Category Archives: voting and voting rights

What to do on a brilliantly sunny Saturday in NYC? How about voting?

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Naomi

The sky is a flawless blue ceiling but even if it were blazing red, I’d be voting today, New York’s first early voting day. The voting joint wasn’t jumpin’, but it was moving. People flowed in and out. Every election … Continue reading →

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A few more thoughts about big money in politics

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Naomi

Yesterday I did a little reading and learned that money can’t really buy elections. But when it’s evaluated and facts are set out, it becomes complicated. Not because money can buy elections (it can’t), but because so much money is … Continue reading →

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Where is the proof that money can buy elections?

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Naomi

Yesterday I was talking to my cousin Thomas, a resolute pessimist, about the upcoming election. He asked, “Is there any hope?” I’m afraid I snapped at him. (Optimists can snap, you know. We don’t bite but we snap.) His response … Continue reading →

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