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500 Deadly Encounters With Police Officers Stir National Debate
The announcement this week that the officer who killed Eric Garner would not be tried for homicide has further fueled public debate as to the appropriate level of force police officers use while in pe ...
05 Dec, 2014
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Strange Presidential Traditions: Turkey Pardoning
With Thanksgiving upon us, it's time to reflect on the culinary embodiment of this American tradition -- the turkey. The turkey's ascendency to fame has its humble origins as far back as the First Tha ...
26 Nov, 2014
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Party Leaders in Ariz. Say Control over Elections Belongs to Them, Not The People
Debate over states' rights and the rights of the people goes as far back as the 18th century. Today, that political discussion is alive and well in the form of a struggle over gerrymandering. This ter ...
18 Nov, 2014
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Ron Paul: Power May Shift in Washington, But The Philosophy Stays The Same
On Sunday, November 9, former congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) published a post on The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity's website, discussing the political ramifications of the 2014 mi ...
10 Nov, 2014
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3 min read
Overwhelming Majority of Voters Remain Disenfranchised in the United States
During every midterm and presidential election year, traditional media outlets pull out their electoral maps that paint every congressional district in a deep shade of red or blue, depending on who is ...
03 Nov, 2014
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3 min read
10 Bills Awaiting the U.S. Senate Americans Should Know About
The split between Democrats in the U.S. Senate and Republicans in the U.S. House has caused more than a little tension in the legislative process, which is Congress’ job. That division, no matter how ...
27 Oct, 2014
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7 min read
5 Issues That Deeply Divide Republicans and Democrats -- But Really Shouldn't
Problem solving and uncompromising virtues are mutually exclusive, but in politics they lead to a new level of dysfunction. That was a reason why moderate Republican Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine, an ...
07 Oct, 2014
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6 min read
Prize-Linked Savings Accounts: Getting Americans Invested In Their Own Future
According to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL), lotteries drew in $78 billion and doled out $19 billion in 2012. Lotteries have not slowed down in recent ye ...
03 Oct, 2014
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3 min read
Where Do Veterans Turn When They Have Nowhere to Go?
As we wrap up Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, and as the VA health care problems linger on, it has become tragically apparent that more and more veterans are feeling like they have nowhere to ...
03 Oct, 2014
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Eleventh Hour SCOTUS Decision Allows Ohio to Cut Early Voting Days
Without issuing an actual opinion on the law itself, the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday granted an application to stay a district court's ruling that would have blocked controversia ...
30 Sep, 2014
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2 min read