Whites are now in the minority in nearly one in 10 U.S. counties. And that increased diversity, fueled by immigration and higher birth rates among blacks and Hispanics, is straining race relations and sparking a backlash against immigrants in many communities. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Rest of the country takes a collective sigh as, at the very least, we don't have to hear about Iowa anymore. picked by Alton 11 months ago

Michigan establishing Jan. 15 primary. picked by hisidea 1 year ago

A news aggregation site will start letting its users influence the placement of articles by voting on items they like or dislike. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Barack Obama won the Georgia primary Tuesday night, the leading edge of a coast-to-coast struggle with Hillary Rodham Clinton for delegates in the grueling Democratic presidential campaign. picked by SholoM22 10 months ago

Personally I think computerized voting is worse than hanging chads. But that's me.

Update: Conservatives win. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago

Altogether, 22 states were in play but neither candidate could emerge with enough delegates to secure the nomination. Clinton led with 173 delegates in early voting Tuesday, while Obama captured 149, though that did not include all the states where outcomes had been declared. picked by muppet 10 months ago

An amusing, if scathing and satirical, webvideo to help you decide who you should vote for. picked by psycmoe 5 months ago

Hillary Clinton asked for suspension of the rules and an immediate vote by acclimation. Truly a historic moment. Glad I caught it live. picked by suebe 3 months ago

PLEASE write in your primary vote for this candidate! We NEED REAL CHANGE!! Do not listen to the mainstream candidates! They do not know what change is. Vote for this one and your life WILL. BE. CHANGED. I personally guarantee it. picked by Moe 10 months ago

A federal prison inmate got himself listed on the ballot for Idaho's May 27 primary as a Democratic presidential candidate, the state's top election official said. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

"Just days before Americans vote in an election with the first black presidential nominee, the head of the Hillsborough County Republican Party sent an e-mail warning members of "the threat" of "carloads of black Obama supporters coming from the inner city to cast their votes." picked by gammerus 2 weeks ago

After much controversy regarding the Democratic primaries in Michigan and Florida, it looks unlikely that either state will recall their election due to lack of funding and support. picked by mahler87 8 months ago

Don't really know what to say about this...

from the websiteBabeland

picked by BADbud 2 weeks ago

The House Judiciary Committee chairman on Wednesday said the Justice Department is stonewalling efforts to make sure this year's presidential voting operates fairly.

If you would like to call/email and ask the DoJ wth please go here picked by unoriganl 4 months ago

Crude historical depictions of African Americans as ape-like may have disappeared from mainstream U.S. culture, but research presented in a new paper by psychologists at Stanford, Pennsylvania State University and the University of California-Berkeley reveals that many Americans subconsciously associate blacks with apes. picked by doggylives 6 months ago

If numbers don't lie, the Democratic presidential race is proving they can confuse: Both campaigns claim they are ahead in the popular vote.

Technically Hillary does have more votes, they just have been thrown out. Plus, caucuses don't report numbers, though that would tend to help Obama picked by 1thirteen3 7 months ago

The Cities Businesses are expected to thrive, profits sore, but the one industry that is really going to take off, The Sex Business. Prostitutes are traveling into the city, as the 35,000 guests that arrive during a convention always drive up the illegal sex services.

(Dont worry Dems, the Republican Convention does it too...) picked by MuppetmakeR 10 months ago

In this week's poetry thread, I'd like to acknowledge pieces written by Americans of color, including African-Americans, Latinos, native peoples, etc., specifically (shorter) works capturing some aspect of life in America as perceived from the vantage point of a minority. Some of the many notable creators in this broad and rich genre are... picked by Cobalt 1 year ago