A YouTube Video by Represent.us, narrated by Michael Douglas. As explained by Represent.us: “Our government is broken, and we have to fix it. In this short film, Michael Douglas and RepresentUs Co-Founder Joshua Graham Lynn break down how our political system has been hijacked, why it encourages division and vilifies bipartisan cooperation, and why it’s
Category: Politics – Government
Historical Documentary: “The Power of Manipulation: Hitler’s Propaganda Machine” – An Important Reminder for Us Today!
Video by Timeline World History Documentaries. This video documents “The decade of propaganda, impassioned speeches, newspaper articles, posters and campaigning that led to one moment, Hitler being made Chancellor of Germany in 1933.” Every American should watch this historical documentary, and ask yourself: “Does any of this behavior look familiar? Look like things happening now
Dark Money in American Politics – A Principal Issue Challenging the Survival of a Government By The People & For The People
Introductory Trailer for a significant PBS Documentary on this Important Subject: As explained in the Notes below this YouTube Video: “Dark Money examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials.” … “Your vote can be bought, but at what cost? Dark
The Role of Dark Money in Politics – Interview with Nick Penniman about his book, ‘Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It’
Washington Journal interview on C-Span with Nick Penniman, author of the book, “Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It” (2016). Transcript of interview available on C-Span.
The Secret History of Disinformation – And How it’s Used to Divide Democracies
Video by CNN, with Author and Professor Thomas Rid. Description: Here’s the disinformation playbook: exploit divisions, push lies, then deny everything. From fake swastikas, to false stories about lab-created AIDS, to astro-turfed BLM protests, Russians have sought to exploit existing tensions around the world with these “active measures.” In the latest “Reality Check with
The Psychology of Why we have become Polarized – And What we can do to Bridge the Divide
Video by Neuro Transmissions – November 1, 2020 Description: “It’s ironic. One of the few things most of us can agree on right now is that we are highly polarized. As the U.S. presidential election reaches its conclusion, tensions are running high between political opponents. Democrats view Donald Trump as an unstable threat to the
In 2020, just 10% of voters cast ballots in partisan primaries that effectively elected 83% of Congress! – New Study finds this is Why Congress does not represent Us, the Majority of the American People!
Video by Unite America, a non-partisan organization. Why have Elected Representatives come to represent only the Extremes of each Party, not us the American People? One reason: Closed Primary Elections in gerrymandered districts, assure that only a small Minority of Extreme Voters pick the Candidates of both Parties! As described by Unite America, “Division and
What is Gerrymandering? – How Does it Work? – How can it Impact an Election?
YouTube Video by TED-Ed As described by the Publisher: “District lines, and the groups of voters within them, may seem arbitrary, but a lot of thought (and political bickering) is put into these carefully drawn lines. From “packing” a district to “cracking” a district–learn how the shape of districts impacts political parties during election season.”
What is Redistricting?
Video by Ballotpedia, a nonpartisan organization Gerrymandering refers to a Partisan way of drawing Congressional Districts to favor one party unfairly over the other. This happens most frequently in States where Congressional Districts are drawn by the State Legislature. This allows the Party in power at the time when district lines are redrawn every 10
Election Reforms – “Final Five” Primary Voting + “Ranked Choice” General Election Voting – Could Give us More Choices of Candidates, and Help Us Elect the Candidates WE Choose, not just the Lesser of Two Evils
Video by Institute for Political Innovation (IPI) According to IPI, “By implementing Final-Five Voting™, a system wherein the top five candidates are selected from the primary ballot and ranked-choice voting is used in the general election, we will ensure that politicians are held accountable for delivering results.” See this Video of a TED Talk by