Archive: politics
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“You Up?”: Texting gets political in 2020
By Chelsea Sanchez I was chased by a dog in Manassas, VA. It was 2016 and I was canvassing for Hillary for America, I knocked on a door, and a child opened it. Then a dog slipped past the child, r
Categories: 2020, The Gnovis Blog
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The Politics of the Thanksgiving Turkey
The turkey is an iconic american food. Benjamin Franklin even wanted to make turkey the national bird. Tomorrow, Americans will join their family and friends to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal, give thanks
Categories: 2014, The Gnovis Blog
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Why Sugar Policy is Not a Sweet Deal for America
Americans consume a lot of sugar. A February 2014 Los Angeles Times article cites an AMA Internal Medicine study which states that 71 percent of Americans get more than their ten percent of recommende
Categories: 2014, The Gnovis Blog
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The Affordable Care Act: Website Glitches and Enrollment Numbers
The Affordable Care Act has been under intense scrutiny in recent months for a number of issues ranging from website difficulties to enrollment numbers. Since the failed rollout of the healthcare law,
Categories: 2014, The Gnovis Blog
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7 Years of Twitter: The Potential Power of the Many as Watchdog
Twitter recently had its 7th anniversary. Most of the reflection on Twitter’s impact on the political world has focused on its ability to engender or enhance scandals, such as Anthony Weiner’s provoca
Categories: 2013, The Gnovis Blog
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Holding the Data at Gunpoint
As the U.S. federal government and news media focus on the continued “fiscal cliff” discussions, the upcoming debt ceiling crisis, and major cabinet nomination hearings, gun control is not going away
Categories: 2013, The Gnovis Blog
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The Politics of Manufacturing
A few weeks after the re-election of President Obama, discussions are now turning to the next four years and what can be done to improve the economy. Politicians are focused on the fiscal cliff and
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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The Myth of Going Negative
This article is from Electronic Media & Politics. eM&P is a dynamic online journal that is adaptive to new media and evolving forms of political communication research. www.emandp.com The 2012 U.S. p
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Obama's Dream Date and More: The Double-edged Sword of Soft News
On September 25, Jon Stewart criticized President Obama for appearing on entertainment talk show The View the same week of the United Nations General Assembly, where he did not plan on meeting indivi
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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I’m Sorry, We Just Don’t Trust You
As discussed in my last post, Congress’ approval rating is at an all time low among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Senator Michael Bennet (D- Colo.) even went so far as to create a chart s
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog