This summer,
California submitted a new initiative (Californian Cannabis Hemp Initiative of 2014, 13-0013) for ballot consideration that would decriminalize cannabis in all its manifestations.
The slim document allows
Jim Jenkins, an independent candidate, is running to fill an open U.S. Senate seat in Nebraska. The seat is being vacated by Senator Mike Johanns (R) who has decided
This just in: The 113th Congress could be the most unpopular congress ever, with Americans' approval of the way Congress is handling its job dropping to 9% -
the lowest
Last week, both Illinois and Hawaii passed same-sex marriage making them the 15th and 16th states to do so. Overall, 2013 has been quite a year for the LGBT
“Off-year” elections, like those in 2013, tend not to get a lot of attention, especially from voters. There are not a lot of big races around the country, and
Independent voters like to do their thinking outside the narrow confines of false dichotomies and established paradigms. They don’t like their choices made for them, they’re weary of
As many are now growing very skeptical of the new
health care law, and as its critics are now louder than ever, the Obama administration is moving fast and furiously
Using Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp – or “Gitmo” – for the imprisonment of terror suspects has been disputed for years. The American government, the international press, human rights advocates, and others have
Up 5 percentage points from March, 76% of Americans would vote in favor of raising the minimum wage to $9 per hour.
The Gallup poll comes shortly after a White
Every year on Veterans Day, I get a number of press releases from lawmakers in Congress about how our veterans should be honored and their sacrifices remembered on this day.
Two recent polls make clear that deficits/debt are a major concern for Americans and that they are willing to accept tough choices as part of a comprehensive approach to
The backbone of any candidate's political platform is built off of the promises he/she makes to voters to get elected and stay elected. Whether or not these
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