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Greeks to Head to Polls After Government Coalition Talks Fail

By on 05/17/2012 with 0 Comments

  Greek politicians have failed to come up with a compromise government after having elections on May 6th. The Greek people elected a mix of far right and far left political blocs opposed to austerity measures and bailouts from the European Union. Despite the new...

The Politics of Fire: Academic Nonsense

By on 05/16/2012 with 0 Comments

The following article is a serialized story of the decade-long effort to convince intransigent government officials in San Diego County that science matters and that the region’s native chaparral ecosystem has value. In the name of fire protection, the county attempted to...

Open Primary Gives Voters Moderate Option to Balance Both Parties

By on 05/16/2012 with 14 Comments

On May 7, 2012 voters can began voting in California’s first “Top Two Open Primary”. Previously, candidates running for office appeared only on their own party ballot. Now, under the “Top-Two Open Primary Act”, all candidates running, regardless of their party...

Americans Elect Group Has No Independent...

Posted 05/15/2012 by with 17 Comments

Just after midnight Tuesday, on the heels of a deadline ratified by its delegates as part of the selection process, Americans Elect has failed to come up with a single independent presidential...
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Are California’s Vaunted State Colleges Losing...

Posted 05/07/2012 by with 1 Comment

  There’s a virtual trade imbalance affecting California’s vaunted state university system that’s the result of both higher costs for public education in the Golden State and a...
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The Politics of Fire: The Struggle Between...

Posted 05/15/2012 by with 0 Comments

  “We have allowed things to grow that turn into green. As you know, or may not know, 200 years ago our back hills were covered in redwood trees. Well, lumber companies came in and cut...
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Open Primary Gives Voters Moderate Option to...

Posted 05/16/2012 by with 14 Comments

On May 7, 2012 voters can began voting in California’s first “Top Two Open Primary”. Previously, candidates running for office appeared only on their own party ballot. Now, under the...
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Germany Returns to Coal Power as Nuclear Sits Idle

Posted 05/15/2012 by with 1 Comment

  Coal power use will rise an estimated 13.5 percent in Germany this year, resulting in at least 14 million metric tons of additional carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, even as the nation...
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$2 Billion Loss by JPMorgan Shows Weakness in...

Posted 05/14/2012 by with 0 Comments

  If you’re looking for an example of dysfunction in Washington, look no further than the lead story last Friday that JPMorganChase had lost $2 billion in a risky hedge-fund bet. It’s...
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Agriculture & Voters Keen on Guest Worker...

Posted 05/10/2012 by with 8 Comments

  Attempts to tackle comprehensive immigration reform at the state level has wounded agriculture and exposed an unavoidable issue for farm-state lawmakers seeking election in 2012....
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US Foreign Policy Reform: Respect the...

Posted 05/14/2012 by with 26 Comments

I have been reading Pat Buchanan's book Where The Right Went Wrong this weekend and it got me thinking about the change in American foreign policy over the past 50 plus years. We went from a...
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