Elections

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  Op-Ed

  Do You Believe in Elections?

  November 7, 2012 - 

  On the heels of the U.S. presidential election, artist Paul Ramírez Jonas raises questions about the importance of the electoral process.  More

  By Paul Ramírez Jonas

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  Op-Ed

  Hardcore Discrimination:
  LGBT Rights and the Election

  November 5, 2012 - 

  Writer and comedian Liz Feldman explains why this election is so important for her and millions of other gay Americans: It’s not about bank accounts; it’s about civil rights.  More

  By Liz Feldman

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  Dispatch

  Ghosts of the Last Campaign

  October 31, 2012 - 

  Artist Rachel Mason commemorates Halloween and the coming elections with spooky sketches of 2008 presidential hopefuls and the sketchy enterprises they’ve embraced since the collapse of their campaigns.  More

  By Rachel Mason

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  Feature

  Rift Valley, Kenya: View From The Village (Part Two)

  October 22, 2012 - 

  In March 2013, Kenyans will vote in the first general elections since widespread ethnic violence engulfed the nation after the disputed elections of December 2007. This is the second portion of Nairobi-based poet Ngwatilo Mawiyoo’s election report.  More

  By Ngwatilo Mawiyoo

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  Election Report

  Georgia: After Nine Years, A New Political Party Takes Power

  October 12, 2012 - 

  On October 1, Georgians went to the polls for parliamentary elections, deciding between the president’s United National Movement Party and the opposition Georgian Dream coalition, led by a billionaire art collector new to politics, Bidzina Ivanishvili.  More

  By Aaron Krach