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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...
Kevin McCormick: Libertarian Faces Down Critics to Finance His Campaign for AZ Governor
Kevin McCormick is running for governor of Arizona with $6,500. Would you do something that crazy?As a Libertarian, he faces voter petition laws that are more restrictive than ever before.As a ca...
Anti-Corruption Leader Says 2018 Is Big Year to Unrig the System
T.J. O'Hara is joined by Josh Silver.Josh is a veteran election and media reform executive. He was the campaign manager for the successful 1998 Arizona Clean Elections ballot initiative, and is the co...
The Moore Endorsement: Another Chapter In "The Art of the Deal"
Over the years, many a prominent politician has said, to paraphrase, “I may not be the smartest guy in the world, but I can count votes.”Such is the case with President Donald Trump, and it may be the...
Don't Let Partisans Distract You From These 3 News Stories
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...
Lenny Mendonca Talks About Challenging Both Parties to Move California Forward
This week, T.J. O’Hara is joined by Lenny Mendonca on the IVN podcast, A Civil Assessment.Lenny Mendonca is a Senior Partner Emeritus from the Washington D.C. and San Francisco offices of McKinsey &am...
In Big Win for Federalism, "Magic" Mushrooms Up Next for CA Ballot?
Supporters of a 2018 ballot initiative to legalize psychedelic mushrooms in California were given the green light by the state attorney general's office earlier this month to circulate petitions and g...
In Troubling Move, Military to Recruit People with History of Mental Illness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x52hu0ilm4EVideo Credit: RTA widely circulated article by Fox News Tuesday reports that the U.S. Army, struggling to meet its recruitment quotas, will be lowering ...
Maine Voters Fight to Take Government Back from Both Parties
Liberal democracy is in crisis, but there are reasons for hope. That is the message coming from several voices in the reform community, including CA FWD's Lenny Mendonca and Larry Diamond, Senior Fell...
Here's How to Defeat the 4 Biggest Threats to Democracy
During a time of deep political dysfunction in the United States, it is easy to assume that American democracy has gone off the rails, perhaps for good. But if Americans can look past the slow-motion ...