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This Is Not America
Remarking on the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, Julian Assange tweeted a picture of it with the words, "The new face of America is eerily familiar."https://twit ...
14 Aug, 2017
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Morning Report: August 11, 2017
Statistics are pointing to a another steep rise in opioid deaths within the next 10 years. To illustrate the point of just how critical the crisis has become, in the state of Massachusetts, 90% of all ...
11 Aug, 2017
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3 min read
Morning Report: August 8, 2017
Manchin Stays 'Independent'As the political wheels rapidly turn in the state of West Virginia, Senator Joe Manchin appears to be staying independent and above the fray.At a Trump rally last week, Gove ...
08 Aug, 2017
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In Eye of Political Firestorm, Sen. Manchin Remains 'Independent'
The political wheels in the state of West Virginia are rapidly turning. At a Trump rally last week, Governor Jim Justice announced he was switching his party affiliation from Democrat to Republic ...
07 Aug, 2017
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VA “Reform”: Bureaucratic Barriers Still Lead to Veteran Suicides
Update: President Trump participated in a VA telehealth event for veterans to cut down on the wait time and meet with VA doctors faster. Whatch the video below:https://www.youtube.com/watch? ...
03 Aug, 2017
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Fixing America’s Presidential Elections in Just Two Steps (Part 2)
Recording Votes: Fixing the Electoral CollegeOur Electoral College (EC) is out of date. Powerful coalitions exist to push for its effective abolishment and a switch to a popular vote, but the support ...
12 May, 2017
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11 min read
TrumpCare: An Important First Step
Now comes the hard part. The house passing health care repeal and replace legislation is a significant short-term win for President Trump, but it won’t mean anything lest he can wrangle the Senate’s s ...
04 May, 2017
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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 ...
04 May, 2017
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March Madness: Victory Comes at the Free Throw Line
In round one yesterday of March Madness, the premier spectacle of American sports, 32 teams went to the free throw line 634 times and converted 438 of their charitable gifts (you are not reading this ...
17 Mar, 2017
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Trump Silent on Biggest Campaign Promise: Unrigging the Election System
President Donald Trump’s first weeks as president seem to be centered around one strategy: Prove to the American people that he’s a man of his word and that unlike most politicians, he will actually k ...
17 Feb, 2017
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3 min read