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Partisanship Distorts Everything, Including Equality
A candle light vigil is held following a July attack against a woman in Lincoln, Nebraska. Credit: TED KIRK/Lincoln Journal StarIn America today, we often consider ourselves to be politically divided ...
08 Aug, 2012
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9 min read
Are Voters Getting the Picture?
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Certainly pictures of candidates can be very important information in a voter’s decision process. But, unfortunately, a vast majority of voters hav ...
07 Aug, 2012
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5 min read
Drought Worsens as Congress Moves to Pass Relief Measure
Credit: usnews.comThe drought that has been plaguing vast areas of the nation this summer, has intensified dramatically over the past week according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The unrelenting heat ...
26 Jul, 2012
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3 min read
The New Mandate
After every election, we always manage to hear the winning side say that they have a mandate from the American people. The people have spoken, and they want their plan over their opponent's plan ...
25 Jul, 2012
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7 min read
Electoral College
As the primary season for the 2012 election has ended, all sides are now focused on the general election and the march to Election Day in November. On that day, millions of Americans will go to ...
14 Jul, 2012
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7 min read
Is It Time to Reform the Electoral College?
Following the controversies surrounding the presidential election of 2000, in which George W. Bush lost the popular vote but won the presidency, there was renewed interest in reforming the Electoral C ...
25 Jun, 2012
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4 min read
Keystone XL Pipeline: Alternate Routes In the Works
On Wednesday, TransCanada, the company planning the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, submitted alternate routes for the project after much criticism over its possibly harmful environmental effe ...
19 Apr, 2012
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2 min read
Unemployment Lowest in the Rural Heartland
Jobseekers might consider moving to fly-over states instead of perhaps making dismissive comments about them while on transcontinental flights. With a few exceptions, the lowest unemployment rat ...
17 Apr, 2012
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2 min read
UC Davis Task Force Takes Hard Line on Pepper Spray Incident
The task force report on the November 18th UC Davis pepper spray incident took some surprisingly strong swipes at the university’s chain of command, attacking decision-making and communications at the ...
12 Apr, 2012
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3 min read
Affordable Care Act & Women's Health: The End of Gender Rating?
[Update - US Department of Health and Human Services website is now healthcare.gov]The Affordable Care Act, before the Supreme Court this week, includes partial elimination for “gender rating”, a prac ...
27 Mar, 2012
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2 min read