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New SANDAG Board Chair on Human-Caused Climate Change: "It's a debatable issue"
Del Mar City Councilman Terry Sinnott and Poway Mayor Steve Vaus, both considered staunch Republicans, are now the Chair and Vice-Chair of the regions most powerful transportation body.The two were un ...
19 Dec, 2017
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Under the Radar: Parties Collude Using Census to Trade Votes
There are many reasons to be thinking about the upcoming Census. Making sure it is properly funded and that there are as few undercounts as possible are two. We should be thinking just as hard, or per ...
18 Dec, 2017
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Political Purism Isn’t Principled In An Impure World
Margaret Thatcher once said that “politics at its purest is philosophy in action." As someone who gave her name to a political age that represented a very clear break from what came before and fundame ...
18 Dec, 2017
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Iowa Candidate: "I Was Born Independent"
I have a confession: I was born an independent, and I'm pretty sure the majority of Americans were too.Whether it is here in the United States or over in Germany and Britain, there have always been an ...
13 Dec, 2017
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Hyper-Partisanship Is Literally Threatening Children's Health in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8uf7O5SbM8Video Source: CBS NewsThe congressional budget has been received with mixed responses, and one of the most controversial changes has been a failure to renew ...
13 Dec, 2017
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Don't Be Fooled: DNC Will Continue to Rig the Primary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daA8hptxSoISource: TYT PoliticsNews broke over the weekend that the DNC Unity Reform Commission (URC) -- a way for the Democratic Party to essentially police itself -- ...
11 Dec, 2017
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The GOP Tax Plan: How It Impacts You vs How It Should
On Friday, December 1, 2017, the Senate garnered sufficient votes to pass their version of tax reform legislation. Previously, the House had already passed their plan for tax reform.At this point, the ...
06 Dec, 2017
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Conyers Resigns Amidst Growing Sexual Harassment Scandal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5watZ8UMqUUS Rep. John Conyers announced Tuesday that he is "retiring today" amidst a sexual harassment scandal and growing calls for him to step down. The announcemen ...
05 Dec, 2017
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Why We Need Clear Distinctions Between Systemic and Individual Racism
Racism is a term used more and more frequently in recent American public discourse. After a rise of concern following the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, usage and understanding of the t ...
01 Dec, 2017
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In Big Win for Federalism, "Magic" Mushrooms Up Next for CA Ballot?
Supporters of a 2018 ballot initiative to legalize psychedelic mushrooms in California were given the green light by the state attorney general's office earlier this month to circulate petitions and g ...
29 Nov, 2017
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