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Gary Johnson Could Have Won His Senate Race If New Mexico Had Ranked Choice Voting
The New Mexico Senate Race this year was by far the best chance the Libertarian Party has ever had of getting a seat in the U.S. Congress, and in the Senate no less.In this race the nation's third lar...
A Review of "An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back"
Elisabeth Rosenthal accomplishes the seemingly impossible: she’s created a digestible and oftentimes heartfelt guide to the American health care system. Statistical analyses, facts, and financial data...
New Faces For San Diego City Council, County Board Of Supervisors
San Diego, Calif.- It appears City of San Diego voters made history last night.Never before have two city council incumbents lost on an election night.In fact, the last time an incumbent lost was 1992...
50 Major Ways The Democratic Party Has Sold Out Its Own Values
Many political commentators today are perplexed by what seems to be the increasing polarization of the two party system in America, and the rising tensions that have accompanied a rhetorical arms race...
OPINION: It's Time We Said ENOUGH to Cruelty and Propaganda
As we enter the last few days of the 2018 midterm elections, I am again wondering when will we, the American citizens, say “ENOUGH.”I say ENOUGH of: Manufactured outrage Hypocrisy and lies Dishones...
Ammar Campa-Najjar’s Consultant Talks the Fight to Win the 50th
In this episode of Deconstructed, TJ O’Hara sits down with Joe Trippi, Democratic strategist, author, and political commentator. Trippi has worked on some challenging campaigns, like Howard Dean, Ted ...
Don’t Let November 6 Become a "Trick or Treat" Nightmare
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - Halloween evolved from the ancient Celtic celebration of Samhain (pronounced sow-in), when it was believed that the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became bl...
OPINION: The Toxic Impact Team-Sport Partisanship Has on the Soul of America
Team sports and competition are popular, from baseball to mixed martial arts. However, our politics are increasingly filled with partisan rancor, and unfortunately, despite Americans disassociating wi...
Thoughts and Prayers for Pittsburgh
Many commentators have disparaged the thoughts and prayers of people of faith in this country in the aftermath of a highly publicized rampage killing. I understand that they are frustrated with what t...
Securing US Election Systems: Why A Paper Ballot Isn’t Enough
At first glance, a citizen or “expert” might be persuaded that the way to provide adequate security surrounding the current U.S. election systems is to make sure the systems utilize paper ballots.This...