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Donald Trump, Iranian President Rattle Sabers Over Twitter
It started with a speech on Sunday, in which Iranian president Hassan Rouhani sent a warning to the United States about pursuing a foreign policy hostile toward his government in Tehran, but to Donald ...
23 Jul, 2018
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Could Ranked Choice Voting Help Save the Parties from Themselves?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwyVJ_-q0mE&feature=youtu.beVideo Source: Rebel HQWhen it comes to electoral reform right now, there is no hotter topic -- arguably -- than ranked choice voting (RC ...
18 Jul, 2018
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Why Can't The Media See Independent Voters?
Nearing the two year mark since the shocking 2016 presidential election result devastated both the Democratic and Republican Party power structures, liberal mainstream media journalists are still stuc ...
16 Jul, 2018
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5 min read
I Miss Anthony Kennedy Already
I miss Anthony Kennedy already. Other people have written eloquently about Kennedy’s contributions to the Supreme Court. After the retirement of Sandra Day O’Connor (whom I miss, too), Kennedy became ...
09 Jul, 2018
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The State That Defied America's Archaic Electoral Politics with a New Voting System
Democracy advocates recently celebrated a victory in Maine, where voters used ranked-choice voting in their statewide primaries — the first state ever to do so. In that election, voters also approved ...
06 Jul, 2018
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There's A Reason It's Called the 'Declaration of Independence'
RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. – While small town parades, backyard barbecues and fireworks displays may be what many people associate with the 4th of July, Independence Day deserves far greater respect. Fif ...
03 Jul, 2018
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10 min read
76 Reasons I'm Lucky to Be An American
Being born in America is like winning the lottery of life.Being able-bodied and able-minded on top of that, in good health and of average or better intelligence, is just a big 'ole cherry right on top ...
03 Jul, 2018
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14 min read
Creating a Fairer Voting System: It’s Time to Take Vote Splitting Seriously
Americans deserve a fair voting systemIf you’re like many Americans, you’ve never heard of vote splitting, yet it exerts an underlying force on American elections that has the potential to change ...
02 Jul, 2018
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4 min read
The Forgotten Children: Taxpayers Fund Hundreds of Thousands of Unlawful Family Separations Every Year
Family separations at our southwest border reveal the pain when children are forcibly seized by state or federal government agencies. We see the fear and anger, and expect frustration, loss of trust, ...
26 Jun, 2018
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3 min read
Congress Demands Answers: Pentagon Stonewalls on Child Sex Abuse
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Earlier this year, an investigation by the Associated Press revealed a disturbing sexual assault problem on some of the nation’s military bases around the world. Since the initi ...
22 Jun, 2018
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4 min read