A Democratic budget package approved by the state legislature last week has rekindled the nationwide debate over state regulation of internet-based retailers. The so-called “Amazon Tax” has made
Hoping to encourage seniors to take advantage of a little-known, but enormous benefit available due to the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. health care reform), the Department of
With only a handful of days left until the special election to replace Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) in California's 36th congressional district, the new Turn Right PAC
Voters agree with Gov. Brown's plan to transfer low-risk state inmates to local jails in order to comply with the recent Supreme Court ruling on overcrowding in
Washington DC, and the institution of government in general, have lived up to their reputation of being an isolated island lost in a sea of reality. While this was especially
On Friday June 17th, exactly 40 years after President Richard Nixon declared a "War on Drugs," Internet activists organizing from the social news and activism website, Reddit.com,
On Wednesday, the White House told lawmakers that its military actions in Libya are legal and that the War Powers Resolution requirement for Congressional approval of military intervention overseas does
Conducted at the height of anti-establishment sentiment sweeping the country back in November 2010, a study just released by the non-partisan Pew Internet and American Life Project found
The list of plaintiffs engaged in an ambitious lawsuit against Monsanto – the chemical company turned biotech/seed firm – just grew. The case has profound implications for farmers across the United
Lately, there's been a growing contrarian view of California's proposed renewable energy future. Instead of clean energy flowing seamlessly from solar, wind, and geothermal plants through
Most commentators agree that Tim Pawlenty's proposal of an annual five percent further reduction in taxes, even for wealthy Americans, makes little sense and is simply an attempt
