Posts tagged “election”

Mirroring my friend Wilfried's transcribed phone call with his uncle in Tehran, who describes a stolen election, nightly protests, army violence, and a people committed to nonviolent revolution. His uncle's message to Americans: don't judge Iranians as terrorists. They want democracy, peace, and good relations with the world.

Yes. Oh hell yes.

I spent months as an Obama precinct captain in San Francisco, making hundreds of awkward phone calls, knocking on doors, climbing impossible hills, and handing out flyers at BART stations. I can't vote myself, but I did my part. Now it's your turn.

I break down the UK election issue by issue and tally up the results: Lib Dems and Labour tie, but with similar Europe positions, Lib Dem edges ahead. Conservatives surprisingly win on crime and war, but I'm voting yellow unless the Tories look like they might actually win.