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Independent for President in 2012: a view from 2010
Though the 2010 midterm elections have not yet even taken place, political commentators and observers are already speculating about possibilities and prospects for the 2012 presidential election. &nbs...
Independent and third party candidates still fighting for the right to participate in America's democracy
If a group of people told you that elected officials, influential civic groups, the mainstream media, and independent polling organizations were all engaged in a systematic effort to effectively silen...
Breaking the Republican-Democrat stranglehold with open debates and open minds
The two-party duopoly is a threat to the free exchange of ideas. The establishment parties, in conjunction with a complicit corporate media, often exclude third party and independent voices and ...
March delivers three blows to California public school system
This month there has been little good news for the California public school system. On March 4, California got word that the state’s bid for a piece of over $4 billion of the federal stimulus do...
Collapsing honeybee population worries California almond growers
California almond growers have reason to be worried, very worried. Honeybee populations across the country have declined sharply since last Fall. The California almond industry, supplying 80 percent o...
California not alone in passing on budget pain to public university students
The 550,000 students enrolled at the University of California and the California State University system have been served a steady diet of tuition and fee increases over the past few years. In p...
Governor Schwarzenegger praises California and promises recovery
What’s your favorite state in the nation? The answer is California! That is the message Governor Schwarzenegger has been trying to send out to potential business owners and investors this month. In th...
A Need for Cap-and-Trade
Let'shear it for Pittsburgh, which Tuesday made dirtyair not just California'sproblem.The Pennsylvania city topped the American LungAssociation's annual list for the worst short-term air pollution fro...
What We Will Avoid By Allowing Open Primaries
Arlen Specter is like the guy with two potential prom dates, though by the end of next year he could be sitting home alone.Why does a Pennsylvania Republican even matter in California? For the same re...
Why Legislators Should Take a Pay Cut During Deficit
Legislators who want to be true leaders should follow the example of Sen.Abel Maldonado and not only refuse pay raises any time the state's ina deficit, but also agree to cut their pay immediately.Of ...