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Civil Rights or Safety First: Understanding "Transgender" and the Bathroom Debate
Civil Rights or Safety First: Understanding "Transgender" and the Bathroom Debate
Faye Flam, who has written for Science Magazine and continues to write about science, mathematics, and medicine, recently explained in detail  a number of reasons why nature isn't ...
02 May, 2016
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Will Panama Papers Leak Spur Lawmakers to Tackle Tax Avoidance?
Will Panama Papers Leak Spur Lawmakers to Tackle Tax Avoidance?
The political commentator Michael Kinsley once quipped that in Washington, "the scandal isn't what's illegal, the scandal is what's legal." President Obama echoed this sentiment last week du ...
15 Apr, 2016
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5 min read
Introducing The Public Primary: Protecting the Rights of Voters While Giving Them More Choices
Introducing The Public Primary: Protecting the Rights of Voters While Giving Them More Choices
FairVote believes that every vote should matter and be heard in every public election. The fundamental goal of any primary election system should be to help foster a general election that wi ...
07 Apr, 2016
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Unpopular 2016 Candidates Help Boost Momentum for Alternative Choices and Change
Unpopular 2016 Candidates Help Boost Momentum for Alternative Choices and Change
With the strong possibility of having nominees from the two major parties who are largely unpalatable to a large percentage of the electorate, there is momentum building for serious challenges to the ...
05 Apr, 2016
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Cruz Leads in Wisconsin; But Infighting May Turn State Blue
Cruz Leads in Wisconsin; But Infighting May Turn State Blue
Wisconsin has long been an important battleground state in the modern election cycles for president. Its 10 electoral votes prove critical in most pathways to victory, but an important twist is happen ...
01 Apr, 2016
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'Two Parties, One Winner' Shouldn't Override 'One Person, One Vote'
'Two Parties, One Winner' Shouldn't Override 'One Person, One Vote'
On Monday, the Supreme Court of the Unites States heard oral arguments in the case of Wittman v. Personhuballah, to decide whether Virginia lawmakers unlawfully considered race while redrawing co ...
25 Mar, 2016
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Gary Johnson Receives Huge Endorsement in Bid for Libertarian Nomination
Gary Johnson Receives Huge Endorsement in Bid for Libertarian Nomination
Gary Johnson’s bid for the Libertarian Party nomination continues to pick up steam after an endorsement from a key party official this week. William Redpath, a Virginia native, has spent years pr ...
18 Mar, 2016
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Montana GOP: You Have to Join a Party to Vote
Montana GOP: You Have to Join a Party to Vote
The Great Falls Tribune reported Friday that Montana Republicans filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of the United States to close the June 7 primary to registered party members only.&nbs ...
14 Mar, 2016
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Voice of the People: Americans Not Sold on Defense Spending Increase
Voice of the People: Americans Not Sold on Defense Spending Increase
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Barack Obama and leading Republican presidential candidates have called for increasing defense spending. However, given the opportun ...
09 Mar, 2016
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Millions of Voters Disenfranchised on Super 'Undemocratic' Tuesday
Millions of Voters Disenfranchised on Super 'Undemocratic' Tuesday
Super Tuesday (March1) is one of the most heavily covered events in the presidential election process. With over a dozen contests and a quarter of the delegates up for grabs on the Democrati ...
01 Mar, 2016
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