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Presidential Election Update: The Washington Caucus
Presidential Election Update: The Washington Caucus
Preparing for the last stop before Super Tuesday, the Republican presidential candidates head to Washington to campaign before Saturday's caucuses. The caucuses will be open, meaning anyone registered...
Happy New Year: 40,000 new laws to take effect in 2012
Happy New Year: 40,000 new laws to take effect in 2012
Despite the influence of small government advocates like those in the Tea Party movement, the size, role, and influence of government on a federal, state, and local level is set to grow significantly ...
Google trends: higher online interest in Occupy Wall Street Movement
Google trends: higher online interest in Occupy Wall Street Movement
As Occupy Wall Street demonstrations have continued across the nation for yet another week, a Google Trends analysis of online search patterns indicates that interest is higher in this more recent mov...
USDA announces beginning farmer awards
USDA announces beginning farmer awards
The average age of farmers and ranchers in America is increasing, and rural populations are in decline. This is why the U.S. Department of Agriculture is acting to plant a new crop of much needed agri...
Barriers remain too high for Independents
Barriers remain too high for Independents
Is there anyone less popular today than a sitting politician?  Well, yes.  Someone else’s politician.  Today’s generalized numbers about Congress, the President, Democrats and Republica...
California moves America closer to national popular vote
California moves America closer to national popular vote
In a little-noticed move in late August, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that would award all of California's electoral votes in presidential elections to whichever candidate wins the n...
Oracle of Omaha takes one for the home team
Oracle of Omaha takes one for the home team
Unelected partisans came face-to-face with a genuine independent voice this week in the form of American icon, Warren Buffett.  In Monday’s New York Times, Buffett – CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inv...
Progressives call for primary challenge against Obama
Progressives call for primary challenge against Obama
The fate of the California Democratic Party's Progressive Caucus remains uncertain following its passage of a resolution calling for a primary challenge to President Obama late last month.  Could...
California legislature endorses National Popular Vote
California legislature endorses National Popular Vote
Governor Jerry Brown is expected to provide a huge boost to the progressive anti-Electoral College movement with his signature on AB 459, the National Popular Vote law. The highly controversial bill, ...
Single-payer health care system re-introduced in California
Single-payer health care system re-introduced in California
While California’s budget woes have dominated the headlines, the California Universal Health Care Act – Senate Bill 810 – was introduced by California State Democrats, seeking to create a single-payer...