Keeping the Movement on Track in India
By Barbara Borst
Delhi, India – India has been in an uproar for weeks over sexual violence against women.
The brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old student on a bus in Delhi on Dec. 16, and her death from those injuries several days later, sparked a series of demonstrations here in the capital demanding action from police and politicians. The crime has turned a spotlight on discrimination against women in all its forms.
https://tutawaza.com/2013/02/01/keeping-the-movement-on-track-in-india/#more-135
Is this the best way to finance elections?
By Barbara Borst
Money has swaggered through U.S. elections for decades – buying television ads, robo-calls and bumper stickers. But this year, it has been up to new tricks.
https://tutawaza.com/2012/11/16/is-this-the-best-way-to-finance-elections/#more-92
Corruption vs. Free Speech: What does money do in
US elections?
By Barbara Borst
Measuring the exact impact of money on voters has proved hard to do. More often the focus is on how money alters the behavior of politicians or affects the political system as a whole. Scholars, activists and politicians disagree about what money really does in elections.