Toronto The late Rob Ford gave steady and staid Toronto an international profile as mayor that wasn’t at the top of the local tourist board’s wish list. He had ridden into office on a wave of populist discontent from the outer, working and middle-income districts of the city of Toronto, and he rode out on …
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When Every Vote Counts, Suppression and Stay-at-Homes Count, Too
Gulfport A lot of attention has fallen on a single district in the Virginia legislature that sheds a bright light on the old civics motto that “every vote counts.” In this case District 94 of the Virginia House of Delegates has been a see-saw race that is still not finalized as the winner has teetered …
Alabama Surge Does Not Change the Story on Voter Suppression
Gulfport Voter suppression is a mark of shame in a democracy. In fact, it beggars the question of whether a democracy exists at all. The principle of any democracy has to be a maximum effort to provide access to all eligible voters to the polls in order to exercise their franchise and give voice to …