16-Year-Olds Might Vote In This Maryland City

April 3, 2013 Subscribe · Forward 16-Year-Olds Might Vote In This Maryland City WASHINGTON -- One Maryland city is considering an amendment to lower its voting age to 16, which would make it home to America's youngest voters. The proposal [PDF] would permit Takoma Park residents who are 16 years old on or by election day to register to vote and cast ballots. Continue reading... YOUNG ADULTS State Sandwich Dissenter Cites Religious Sensitivity, Silliness Back Story Of The Rosa Parks Statue America's Most Walkable City Is... PHOTOS: White House Easter Egg Roll Draws Tens Of Thousands Where To Celebrate National Grilled Cheese Month America's Most Walkable City Is... 16-Year-Olds Might Vote In This MD City America's Least Affordable City America's Most Walkable City Is... 16-Year-Olds Might Vote In This MD City LORI FRADKIN 21 Things I've Learned From Attending 21 Weddings The wedding is about the couple, but it's not only about the couple. Continue reading... DANA BEYER A Seat at the Table, and the Consequences of Not Having One If you're not at the table, you're on the menu. It's been true for every minority community in America, yet there is not a single trans person around a legislative table anywhere in America. So come out, get out of the house and get involved -- and run for office while you're at it. Continue reading... GROVER NORQUIST Don't Let the IRS Do Your Taxes The IRS has one job, and one job only -- to collect taxes. It measures its success or failure in its ability to collect as much in taxes as possible. To ask the IRS to estimate the tax liability of a taxpayer is akin to asking an alcoholic how much they can have without crossing the line -- the answer will always be "more." Continue reading... ARIANNA HUFFINGTON God, Cellphones, Quarterly Earnings and the Search for the Common Good "Our life together can be better." That's the opening sentence of an important new book by Jim Wallis called On God's Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn't Learned About Serving the Common Good. Wallis wrote it while taking a three-month sabbatical last year, in the midst of the 2012 election -- a break that allowed him to get a broader perspective on what was going on in American public life. The book draws inspiration from Abraham Lincoln's famous line: "[M]y concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side..." For Wallis, the key to being on God's side is a focus on the common good. But, as Wallis saw vividly during his sabbatical, that doesn't seem to be the direction things are currently headed in our country. Instead of strengthening our commitment to equality, social justice, and our sense of unity as a nation, our public and political discourse is breaking us apart. Continue reading... BRIE DYAS An Open Letter to Everyone Selling Furniture On Craigslist Craigslist's furniture category has really just become an overpriced graveyard for Ikea furniture, where everything is "vintage." If you even think about selling, I'd like a word with you. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003