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The Coronavirus Stimulus Package Will Be Toxic to Incumbents
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act of 2020 (H.R. 748) was by far the most gargantuan emergency economic stimulus package ever passed by Congress.The American ...
24 Apr, 2020
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Who is to Blame for Violence in Lithuania?
Lithuania is used to maintaining national security and defense by relying on NATO allies in many ways. Such an approach helps the country save money and receive political preferences within the Allian ...
12 Apr, 2020
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Why local election administrators are key to ensuring all voters may participate in democracy
Originally published on The Fulcrum.Due to the coronavirus, many states that have held their presidential primaries on schedule this year experienced a decrease in turnout, chaos and confusion. As we ...
06 Apr, 2020
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4 min read
Three Ways COVID-19 Could Help Trump's Reelection Bid
In case you hadn’t heard, COVID-19 has disrupted the economy perhaps more than any other singular event in history. Here are three metrics to get a sense of the damage.Goldman Sachs originally forecas ...
05 Apr, 2020
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Another coronavirus victim: public access to government
Originally published on The Fulcrum.Advocates of open government are sounding the alarm that local, state and federal officials are too quickly sacrificing public access to the cause of public health ...
27 Mar, 2020
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4 min read
Pandemic Elicits Surge to Save A Democratic Process Already in Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic and devastating impact on American society and the economy. All 50 states and the president have declared a state of emergency, and over 100 million Americans ...
24 Mar, 2020
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10 min read
THE SPEECH THAT BERNIE SHOULD GIVE (but probably won’t)
Hello America! Hello my Brothers and Sisters!This campaign, this race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, has come to a critical point. A boiling point, some would say. And before we go ...
09 Mar, 2020
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Here's What Each Candidate Has Spent Per Vote in The Democratic Primary
With a lot of primary left to go, the Democratic presidential candidates have raised and already spent a small fortune on their White House aspirations.So much for keeping money out of politics, right ...
07 Mar, 2020
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10 States Where Party Planners Can Host (and Avoid) Representative Primaries
Illinois should host the first presidential primaries if the goal is to pick a state that most closely matches the demographics of the country.And Vermont, the home state of Democratic front-runner Be ...
27 Feb, 2020
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The Resistance: The Case for Independents 2/3
In a country that often feels divided between two camps, the Republicans and the Democrats, independent voters could really be the future of politics in America.While polarized, if not combative, poli ...
26 Feb, 2020
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