "Perdeu, mane" ("You lost, fool") during a rally held on Independence Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 7, 2026....
Over a Quarter of Voters Say They’re Supporters of DSA, Polling Finds
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (360+ words) Nearly 6 in 10 Democrats said they back the socialist group. More than a quarter of U.S. voters, including the majority of Democrats, identify as supporters of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), new polling finds as left-wing ideology surges in popularity despite…...
WRITE DIRECTION: Is this how democracy works?
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (313+ words) THE front-page story for many of the world’s news sources recently reported that Donald Trump had threatened to ‘bomb the shit’ out of US ally Oman if it got in the way of US efforts to broker a deal on…...
Mark Franke: Unalienable rights in perspective
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (657+ words) Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are solely the opinion of the writer and not the Daily Journal. What is it about us Americans and our hurry to move on to the next thing? By Christmas night the TV commercials are changing…...
Next generation of America’s leaders
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (287+ words) The Southeast Ventura County YMCA announced sign-ups for its three Youth and Government Model Legislature and Court delegation programs are being accepted through Sept. 16. The programs run from September through February and are open to all high school students. For…...
Letter | Vote Democratic for a brighter future
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (202+ words) Dear Editor: The control of both the executive and legislative branches by the current Republican administration and Congress has accelerated a deeply concerning decline in our nation’s foundational systems and global standing. Economic policies favoring tax cuts for corporations and…...