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"I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans, and I've seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset." - Langston Hughes In February, I traveled from New York City, where I live, to New Orleans to attend the Unrig the System Summit, a gathering of over 1,500 people from all 50 states, focused on how to reform our dysfunctional political system. I was there to speak on a panel about the leadership of the African American community in the fight for full

Jordan Peterson, the Canadian professor of psychology who in the last year has become North America’s most popular public intellectual, has spent many decades studying tyranny and its antecedents. As a result, he frequently warns his audiences of the unparalleled destructive power of “ideological possession." As someone who has long been writing about the threat posed by this all too prevalent epistemic disease, I am delighted to see the attention that is now being paid to it. Ideological poss

How could a handful of common-sense, independent Senators defuse the partisanship around trade? By changing the way we talk about the whole issue. Most American say they believe in markets. Why? Because markets reward hard work and innovation. They deliver us better products at lower prices. They allow us to specialize in what we do best and use that income to buy the other things we need or want. Markets have delivered America 250 years of unprecedented growth and prosperity. Sure, there are

California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla has released the 2018 Voter Guide. The guide contains all relevant information related to the various propositions and candidate races voters will be asked to weigh in on this June. This article will focus on the race for United States Senate and publish the statements that have been provided to the Secretary of State’s office. Kevin de León | DEMOCRATIC The President is hellbent on dividing our people and demeaning our California ideals. The Washi

“We spend most of our time focused on what’s wrong with our government and talking about the dysfunction or breakdowns in a critical way. With all that attention on what we DON’T want, we spend little time focused on what’s working and what we DO want. #HealthyGov is about shifting our focus to what we want and taking action to make it so.” - Debilyn Molineaux, co-director of Bridge Alliance Bridge Alliance, a coalition of over 80 civic action organizations, launched the #HealthyGov education c

California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla has released the 2018 Voter Guide. The guide contains all relevant information related to the various propositions and candidate races voters will be asked to weigh in on this June. This article will focus on the race for Attorney General and publish the statements that have been provided to the Secretary of State’s office. Eric Early | REPUBLICAN Sacramento needs a serious and major change. I am a father, businessman and attorney, not a career pol

California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla has released the 2018 Voter Guide. The guide contains all relevant information related to the various propositions and candidate races voters will be asked to weigh in on this June. This article will focus on the race for Controller and publish the statements that have been provided to the Secretary of State’s office. Betty T. Yee | DEMOCRATIC With extensive finance experience, a reputation for fairness, and a commitment to the highest degree of tr

California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla has released the 2018 Voter Guide. The guide contains all relevant information related to the various propositions and candidate races voters will be asked to weigh in on this June. This article will focus on the race for Secretary of State and publish the statements that have been provided to the Secretary of State’s office. Gail K. Lightfoot | LIBERTARIAN I will work to end Top-Two elections and restore voters’ right to choose candidates from all

Mainstream business experts in America are waking up to the failure of our country’s political system.

Mainstream business experts in America are waking up to the failure of our country’s political system. Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School is without equal in his expertise on competition and strategy in industry. An icon to a generation of MBA students, Porter and his co-author Katherine Gehl, a business leader and former CEO, have applied “Porter’s Five Forces” to study our political system in a landmark study released this past September: Why Competition in the Politics Industry Is