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Increasing Voter Turnout Means Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is
Increasing Voter Turnout Means Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is
This was just one of the compelling statistics discussed on Wednesday, February 1 at the very first forum hosted by the newly-founded California Latino Economic Institute (CLEI), which is a colla ...
06 Feb, 2017
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"Napoleon Is Always Right": Trump, Truth, and the Origins of Totalitarianism
"Napoleon Is Always Right": Trump, Truth, and the Origins of Totalitarianism
"In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything was possible and nothing was tru ...
05 Feb, 2017
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5 min read
Partisan Gerrymandering is One Step Closer to the Supreme Court
Partisan Gerrymandering is One Step Closer to the Supreme Court
In a move likely to upset Democrats and Republicans at the national level, a federal court-panel has enjoined Wisconsin state officials from using existing district maps and ordered the state to redra ...
02 Feb, 2017
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Trumping NeoCons: The Rise of the Non-Interventionist Right
Trumping NeoCons: The Rise of the Non-Interventionist Right
Last week, the Donald Trump administration dealt the neocon establishment two pounding blows. Yet, the mainstream media and the global justice movement did not seem to connect the dots.Let’s be c ...
01 Feb, 2017
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Schumer's Crocodile Tears and Trump's Gay Executive Order
Schumer's Crocodile Tears and Trump's Gay Executive Order
We see it every day. Go on Facebook and you might be convinced that Hitler has been reincarnated as a Hotelier-in-Chief.Unfortunately, few people engage with the hysteria coming from the left. Why wou ...
31 Jan, 2017
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2 min read
#Hashtagivism: 5 Partisan Boycotts Throw Social Media into Turmoil
#Hashtagivism: 5 Partisan Boycotts Throw Social Media into Turmoil
In the internet age, being an activist is easier than ever.#Hashtagivism is on the rise, jumping from cause to cause and targeting companies like Starbucks and Uber, and events like the Oscars and&nbs ...
31 Jan, 2017
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4 min read
Trump Could Make the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Worse
Trump Could Make the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Worse
The United States has been Israel’s primary benefactor since the early Cold War days, so President Donald Trump’s support of Israel is certainly reinforced by an abundance of precedent. However, his o ...
25 Jan, 2017
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WikiLeaks Blows the Whistle: Bye Bye TPP, Hello TiSA
WikiLeaks Blows the Whistle: Bye Bye TPP, Hello TiSA
While everyone was busy discussing the TPP and NAFTA renegotiation during the presidential election, very few noticed that another trade agreement, possibly the biggest and with a stronger potential i ...
25 Jan, 2017
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4 min read
WATCH: The Road Ahead (Opening Up Our Electoral System)
WATCH: The Road Ahead (Opening Up Our Electoral System)
While Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating Hillary Clinton, a small percentage of political outsiders watched the results to see if they could capitalize on an election season that left few fee ...
23 Jan, 2017
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Draining Sacramento? California's Trump Aims to Make CA Great Again
Draining Sacramento? California's Trump Aims to Make CA Great Again
San Diego, CALIF.- If former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was the warm-up act, Donald Trump is the headliner.For outsiders looking to “get into” politics, the 45th President of the United ...
19 Jan, 2017
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2 min read