Over the last ten years, Americans’ trust in their government has plummeted to all time lows. Across a wide array of polls and surveys, fewer than 20% of us believe
Results of California’s top-two open primary will undoubtedly leave some voters shaking their heads in consternation when they cast their ballots in November. First, there will be only
I interviewed former Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Bill Ayers. His various articles on education have appeared in countless publications,
A five person panel in Vermont offered vague reassurances recently that implementing a smart grid would be a good for everyone. But when an audience of about 30 people started
According to Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap study, over 1000 American counties have at least one in four “food-insecure” children. The findings coincide with summer recess
New York City Mayor Bloomberg is concerned about obesity in America. So concerned is the health conscious mayor that he has recently proposed a city-wide ban on the sale
A new poll from the Pew Research Center finds that the number of people identifying as independents is growing. In fact independents now outnumber Republicans and Democrats in terms of
In 1971 the 26th amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. Since that time, critics periodically call for returning the voting
The San Francisco Chronicle ran this headline across their front page yesterday:
It's a little hard to believe that in April of 2010, I sat in a meeting
In 1959, Wisconsin became the first state in the nation to embrace collective bargaining for their public sector unions. 53 years later, the voters of Wisconsin rebuffed public unions when