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5 Lawsuits That Could Change U.S. Health Care
Malpractice lawsuits happen every day, and most people don't think twice about them until they're the subject of one. In most cases, these lawsuits only affect the individuals involved, but in rare ca ...
12 Sep, 2018
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4 min read
The Soul of American Democracy: Lessons from the Royal Wedding
As a primary care doctor in Harlem, I see the impact of social conditions such as poverty, lead paint poisoning, and asthma-causing mold in public housing, as well as the emotional trauma that accompa ...
29 May, 2018
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4 min read
4 Types of Healthcare Systems
Types of Healthcare SystemsPoliticians love to brag about how the United States is the greatest nation on earth. But when it comes to health insurance, this is far from true. 28 million Americans curr ...
21 May, 2018
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6 min read
Voter Suppression: How Politicians Are At War With Your Vote
Voter suppression is a strategy to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing people from voting and is different from political campaigning.Campaigning attempts to change ...
09 May, 2018
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9 min read
How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work?
"Ranked choice voting" is gaining momentum in cities and states across the country. The attention it has gotten in places like Maine -- which will be the first state to use it for statewide elections ...
08 May, 2018
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2 min read
Independent Voters: We’re Not a Myth! And We Care!
These days there’s a lot going on in the world of independent politics. More to the point, it’s now accurate to say that there is a “world” of independent politics.This is a recent development because ...
14 Mar, 2018
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5 min read
Nonpartisan Open Primaries Coming to the Deep South?
The Alabama legislature will consider a bill that would change the state's primary election process to a nonpartisan, top-two open primary similar to the systems in California and Washington state.The ...
23 Jan, 2018
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1 min read
Want to Change Politics? Get Involved in Local Elections
This week on A Civil Assessment we welcome back both the award-winning election journalist and election fraud expert Lulu Friesdat and Florida Congressional candidate Tim Canova.These two discuss elec ...
23 Jan, 2018
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1 min read
A New Countdown: Midterm Money Is Rolling In
The countdown to 2018 has finished and Washington has snapped its head in the direction of another countdown: the mid-term elections in November.In just eleven months, the balance of power can be easi ...
02 Jan, 2018
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5 min read
Now More Than Ever, We Need A Revolution of Unity
Whatever your views on the tax bill, Roy Moore vs. Doug Jones or the Trump presidency, the last few weeks should trouble you if you love our country.Partisan pundits from each of the two warring facti ...
22 Dec, 2017
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3 min read