On December 8, New York city Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke in Brooklyn about what the federal government should be doing to improve the national economy. See this Daily News story, which says that the Mayor criticized politicians from both major … Continue reading
According to this story, some Labour Party leaders in the British House of Commons will support a “yes” vote on next year’s British referendum on Instant Runoff Voting. … Continue reading
According to this article, the chair of the Democratic caucus in the Georgia House of Representatives, Representative Doug McKillip, has just switched parties, and is now a Republican. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
The December 8 Chicago Sun-Times has this interesting article about people who circulate petitions for a living. … Continue reading
Joshua Spivak has this commentary on AOL News, suggesting that gerrymandering in the United States is likely to diminish substantially in the near future. He mentions the strong votes by Florida and California voters against gerrymandering. Of course, slightly over … Continue reading
