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Race and Diversity: Schools Overhaul Curriculum after Charlottesville
Race and Diversity: Schools Overhaul Curriculum after Charlottesville
Recent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, ended violently, as white supremacists clashed with counter-demonstrators, and a car driven by 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr., ploughed into a crowd fu ...
26 Sep, 2017
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NEW POLL: Democratic, Republican Brands In Serious Trouble
NEW POLL: Democratic, Republican Brands In Serious Trouble
CNN Polls has been asking respondents since 1992 whether they have a favorable or unfavorable attitude toward each of the two major parties. The latest poll shows that only 29% approve of the Republic ...
25 Sep, 2017
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Howard Dean: Both Parties Driving Younger Voters to Be Independents
Howard Dean: Both Parties Driving Younger Voters to Be Independents
Dr. Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, and a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, recently had some sobering words for the two major political parties in the ...
20 Sep, 2017
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3 min read
2020 Vision: A Clear Path to Breaking the Two-Party Machine
2020 Vision: A Clear Path to Breaking the Two-Party Machine
These are the best of times—and the worst of times—for independents striving to disrupt and transform our broken politics.The Best of TimesThough it can be obscured in the dust and smoke of moment-by- ...
20 Sep, 2017
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Removing the Least Democratic Part of America’s Elections
Removing the Least Democratic Part of America’s Elections
Voting in America is not easy. You first have to register. You have to find your polling place. In most states, you have to take time before, during, or after work to get to your polling place. You ha ...
15 Sep, 2017
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4 min read
If Courts Can't Protect Voters in a Rigged System, Who Will?
If Courts Can't Protect Voters in a Rigged System, Who Will?
How Can Citizens Redress their Grievances of an Unfair Election Process?According to Judge William J. Zloch, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, they can’t.On August 25, 2 ...
14 Sep, 2017
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Gary Johnson: President Must Get Congress' Approval to Go to War
Gary Johnson: President Must Get Congress' Approval to Go to War
Don’t blink or you might miss it.While much of our attention, and that of Congress, is appropriately focused on hurricane recovery, the United States Senate this week is quietly taking up the National ...
13 Sep, 2017
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3 min read
Stocks Are Booming, But Pay Checks Weak
Stocks Are Booming, But Pay Checks Weak
Unemployment in the US has been under 6% since 2015. In 2017, it hit its lowest in 16 years, 4.2%, close to full employment.People are not feeling it in their paychecks, however. Wage growth is "out o ...
08 Sep, 2017
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4 min read
The Swamp Is Thick: How The Two-Party System Harms Democracy
The Swamp Is Thick: How The Two-Party System Harms Democracy
If you were born after 1968, you’ve never seen a third-party presidential candidate receive a single electoral vote.Even in 2016’s “lesser-of-two-evils” contest, third-party candidates combined to ear ...
06 Sep, 2017
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4 min read
A Fiscal Cliff? More Like A Political One
A Fiscal Cliff? More Like A Political One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfjWIpnfjgQAs voters, we’ll be asked to ignore the dereliction of duty demonstrated by our elected leaders; threatened with horrible outcomes if a federal budget isn’t ...
06 Sep, 2017
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3 min read