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Former Bloomington Mayor Tomi Allison (far right) and Indiana University Professor Emeritus Jim Allison (second from right) say our democracy is in urgent need of reform to give voices back to the majority of Americans. At Inaugurate the Revolution in January, the Allisons discussed three key efforts — instate the popular vote, eliminate gerrymandering, and create a rank-choice voting system. | Limestone Post

Democratic Reforms Needed for Your Vote to Count
Tomi and Jim Allison
Former Bloomington Mayor Tomi Allison and Indiana University Professor Emeritus Jim Allison say our democracy is in urgent need of reform to give voices back to the majority of Americans. They suggest starting with three key efforts: instating the popular vote, eliminating gerrymandering, and creating a rank-choice voting system. Click here to read the full story.
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Writer Laura Martinez, a citizen of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, writes, "Life cannot exist without water. We can survive without oil by investing in renewable energy, but we cannot sustain life without clean water." This message has led many Native and non-Native people from all over the country to stream into Standing Rock by the thousands. | Limestone Post File Photo, Indiana University First Nations Educational and Cultural Center's (FNECC) 5th Annual Traditional Powwow at Alumni Hall in Indiana Memorial Union, 2015

Standing Rock Protestors: ‘Water Is Life’
Laura Martinez
Protestors at Standing Rock in North Dakota have a simple message: “Mni Wiconi” — Water is life. Or as Laura Martinez, a Bloomington resident and citizen of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, writes, "Life cannot exist without water. We can survive without oil by investing in renewable energy, but we cannot sustain life without clean water." Click here to read the full story.
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In the so-called “post-truth” era, says Elijah Pouges, pictured here giving a lecture on media literacy at Inaugurate the Revolution in January, “the reasons to be media literate have never been so dire.” | Limestone Post

Becoming Media Literate in a ‘Post-truth’ Era
Elijah Pouges
In the so-called “post-truth” era, says Elijah Pouges, a journalism student at Indiana University, “the reasons to be media literate have never been so dire.” Learning when news sources frames stories for their own agenda can help people become better consumers of the media. Click here to read the full story.
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A look toward the crowds of people in the streets and on the National Mall at about 4 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2017, during the Women's March on Washington. | Photo by Lynae Sowinski

‘Dear S—’: A Letter from Women’s Marcher to 11-Year-Old Girl
Ruthie Cohen
On Saturday, January 21, Ruthie Cohen and two busloads of people arrived in Washington, D.C., after an all-night trip from Bloomington, to participate in the Women’s March on Washington. Afterward, in Bloomington, Ruthie penned a response to a friend’s 11-year old daughter, “S—,” who is skeptical about the march making any difference in the world. Here is her letter.
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It’s been widely reported that Donald Trump’s nomination as the GOP presidential candidate is due to his appeal as an authoritarian and to the economic anxiety of voters. Two Indiana University researchers argue that Trump won in Indiana for a different reason — one deeply rooted in Hoosier history. | Photo by Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons

IU Researchers Find Hoosier Support for Trump Is Rooted in Indiana History
Luke Wood Matthew Fowler
Donald Trump’s nomination as the GOP presidential candidate, it’s been widely reported, is due to the economic anxiety of voters and to Trump’s appeal as an authoritarian. But Luke B. Wood, a research associate and policy analyst, and Matthew Fowler, a political science researcher (both at IU), argue that Trump won in Indiana for a different reason — one deeply rooted in Hoosier history. Click here to read the full story.
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has been the only presidential candidate of either party to visit Bloomington during this campaign season. An enthusiastic crowd greeted him at Indiana University Auditorium on Wednesday. | Photo by TJ Jaeger

Sanders Is Only Presidential Candidate to Visit Bloomington Before the Primary
TJ Jaeger
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has been the only presidential candidate of either party to visit Bloomington during this campaign season. An enthusiastic crowd greeted him inside and outside of Indiana University Auditorium on Wednesday. Writer/photographer TJ Jaeger captured the event in words and photos. Click here to read the full story.
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