As the 20th Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival gathered steam Thursday and Friday—both in attendance and in actual heat—one nonprofit organization took advantage of the colorful chaos to promote democracy and civic engagement. Under a bright, disco-bedecked tent in the nonprofit portion of Centeroo sat Headcount, a national nonpartisan nonprofit group that promotes voter registration […]
As the 20th Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival gathered steam Thursday and Friday—both in attendance and in actual heat—one nonprofit organization took advantage of the colorful chaos to promote democracy and civic engagement. Under a bright, disco-bedecked tent in the nonprofit portion of Centeroo sat Headcount, a national nonpartisan nonprofit group that promotes voter registration […]
In the wake of the Jan. 6 attack, there were some prominent billionaires who kept their distance from Donald Trump, but that period has apparently come to an end. As Politico reported this week, many “high-dollar donors at banks, hedge funds and other financial firms” have re-embraced the presumptive Republican nominee, thanks in large part […]
People in 34 countries around the world have more confidence in President Joe Biden than his challenger in November’s election, former President Donald Trump, even as there is increased skepticism that United States democracy provides a good model for the rest of the world to follow, according to a poll from the Pew Research Center […]
ROME (AP) — Last month, an Italian administrative court confirmed the dissolution of the city administration of the Puglia city of Neviano, after an investigation determined that local officials were being unduly influenced by the mafia. The decision barely made news in Italy, where city hall administrations, town councils and local public health agencies are […]
Kentucky’s Republican secretary of state, in accepting the prestigious John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award Sunday night for defending the integrity of Kentucky’s elections, said today’s politics have been tainted by “demagoguery” and the “reigning mob of the moment.” “As touched and as grateful beyond words that I am to be given this award, […]
President Joe Biden is set to present a case for democracy Friday against the backdrop of a key turning point for allied forces in World War II – setting up a dramatic moment with war once more on Europe’s doorstep and teeing up a domestic contrast with his political rival. Biden will travel to Pointe […]
President Joe Biden looked to summon Americans to defend democracy from threats at home and abroad — and draw an implicit contrast with Donald Trump — by highlighting the heroism of troops who scaled the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc in the D-Day invasion 80 years ago. The same spot was etched in the nation’s […]
EXCLUSIVE – Actor and comedian Russell Brand said he finds it difficult to understand why any freedom-loving American would choose to vote for President Biden over former President Trump in the upcoming election. In a new episode of his podcast “Stay Free with Russell Brand,” scheduled to premiere on Friday, Brand sat down with model, […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa is in a moment of deep soul-searching after an election that brought a jarring split from the African National Congress, the very party that gave it freedom and democracy 30 years ago. In the days after rejecting what was once the country’s most beloved organization, South Africans […]
Getty Images photo of voters in line. Will any of Donald Trump’s many potential deal-breakers break the deal for citizens still undecided about whom to vote for in November? The economy, which most Americans perceive negatively, may become the biggest deal-breaker of all — but for Joe Biden, not Trump. Facing an incredibly important presidential […]
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — In 2021, the Biden administration turned down a meeting request with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele on a trip to the U.S. capital, snubbing the self-proclaimed “world’s coolest dictator” for fear a photo op would embolden his attempts to expand his power base. A little more than three years […]