The author of this remarkable book, Christopher Zurn, is a professor of philosophy at UMass Boston and describes his work as “research in social and “Book Review: Splitsville USA”
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“The chillest secession poll ever”—Read the script!
YouGov is about two-thirds of the way through collecting data for The Independent Californian Poll, and we should have results for you all in the ““The chillest secession poll ever”—Read the script!”
Why I filed an amicus brief with California’s Supreme Court
Last Monday, I filed an amicus brief with the California Supreme Court, in the case Legislature v. Weber (S281977). The case attempts to determine whether “Why I filed an amicus brief with California’s Supreme Court”
Help fund The Independent Californian Poll
UPDATE: Thanks to your generous donations, the first ever comprehensive, scientific poll about California independence will start on Monday, Feb. 5.
Democracy Deserts data cited in immigrant voting rights report
Our data was cited on page 34 of Immigrant Voting and the Movement for Inclusion in San Francisco, a joint publication of Chinese for Affirmative “Democracy Deserts data cited in immigrant voting rights report”
Democracy Deserts: California Cities (2017-2021 ACS data)
What if a city held an election, and less than half the adults who lived in that city were allowed to vote? Would you call that city a democracy?
Connecting California: Gavin Newsom’s ‘Campaign for Democracy’ Has a Democracy Problem
Data on “democracy deserts” provided by C.C. Marin of the Independent California Institute show that more than 22.1% of voting-age adults in Los Angeles can’t vote. A quarter of voters in cities as different as Cupertino, Anaheim, and my mom’s hometown of Hawthorne are disenfranchised.
Time for California to step up (Yes on Prop 1)
ICI urges state to stand up for civil rights As the US Supreme Court becomes ever more scornful of individual rights, the residents of California “Time for California to step up (Yes on Prop 1)”
Vote NO on the Recall
In June 2010, Californians joined most of the rest of the democratic world by amending our constitution to require our elected officials to receive a majority of votes to “Vote NO on the Recall”
Californians have four years to prepare for independence
My fellow Californians, The results are in. A native-born Californian woman of color, Kamala Harris, has been chosen to serve as the next vice president “Californians have four years to prepare for independence”