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Sanders Launches "Our Revolution" to Extend the Progressive Movement
Before a crowd in his home start of Vermont and speaking to supporters attending more than 2,600 watch parties across the country, Senator Bernie Sanders announced on August 24 the launch of "Our ...
29 Aug, 2016
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OPINION: The Socialist Critique – What It Is and Why We Need It
The "S" WordAmericans are dissatisfied with the state of the economy – a topic that is bound to receive considerable attention this election season. In explaining why GDP and wage growth are not ...
24 Aug, 2016
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Better for America Ends Campaign Recruitment; Continues Fight to Improve Ballot Access
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Better For America was launched against the backdrop of the deeply divisive campaigns of the two most unpopular presidential candidates in modern history, and the widespread dissati ...
22 Aug, 2016
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Can the States Save Our Democracy?
© 2016 by Hedrick Smith. Republished with permission from the author. Smith is the executive editor of reclaimtheamericandream.org.WASHINGTON — In this tumultuous election year, little atten ...
22 Aug, 2016
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How “Non-Opinion” Polls Drive Down Third Party Numbers and Facilitate Debate Exclusion
This week, the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced what polls it will utilize in excluding candidates from its debates.The CPD says candidates like the Libertarian Party’s Gary Joh ...
19 Aug, 2016
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Ballot Access Blues: Controversial Cases From the 2016 Election Cycle
As with past election cycles, third party and independent candidates – as well as initiatives aimed at reducing the power of the two major parties – are struggling to achieve access to ...
19 Aug, 2016
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We Need Independents -- Not Moderates or Centrists
Among many good-government types, there’s a reliable refrain: We need more moderates in Washington!Such sentiments are no doubt well intended. It’s easy to see where they come from. The division ...
18 Aug, 2016
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POLLS: Young Voters Want Johnson and Stein
According to recent polls, approximately 4 in 10 Millennial voters say they would support either Libertarian presidential candidate Gov. Gary Johnson or Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein. The ...
09 Aug, 2016
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Politics of Fear: Major Parties Turn Up Scare Tactics to Keep Voters from Defecting
A lesser-of-two-evils election is the lowest form of democracy. Voters deserve a better alternative. —David Yee, August 2015The 'writing has been on the wall' for over a year at this point. The 2016 e ...
08 Aug, 2016
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Greg Orman: A Rigged Election Process Leads to Rigged Policies
Last week marked the end of the presidential primary season. After 18 months of speeches and debates and millions of tweets, Facebook posts, and email blasts, it will go down in history as a pivotal m ...
04 Aug, 2016
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