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In Maine: Partisan Hypocrisy Protects Minority Rule in Governor's Race
In Maine: Partisan Hypocrisy Protects Minority Rule in Governor's Race
In November, Mainers will vote for governor. Recent poll results show four candidates splitting the vote. Talk of “spoilers” is rearing its ugly head, again.
21 Aug, 2018
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4 min read
6 Overlooked Efforts to Work Across the Aisle in Congress
6 Overlooked Efforts to Work Across the Aisle in Congress
Shouting “news” anchors. A barrage of insults. Media headlines plastered with scandals and investigations. We must be watching politics in modern day America. A 2017 study by the Pew Research Center s ...
20 Aug, 2018
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5 min read
250+ Independent Leaders Unite During Historic Fight Against Two-Party Control
250+ Independent Leaders Unite During Historic Fight Against Two-Party Control
DENVER, COLO. - Unite America, a national organization providing support for independent candidates running for elected office in various states, hosted the first-ever Unite Summit in Denver, Colorado ...
20 Aug, 2018
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Media Stays Silent as U.S. Backs Saudi War Crimes in Yemen
Media Stays Silent as U.S. Backs Saudi War Crimes in Yemen
Not only is the United States backing the Saudi monarchy with intelligence and logistical support as it prosecutes a violent proxy war via relentless airstrikes in one of the world's most destitute an ...
16 Aug, 2018
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14 min read
3 Songs From The Queen Of Soul For Today's Political Climate
3 Songs From The Queen Of Soul For Today's Political Climate
The passing of the iconic Aretha Franklin at the age of 76, has many combing through her playlist, playing the songs that bring memories back to life.From "Day Dreaming" (1972) to "Rock Steady" (1971) ...
16 Aug, 2018
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1 min read
The Summer of Our Discontent
The Summer of Our Discontent
Lately, I’ve been glued to my laptop watching CNN news clips from 1999, when Donald Trump was weighing a possible presidential run in the Reform Party. “Everybody wants me to run for President …” he t ...
15 Aug, 2018
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"Highly Unethical:" County Supervisor Kristin Gaspar Blasts Labor, Legislature
"Highly Unethical:" County Supervisor Kristin Gaspar Blasts Labor, Legislature
San Diego, CA. - As reported by IVN San Diego, the political games and drama surrounding the Fair Voter Participation Act and the efforts to get the measure onto the November ballot would make the bes ...
14 Aug, 2018
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3 min read
This 11 Year Old Hacked A Voting Machine in 10 Minutes
This 11 Year Old Hacked A Voting Machine in 10 Minutes
At DefCon, a hacker conference in Las Vegas, savvy computer programmers as young as 8 participated in a contest organized by R00tz Asylum, a non-profit organisation that promotes white hat hacking to ...
14 Aug, 2018
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3 min read
5 Things Congress Must Do Differently to Save Our Family Farms
5 Things Congress Must Do Differently to Save Our Family Farms
The 2018 Farm Bill is a weapon aimed at family-owned dairy farms. For decades, especially since 2000, the federal government has set the price of milk BELOW the cost of production, guaranteeing farm d ...
13 Aug, 2018
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Maine's LePage Ignores Own Record Calling on Treasurer, Attorney General to Resign
Maine's LePage Ignores Own Record Calling on Treasurer, Attorney General to Resign
Governor Paul LePage has asked Maine Attorney General Janet Mills and state Treasurer Terry Hayes to leave office either by resignation or a leave of absence.Both Mills, a Democrat, and Hayes, an ...
09 Aug, 2018
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