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States, Cities Considering Drastic Measures to Manage Public Pension Crises
David Crane, an adviser to former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, declared in 2010 that public pension crises nationwide represent “the largest single financial issue facing state and ...
While Primary Challenger Has Big Endorsements, Justin Amash Leads in Polls
In a Michigan race with a potentially embattled incumbent, two pro-business groups have recently thrown support to the challenger.This past week, Republican Justin Amash's challenger, Brian Ellis, rec...
Keystone May Be A Bigger Election Issue Than Some Realize
It’s no secret that the Keystone issue is a political powder keg. Neither is it a secret that it’s a controversial topic pitting two traditional foes: environmentalists versus big oil. Very murky...
Psychological Effects of Poverty Just As Bad As Physical
For the 46.5 million Americans living below the poverty line, 16 million of which are children, life has become a consistent struggle. This struggle does not simply begin and end with monetary concern...
Obama Seeks Immunity for Telecom Companies in NSA Data Sweeps
The Obama White House is seeking immunity for telecommunications companies that have complied with government orders to hand over customers' data. However, there may be more than meets the eye with th...
5 States Likely to Become Battleground States by 2016
Presidential politics are all about numbers, from campaign spending, third party interest funding, and electoral votes (EV). Battleground states, by definition, shift the winning side every 4 years or...
Do Affirmative Action Bans Hurt Minority Students?
Recently, in the case Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, the United States Supreme Court, by a 6-2 vote, upheld a Michigan ban on affirmative action. The ban stated that universi...
The Camp Plan: How Likely is Tax Reform in 2014?
Rarely is there an issue as contentious as taxation. Thick walls of partisan gridlock form around taxes like very few other issues. Reform is supposed to be a kind word and describe a way to make taxe...
5 Issues That Will Remain Unresolved Because of Partisan Primaries
With the primaries either underway or rapidly approaching, we again find ourselves facing a crisis in democracy created by our elections process: the escalating power of partisanship from parti...
Who Is Really Responsible for Welfare Fraud?
There have been numerous articles alleging rampant welfare fraud. While most articles focus on blaming poor people who directly receive government benefits, there are no credible statistics demonstrat...