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Poll: Voters Must Choose between Two Choices They Don't Trust
Republicans say Trump is honest and Democrats say Clinton is honest, but among all voters, both candidates come up short. How can you become a general election front-runner if most voters don't trust ...
12 Aug, 2015
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Thought About Running for Office? Maybe You Should
We have been conditioned to think that regular folks shouldn't run for office. That's just plain wrong.When the Framers of the Constitution designed the checks and balances of our nation, Congress, th ...
11 Aug, 2015
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4 min read
Why Food (Not Food Stamps) Is an Essential Human Right
It is perhaps rarer than a blue moon that both major U.S. political parties agree on something. However, on this point, at least, there is consensus between Democrats and Republicans: The food stamps ...
22 Jul, 2015
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Moving Toward Federalism: The Louisiana Purchase and the 2016 Election
With the Looking to the Founders series running its natural course, it seemed appropriate to move to the next stage of American History. Not that there was a lack of material, but a realization t ...
14 Jul, 2015
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7 min read
How State, Federal Courts Are Working to End Partisan Gerrymandering
Florida's Supreme Court struck down much of the state's congressional districting map on July 9, ordering the redrawing of what it termed "constitutionally invalid" districts in 2 of the 27 distr ...
13 Jul, 2015
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12 min read
SCOTUS: Ultimate Political Power Resides with The People
On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the use of an independent redistricting commission to decide how electoral districts are drawn in Arizona. The 5-4 decision validated the citi ...
29 Jun, 2015
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4 min read
Former, Current POTUS Candidates Say Whoever Wins National Popular Vote Should Win Election
Since the movement launched in 2006, National Popular Vote has made significant progress to reform the way Americans elect their president.The group's plan involves a state-by-state approach. States t ...
25 Jun, 2015
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5 min read
Report: Crippling Student Debt is Forcing Students to Drop Out
It's graduation season and while colleges are advertising pictures of happy graduates in caps and gowns on their websites, there is one distinctive feature about the class of 2015 across the country: ...
25 Jun, 2015
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2016 Will Make the Strongest Case for Publicly Funded Elections
The 2012 presidential election was certainly the most expensive in American history. President Obama's re-election effort cost $1.1 billion, including nearly $700 million spent directly by his ca ...
22 Jun, 2015
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6 min read
Marijuana Is Not The Grass You Should Be Worried About
It is time for America to rethink its position on grass.While one notorious weed commands attention from the media, the government, and the public, another less assuming grass is quietly exacerbating ...
04 Jun, 2015
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7 min read