Getty Images Getting tired standing for hours in line waiting to vote in Georgia? Want someone to give you water or a snack? If you live in Georgia, that is now illegal. It's just one of many restrictions the Peach State Governor has just signed into law to discourage people from voting. If this omnibus …
Month: March 2021
Sunshine Week: Public Records Laws the Key to Accountability
The roadmap to robust democracy starts with access to information, even when public officials don’t want you to have it. Your right to know is enshrined in The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Both federal and state versions are a major tool for reporters, businesses, law firms and ordinary citizens seeking to understand how decisions …
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Valuing Localism in Politics and Media
Former House Speaker Tip O’Neill used to say, “All politics is local.” He might not recognize the world today, in which politics has become increasingly nationalized, and media coverage has gone the same way. Political dialogue for more than four years has been dominated by pro-Trump and anti-Trump fixations. So, too, has news media coverage …
Cuomo accusers: trust but verify
(Photo by Jeenah Moon/Getty Images) If we believe the headlines, it's time to run the hot shower to clean off the sleaze. It appears Andrew Cuomo has fallen from America’s covid-hero Governor to just another fanny-grabbing, sexually inappropriate power-stoked politician. Whether he’ll have to pay the price for it - along with his deceptively hiding …
Marjorie Arons-Barron 