Articles by Kaia Los Huertos

Two South Carolina voters, including a former US congressman, claim the South Carolina Republican Party has violated state law, the state constitution, and its own rules and principles by cancelling the primary. ...

The California Common Sense Party is trying to introduce new political competition into California, not by pursuing an ideological agenda, but by appealing to voters from across the political spectrum who want to put practical policy before partisan politics....

Many presidential candidates will be spending the month of August hitting the campaign trail hard while Congress is on recess. One candidate, however, will be taking a break from the campaign trail for military service. In an interview with CBS, US. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard talks about her commitment to service even when advisers tell her this is not the time to step away from the campaign trail, looking ahead to the next DNC debates in September and the quickly approaching 2020 primary. But Gabbard ...

Bernie Sanders recently appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience, and the opening discussion was the DNC debate. Rogan asked Sanders if the time constraints during the debates were frustrating to him. He responded by saying they shouldn't be called debates. They should be called reality TV. “You shouldn’t even call them a debate. What they are is a reality TV show… It’s demeaning to the candidates. It's demeaning to the American people. You can’t explain the complexity of health care in America in ...

US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard believes that the US's response to the sociopolitical crisis in Venezuela could prevent successful negotiations with North Korea leader Kim Jung-Un, who President Trump is meeting for the second time this week in Vietnam. Venezuela is in a state of political and economic turmoil as President Nicolàs Maduro is refusing to cede his power to opposition leader Juan Guiadó. Maduro won re-election in May, but much of the international community is calling the election a fraud, a...

You may have heard the story. In late December, it came out that leaders of the Women’s March made anti-Jewish remarks and had ties Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam. You can see the Women’s March press release in response. The story led to outrage, and the outrage led to the Democratic National Committee removing their support and a split march in New York. Additionally, marches in Humboldt, California and New Orleans, Louisiana were cancelled and the Washington State Chapter ...

ATHENS, Ga. - Libertarian candidate J. Smythe DuVal, who ran for secretary of state in the 2018 midterms, announced Monday his endorsement for one of his general election rivals,  Democrat John Barrow, in the December runoff election. DuVal came in third in the race, but since neither Barrow nor Republican Brad Raffensperger were able to get over 50% of the vote, a runoff election is required under state law. DuVal says he and Barrow share a vision for Georgia elections that means completely t...

Now is a historic moment in American politics. Not only are we seeing a swell of support for fundamental political reform, but reform organizations and grassroots supporters are joining forces. The Bridge Alliance is the largest coalition of civic action groups in the United States, with over 85 “member” organizations. These groups are united in the understanding that our political system is plagued by a myriad of problems, and the best way to solve them is by working together. Over the last s...

This week, Portland Press Herald's column editor Greg Kesich dispelled the confusion about Maine's ranked choice voting "on-again, off-again referendum," which will be back on the June ballot. Contrary to the opposition's messaging, Kesish says, the referendum is neither confusing to voters nor a way to make winners out of losing candidates. In fact, he notes that the legislative process itself has been convoluted. Kesich writes: Here’s how it works: In races with more than two candidates, vot...