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Why Corruption in Washington is the First Issue
One week after announcing my entry into the Massachusetts race for U.S. Senate, many people have asked where I stand on the issues followed by a list of the usual suspects that are important to them. ...
A More Inclusive Presidential Primary Would Motivate Voters to Participate
It seems that in every cycle there is debate about which states should hold the first presidential primary elections. Some state always seems to try to jump ahead of Iowa and New Hampshire. Since 1972...
Evan Falchuk: We're On The Right Track to Improving Politics in Mass.
Month 8 in Evan Falchuk’s diary of his Independent campaign for Governor of MassachusettsAny campaign for public office is busy, I’d guess, but I didn’t realize quite how busy until I began running as...
BREAKING: Massachusetts Independent to Challenge U.S. Senator Markey
In an improbable attempt to challenge the political establishment, Millbury, Massachusetts resident Bruce Skarin has announced his entry as an independent into the 2014 race for U.S. Senate. The 37-ye...
Where Do Voters Turn When The Parties Have Left Them Nowhere to Go?
The late, great comedian George Carlin once said “if you vote, you have no right to complain .” There are two problems with that: voter disenfranchisement and ballot access for political parties. Noth...
Evan Falchuk Launches Statewide Tour
In today’s world of impersonal politics, where elected officials are largely out of reach and social media is viewed as an effective substitute for in-person contact, it is easy to reminisce about the...
The 5 States Most Likely To Legalize Marijuana Next
Alaska Far away from the mainland United States, Alaska is a conservative, red state, but with a libertarian, live-and-let-live hue and a history of openness toward marijuana.In order to get marijuana...
What Are the Different Types of Primary Elections?
Primaries first began in the early twentieth century as a response to increasingly strong party control over elections. At the time, voters wanted a larger say in who would be chosen as their candidat...
Massachusetts Independent Candidate Sees Election Year 2014 as Turning Point
Month 7 in Evan Falchuk’s diary of his Independent campaign for Governor of MassachusettsA lot of people I meet are worried about the future. They’re worried that our politics and government are broke...
Raising The Minimum Wage: Income Equality or Job Killer?
Massachusetts passed the first wage law in 1912, followed soon after by thirteen more states and the District of Columbia. However, the Supreme Court ruling in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United ...