November 5, 2009 -
Of all the hype and spin attempting to explain this week's Virginia governor's race, which saw Republican Bob McDonnell score a resounding victory over Democrat Creigh Deeds, the most convincing argument comes down to this: voter turnout. As Larry Sabato notes today, turnout for the Virginia governor's race was the lowest since 1969: The 2009 turnout of 39.8 percent of theregistered voters was the lowest in forty years. Even with all the
November 5, 2009 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest I admit it -- the Dirt Diggers Digest is guilty of focusing on the badnews about corporate misdeeds. So in this post I will write aboutsomething positive: activist groups that are succeeding in changingcorporate behavior for the better. The occasion for this shift in emphasis is the recent announcementof the winners of the BENNY awards, which are given out by the Business Ethics Network.
November 5, 2009 -
Employers' sick-leave p
November 4, 2009 -
Facebook friends -- it all starts at 3pm today, Wednesday Nov. 4.
November 4, 2009 -
Among the key elections around the South yesterday was a runoff race for a school board seat in Wake County, N.C., home to the state capital of Raleigh -- the outcome of which many fear could lead to racial re-segregation.
November 4, 2009 -
No big lessons or grand narratives emerged from yesterday's off-year elections -- but there were lots of interesting local stories that reveal the conflicted reality of the Purple South and country.
November 4, 2009 -
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson,