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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 ...
10 Nov, 2016
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The Majority Has Spoken (Again and Again): It’s Time To End The Electoral College
Raise your hand if you think that the president of the United States should be elected by the popular vote. Ah, it looks like most of you do. Hands down and know that you’re not alone.In fact, poll af ...
07 Nov, 2016
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6 min read
What Makes Politics Unendurable
Governor Bill Weld’s dire verdict on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been taken as an implicit endorsement of Hillary Clinton and made into another sound bite in the horse-race coverage of th ...
07 Nov, 2016
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4 min read
Where Both Major Party Candidates Fail on Health Care
Obamacare has been a major part of the 2016 election, and will continue to act as a wedge between the parties long after we have a new commander-in-chief. Nevertheless, it feels like both major presid ...
03 Nov, 2016
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5 min read
The Differences Between Measure D and Measure C
San Diego, CALIF. - Arguably, the most intensely contested and important measures to go before the voters of the City of San Diego on November 8 are C and D.Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you ...
28 Oct, 2016
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3 min read
Maine’s Ranked Choice Voting: Not Perfect, But A Step Up from Plurality
Measure 5 puts ranked choice voting (RCV) on the ballot to be used statewide. RCV is worthwhile to support because it’s better than Maine’s current plurality voting system. But if you dress up RC ...
27 Oct, 2016
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11 min read
The Recipe Independent Reformers Need to Sweeten The Fetid Brew of Two-Party Elections
Deep in their cups after November 8th, lamenting the rolling tragedy that was this election season, the realization will settle in: “We could have won this one.”“This was a winnable race. The opponent ...
26 Oct, 2016
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7 min read
Leadership: A Lost Skill That Must Be Re-Learned
Like so many other Americans, I too have become frustrated with the unbridled lack of civility, crippling partisanship, and dysfunctional gridlock that prevent our country from solving the serious pro ...
25 Oct, 2016
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4 min read
Yes on C & D: Two Great Options to Solve Three Civic Problems
San Diego voters have two opportunities to solve three civic issues that have plagued our city for years. While protecting San Diego taxpayers, Measures C and D both provide a pathway to expand o ...
22 Oct, 2016
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4 min read
Why I'm Voting for the Lesser Evil
A Failure of the PeopleI sincerely believe that America has lost its way. In a nation built for a government by the people and for the people, I blame -- The People. The U.S. lacks leadership from loc ...
21 Oct, 2016
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7 min read