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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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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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7 min read
Kobach's Kansas Conflict: Why Elections Officials Should Be Nonpartisan
Kobach's Kansas Conflict: Why Elections Officials Should Be Nonpartisan
Update: After voting discrepancies were discovered, Kris Kobach announced that he will recuse himself from the recount of the GOP gubernatorial primary election. Additionally, sitting Gov. Jeff Colyer ...
09 Aug, 2018
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2 min read
OPINION: US Health Care System Leaves Senior Citizens Suffering
OPINION: US Health Care System Leaves Senior Citizens Suffering
Seniors in America have it tough. Instead of granting COLA (cost of living adjustments), the Republican-controlled Congress has been hard at work finding ways to slash Social Security and Medicare, th ...
09 Aug, 2018
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5 min read
Big Funders Looking Outside Two Parties for Breakthrough Reform Projects
Big Funders Looking Outside Two Parties for Breakthrough Reform Projects
Calling all nonpartisan reform campaigns, projects, and organizations. Do you have a great idea, a new campaign, or an ongoing nonpartisan electoral reform project that deserves attention, endorsement ...
09 Aug, 2018
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1 min read
"Is My Vote Being Counted?" Group Investigates Alleged Voter Suppression in Arizona
"Is My Vote Being Counted?" Group Investigates Alleged Voter Suppression in Arizona
In my latest interview, I talk with independent campaign manager and digital marketing expert Jenn Gray about a new voter suppression investigation she and her group, Arizona Independents United, are ...
07 Aug, 2018
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2 min read
San Diego City Council Agrees to Amend Lease with SDSU; Kills Proposed Ballot Measures
San Diego City Council Agrees to Amend Lease with SDSU; Kills Proposed Ballot Measures
San Diego, CA. - The San Diego City Council agreed to an amended stadium lease with SDSU and voted to kill two proposed ballot measures.City Council Amends SDSU Lease AgreementThe City of San Diego ha ...
06 Aug, 2018
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Is the Two-Party System Threatening Our Nation's Future?
Is the Two-Party System Threatening Our Nation's Future?
Abraham Lincoln once famously said, “a house divided against itself cannot stand.”In October of last year, Pew Research released a study revealing what many of us already know: the partisan divide has ...
06 Aug, 2018
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7 min read
IVN San Diego: Father Joe Carroll Gets Candid On Homelessness
IVN San Diego: Father Joe Carroll Gets Candid On Homelessness
San Diego, CA. - Visiting Father Joe Carroll at his East Village home, it doesn't take one long to recognize the pivotal role he played in elevating the issue of homelessness.For 37 years, Father Joe ...
02 Aug, 2018
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5 min read
Partisan Attempt to Kill Anti-Gerrymandering Measure Fails in Michigan
Partisan Attempt to Kill Anti-Gerrymandering Measure Fails in Michigan
The Michigan Supreme Court in a 4-3 ruling Tuesday rejected a constitutional challenge brought by a GOP-backed group and the state attorney general to remove an initiative from the November ballot tha ...
31 Jul, 2018
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