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Psychological Effects of Poverty Just As Bad As Physical
For the 46.5 million Americans living below the poverty line, 16 million of which are children, life has become a consistent struggle. This struggle does not simply begin and end with monetary concern...
Pennsylvania Independents Demand Equal Access to Elections
"Today, I and many other citizens of Pennsylvania will be denied the right to vote," independent Pennsylvania voter Tom Stack wrote in a letter to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "It is not because we ar...
7 Things You Need to Know About the Wisconsin Voter ID Decision
A national discussion regarding the state of civil rights in the U.S. exploded after racial comments made by Clippers owner Donald Sterling were made public, followed by news that he has been banned f...
Common Core and Bureaucracy Challenge Public Education
With fingers pointing and eyebrows raised, Democrats blame Republicans for poor performance of the country’s public education system. It’s also true that with fingers pointing and eyebrows raised, Rep...
Benghazi, Ukraine, and—Look a Squirrel
Remember when Vladimir Putin was a land-grabbing nationalist dictator who invaded Georgia? This was before he was our strategic partner who shocked the world by being a land-grabbing nationalist dicta...
Coburn: Greater Efforts Needed to Improve Treatment for Veterans
Multiple reports over the last month have painted a stark picture of the situation that veterans face when seeking care through the Veterans Administration's (VA) health care system -- a benefit they ...
The Tangled Remnants of an Empire
If one wants to get a slight taste -- just a slight taste -- of those worried, hopeful days of 1989 when the Berlin Wall was coming down, murderous communist leaders like Nicolae Ceausescu finally got...
5 States With The Worst Ballot Access Laws
Third parties that have a national infrastructure such as the Green Party and Libertarian Party have waged legal battles from California to North Carolina to improve their ability to get on the ballot...
Election Commission vs. Public Schools: Balancing Public Safety and Voter Accessibility
With the November general election a few months away and several primary and special elections ahead, the Presidential Commission on Election Administration released a report in January outlining seve...
3 Misconceptions About The Minimum Wage
During his fifth State of the Union address, President Obama once again issued a plea to Congress to raise the federal minimum wage:"Of course, to reach millions more, Congress needs to get on board. ...