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Maywood and Bell: California's cautionary tales

The moral bankruptcy of some of California’s politicians and police is contributing to the fiscal bankruptcy of the state. The intertwined tales of Maywood and Bell, neighboring cities in

By Damon Eris

/ July 28, 2010

Maywood and Bell: California's cautionary tales

Surging Independent sentiment, lesser evilism, and Tea Party politics

These days, it seems like we are provided with new evidence of the American public’s desire for Independent and third party alternatives to the Democratic and Republican parties on

By Damon Eris

/ July 21, 2010

Surging Independent sentiment, lesser evilism, and Tea Party politics

Washington Post-ABC News poll: 40% Independents, 31% Democrats, 24% Republicans

It is no secret that our electoral system has been rigged by Democratic and Republican lawmakers to ensure that their candidates face as little competition as possible. But, national sentiment

By Damon Eris

/ July 14, 2010

Washington Post-ABC News poll: 40% Independents, 31% Democrats, 24% Republicans

California's gubernatorial candidates and the failure of the Democrat-Republican consensus on drug policy

By any reasonable standard, I would argue that the 40 year-old “war on drugs” has been a failure. Among other things, this war has hurt the lives of countless individuals

By Damon Eris

/ July 7, 2010

California's gubernatorial candidates and the failure of the Democrat-Republican consensus on drug policy

Breaking the Republican-Democrat stranglehold with open debates and open minds

The two-party duopoly is a threat to the free exchange of ideas. The establishment parties, in conjunction with a complicit corporate media, often exclude third party and independent voices and

By Damon Eris

/ June 30, 2010

Breaking the Republican-Democrat stranglehold with open debates and open minds

Sham democracy: how the media and two-party system stymie competition from independent and third party candidates

Ideological polarization has created an environment in which Democrats and Republicans are virtually incapable of coming to any sort of agreement. However, they almost never disagree when it comes to

By Damon Eris

/ June 23, 2010

Sham democracy: how the media and two-party system stymie competition from independent and third party candidates

A Declaration of Independence in New England: Eliot Cutler's Independent bid for Governor of Maine

Given the US public's deep dissatisfaction with the Democratic and Republican parties, numerous political commentators and prognosticators have suggested that the current political climate favors outsiders and the

By Damon Eris

/ June 16, 2010

A Declaration of Independence in New England: Eliot Cutler's Independent bid for Governor of Maine

Fusion voting and independent politics

Fusion voting was once ubiquitous in the United States, legal in every state of the union. With the rise of relatively powerful third party and independent political movements in the

By Damon Eris

/ June 9, 2010

The Tea Party movement and the prospects for Independent and Third Party candidates

Though it is almost universally accepted that the politics of the presidency make it virtually impervious to the efforts of independent and third party candidates, there is rarely ever any

By Damon Eris

/ June 2, 2010

The Tea Party movement and the prospects for Independent and Third Party candidates

Analyst says state deficit may near $28 billion

California's budget deficit could reach nearly $28 billion over the next two years unless drastic steps - including raising new taxes - are taken to stem the fiscal

By Damon Eris

/ November 13, 2008

Analyst says state deficit may near $28 billion