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9/11's Legacy: How It Changed America's War, Culture, and Law
On September 11th, the US remembers its fallen citizens, murdered in the worst terrorist attack since the Oklahoma City bombing.In unison, they #neverforget the 3,000 people who were murdered that day...
The Nitty Gritty: Why Our Health Care System Is Such a Mess
Our health care system is a disaster. You won’t find much disagreement with that statement — maybe just fingers pointing in different directions as to why.We’ve had endless debates on health care, and...
Texas Legislature Eliminates Straight-Ticket Voting
The Texas House approved a bill Saturday that eliminates straight-ticket voting, which allows voters to choose a party's entire slate of candidates in a single ballot marking. Texas will lik...
Congress Effectively Legalizes Medical Marijuana at the Federal Level
Last week, Congress avoided a government shutdown by agreeing to a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded for another week.Then over the weekend, US lawmakers agreed to a deal tha...
John Oliver Misses Prime Opportunity to Discuss Better Solution to Gerrymandering
On HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver tackled an issue that many consider the most pressing threat to our democracy: gerrymandering. As he often does, Oliver explained the intricacies of this comp...
Will Left-Wing Terrorism Be The New Law Enforcement Crisis?
April 1995 put radicalized right-wing terrorism firmly in the minds of Americans and law enforcement, when Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols destroyed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. At ...
Sanders-Backed 'Our Revolution' Scores Major Victories on Election Day
In August, just one month after the Democratic National Convention, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced the launch of Our Revolution, a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping his progressiv...
Independent, Third Party Candidates: Vote Your Conscience; Stick With Us
Why stick with third party and independent candidates in November, if Clinton and Trump have a combined 80% of the electorate in all major polls? In an election season that is anything but usual, one ...
Green Party Ballot Access at Highest Levels in 2016
Green Party ballot access campaigns have had more success in 2016 than ever before, according to Rick Lass, Ballot Access Coordinator for the Jill Stein campaign.You can check out the Greens' infograp...
Major Party Ticket Floats Possible Support for Congressional Term Limits
Last week, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump proposed congressional term limits."I hear it from more and more people," Trump said of term limits for federal legislators. "We're going to tak...