election soapbox Archives - Free Press Houston Latest News Get Yours: The Best of The Week Exhibitionism: Eye Candy for the Soul BADVICE: EIGHT, NINE, ONETY Democracy is a Verb Doing It Wrong inAPPROPRIATion An American Girl in France HOUSTON TO HOST WORLD’S FIRST MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE PRIVATE PRISON INDUSTRY Log in or Register LATEST ISSUE FPH E-NEWS Home NEWS MUSIC ART FILM VIDEO EVENTS ALL EVENTS SUBMIT AN EVENT How to Add an Event MORE Art Editorial Entertainment Film Featured Events Food and Drink FPSF Local and State Music News SPORTS DESK POLITICS FREE PRESS SUMMER FESTIVAL Advertise with FPH Democracy is a Verb Leon casino, Don't mourn, organize!… FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE It was just another day in Vespucciland. The road and the buildings were the same across the country. His car was like every other car, and the drive to work was just like every other.… Vote for Kim Ogg Because Weed In 12 years of publishing this newspaper I have never endorsed a candidate. I am endorsing Kim Ogg here and now.… Houston Mayoral Race Neck and Neck on the Home Stretch Wait, who's running again?… The Maternal Mortality Epidemic: The Policy Created Health Emergency Happening Under Our Noses In Texas, four times as many women are dying from childbirth than only 20 years ago and the number is increasing! Women's lives and livelihoods are being jeopardized for short term political gain. This is a man-made disaster playing out around us with no political will to address it in an honest way.… I Need You to Put Your Foot Down It’s time to shake things up around here. So on election day, take a friend to the voting booth. Or convince an apathetic stranger who prefers to sit the election out to take a stand. … WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR THE GREEN PARTY Voting third party is the best way to see that your voice will be heard. Every vote for a third party sends chills down the spine of the political establishment. Just as certain states receive an inordinate amount of attention because they represent "battleground States", third party voters receive a special attention. … Open Call For Election-Related Submissions In the spirit of free and open speech, for the next week, through the election, Free Press Houston is providing you this commons, a virtual soapbox with a megaphone, to say anything and everything you want to say about the upcoming election. … Recent Posts East End: Transported + Renewed While 350.org Wins, Houston Continues To Be Sacrificed Maziar Bahari on Rosewater Recent Videos 11.11.14: The Last VJ’s Top 5 Music Videos of the Week 11.04.14: The Last VJ’s Top 5 Music Videos of the Week 10.28.14: The Last VJ’s Top 5 Music Videos of the Week About Free Press Houston Advertise with FPH Contact FPH FPTV FPSF Top ↑ INFO About FPH Advertise with FPH Contact SUBMIT TO US Stories Events Join FPH ↑ TOP Site contents copyright © 2014 Free Press Houston. All rights reserved, yo.