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Calling All Independents: The Time for a Revolution is Now
If there was ever a time for someone to step forward and run for president as an independent, now is the time! We had two independents leading in the polls for the Republican and Democratic nomination...
Team Bush Has Spent $20 Million on TV Ads So Far
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) and supporters have now spent roughly $20 million toward assaulting the airwaves thus far in the 2016 presidential race -- more than twice as much as any other candida...
Amid Popularity, Single-Payer Health Care Appears on More Ballots Nationwide
Enough signatures were collected in Colorado this month (with more than 60,000 to spare) to place a $25 billion tax increase on the ballot in 2016 to pay for a single-payer type insurance for the whol...
OPINION: Will Voters Still #FeelTheBern in 2016?
If you are a Bernie Sanders supporter, you clicked the link to this op-ed, fully prepared to defend your beloved candidate. With a #FeelTheBern hashtag ready to be dispensed, you are here to boldly pr...
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Go Head-to-Head on NSA Spying
Democratic candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sparred over the NSA’s mass surveillance program during the first Democratic presidential deba...
Right-to-Die Bill for Terminally Ill Patients Crosses Biggest Hurdle in Calif.
The California State Assembly approved legislation Wednesday that would allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives. Lawmakers voted 42-33 after listening to various emotional, relig...
The First Amendment You Know Was Not The One Proposed by the Founders
We all know that the Bill of Rights enshrined in the Constitution contains ten amendments. However, it is less well known that the Bill of Rights sent to the states for ratification originally contain...
Do Multi-Member Districts Improve Representation in State Legislatures?
While Congress has twice mandated the use of single-member districts (SMD) for electing members of Congress (once in 1842 and again in 1967), state legislatures are at liberty to determine how their r...
Promoting Equal Representation: Ranked Choice Voting a Top Priority for One POTUS Candidate
Prominent legal scholar and political activist Larry Lessig has entered the 2016 race for the White House. Joining Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley for the Democratic nomination, L...
Expanding Access to Care: How Bernie Sanders May Get Single-Payer After All
Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has made health care a central plank in his platform. At a rally on July 30 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Medicare, Sanders d...