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San Diego: The "New" Capital of California?
It's rural v. urban. farmland v. concrete jungle. and, yes, red v. blue.The latest headline grabbing effort to divvy up the Golden State comes from the founders of the state of New California. With th ...
17 Jan, 2018
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2 min read
As Establishment Dems Attack Chelsea Manning, Will She Attract Maryland Independents?
It was probably only a matter of time before one of the very most politically relevant– and therefore most controversial – individuals of our day would run for a seat in Congress.Chelsea Manning made ...
17 Jan, 2018
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Vermont Makes History with Marijuana Legalization Bill
Vermont is poised to become the 30th U.S. state to legalize marijuana for medical or recreational consumption, and the first state to legalize adults’ possession and limited cultivation of marijuana t ...
11 Jan, 2018
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Reality Check: Veterans Have Lost Faith in A Failing VA System
The newspaper headline caught my eye. For 15 years, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) illegally hired physicians and surgeons with revoked licenses and malpractice convictions.As an org ...
09 Jan, 2018
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7 min read
What Really Matters: 4 Stories More Important Than "Fire & Fury"
Read about what really matters from the news last week. We provide you the least-biased news about current events so you can go about your day informed, not brainwashed.What to avoid: It’s going ...
08 Jan, 2018
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4 min read
How Michigan Voters Can Save Themselves from the Tyranny of Gerrymandering
Nothing is less American than political parties. As a country, we fancy ourselves a meritocracy staffed by conscientious and well-informed voters.But that can’t possibly be true so long as we continue ...
03 Jan, 2018
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6 min read
A New Countdown: Midterm Money Is Rolling In
The countdown to 2018 has finished and Washington has snapped its head in the direction of another countdown: the mid-term elections in November.In just eleven months, the balance of power can be easi ...
02 Jan, 2018
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5 min read
Dying Parties, (Very) Bad Behavior, and It’s Still a Happy New Year
Some days I turn on the TV to catch a few segments of “Morning Joe,” the morning political talk show on MSNBC. I tuned in last week for a roundtable discussion of a new poll done by Harvard’s In ...
13 Dec, 2017
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Forget Rex Tillerson, Here Are The 4 News Stories You Need to Follow
Read our centrist recap for the week below. We shine a light on the spin and useless stories from the Left and Right and detail what you should focus on, before people can pull wool over your eyes.Wha ...
04 Dec, 2017
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4 min read
Holiday Break: The Best of College Football This Week
THE GAME OF THE DAY SATURDAY WAS OHIO STATE/WISCONSIN, and the Badgers losing, 27-21, seems fitting, since it adds to the already chaotic state of a chaotic season.Who’s in?Who out?Who’s up?Who’s ...
04 Dec, 2017
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