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8 States Just Legalized Marijuana for Recreation or Medicinal Purposes
In a watershed electoral victory for drug policy liberalization in the United States, an astounding eight states voted to legalize marijuana for recreational or medicinal purposes Tuesday.That’s an es ...
09 Nov, 2016
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South Dakota's Amendment V Falls Short of Victory
The Mount Rushmore State did not pass nonpartisan primaries Tuesday night. South Dakota's Amendment V - Nonpartisan Elections didn't quite make the cut at 44.51% to 55.49%.Amendment V would have ...
09 Nov, 2016
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The American Solidarity Party: You May Not Know It Now, But You May after the 2016 Election
Upon securing the Republican presidential nomination earlier this year, several commentators noted that Donald Trump was realigning American politics. Through that realignment, economic nationalism, l ...
07 Nov, 2016
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No Joke: 10 Major Ways Hillary Clinton Is Just Like Donald Trump
In a presidential election with record-setting unfavorable ratings for both major parties' nominees, no small number of people will be voting against a candidate instead of for the candidate whose nam ...
05 Nov, 2016
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Independent Margaret Stock: Only Thing Partisan Duopoly Has Done Is Give Us Two Unpopular Candidates
Alaskan independent candidate Margaret Stock is one of 5 candidates running to unseat Alaska U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R). Recognizing the challenges of running against an incumbent, Stoc ...
03 Nov, 2016
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Desglosando la Democracia: Movimientos No-Partidistas en el Foco
Estamos a menos de una semana del Día de las Elecciones, dando cierre a una contienda presidencial que ha dado a los votantes dos de los candidatos más rechazados y desconfiados en la historia moderna ...
02 Nov, 2016
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The Uncivil War Where Politics Count More Than Country
"... if the other side isn't nuts then we can talk to them, and that is good news."Joe McGovern, from the documentary film "The Other Side"We are in a civil war, although one being waged with words no ...
02 Nov, 2016
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How U.S. Senator Mark Kirk Ended Up Making the Strongest Case for More Choice in Elections
Illinois US Senator Mark Kirk may be the most vulnerable Republican senator running for re-election in 2016. His contentious relationship with his party highlights the frustration many Illinoisans hav ...
31 Oct, 2016
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Centrist Project Endorses 2 Independent House Candidates on Cusp of Historic Wins
HANOVER, NH – On Wednesday, The Centrist Project announces its endorsement of two Independent candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives: Martin Babinec of New York (NY-22) and Alan La ...
29 Oct, 2016
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How Super PACs and Candidates Legally (and Illegally) Coordinate Their Efforts
In its ruling in the Citizens United case of 2010, the Supreme Court decided that organizations that are wholly independent of candidates could spend unlimited sums of money to influence election ...
26 Oct, 2016
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