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National Popular Vote Movement Gets Huge Legislative Push Nationwide
As of January 27, 2017, 15 states have introduced legislation to advance a national popular vote for president to reform the Electoral College, with more bills being introduced every week. Heading int ...
30 Jan, 2017
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The States Likely to Gain and Lose House Seats in 2020
Recently, Real Clear Politics extrapolated demographic trends to project which states are likely to gain or lose U.S. House seats in the reapportionment that will occur after the 2020 Census ...
03 Jan, 2017
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The Case for Liberal Studies in the Wake of a STEM Shortage
In the wake of a undergraduate shortage in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), degrees in the liberal arts and humanities have come under fire, often deemed frivolous and u ...
21 Dec, 2016
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The Electoral College is Outdated and Undemocratic
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is now beating President-elect Donald Trump in the popular vote by more than 2 million votes. This is by far the biggest deficit in popular votes by a winning ca ...
01 Dec, 2016
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No Partisan Walls: Federal Court Strikes Down Wisconsin Gerrymandering
While the mainstream media focuses on Trump’s wall (or lack there of) the establishment has been quietly building them for decades.In virtually every state, the party that is in control has significan ...
22 Nov, 2016
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Sanders-Backed 'Our Revolution' Scores Major Victories on Election Day
In August, just one month after the Democratic National Convention, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced the launch of Our Revolution, a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping his progressiv ...
10 Nov, 2016
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8 States Just Legalized Marijuana for Recreation or Medicinal Purposes
In a watershed electoral victory for drug policy liberalization in the United States, an astounding eight states voted to legalize marijuana for recreational or medicinal purposes Tuesday.That’s an es ...
09 Nov, 2016
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5 Major Presidential Gaffes in Modern U.S. History
In last week’s final presidential debate, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton described the Iraqi city of Mosul as "on the border of Syria." However, Mosul is 100 miles east of Syria and 75 miles from ...
24 Oct, 2016
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State-by-State Efforts to End Partisan Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering is nearly as old as America itself, named after James Madison’s vice president and governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry. The advantageous practice of drawing legislative districts ...
10 Oct, 2016
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We Need a 'None of the Above' Option on the Ballot
George Washington, in his 1796 farewell address to the young nation, set forth some guiding principles for America. Among his concerns was the “baneful” effects of political parties. He cautioned that ...
07 Oct, 2016
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