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Electoral College Follies: How Tim Kaine or Mike Pence Could Become Our Next President
It's time we abandoned the Electoral College for a free, unmediated democracy like a majority of the world's nations.
Why Is It So Hard to Reduce the Pentagon Budget?
What accounts for the Department of Defense's ability to keep a stranglehold on your tax dollars year after endless year?
Long-Standing Economic Issues Cloud the Future of Both Parties
Those who overlook the country's structural economic problems have another big surprise coming in the post-2016 electoral world.
Court Workers Take the Lead: Bay Area Unionists Gear Up for Contract Fights
In August, over 300 workers walked off the job.
Many Voters Are Disenfranchised by Bad Ballot Design
There is in fact a widespread problem with ballots in the United States: they're often horribly designed.
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline Could Be the East Coast’s Dakota Access Pipeline
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is only one among a slew of planned pipelines across the US.
The Trump of the Iceberg of Sexual Harassment
Donald Trump's shocking abuse of women is at the center of the election campaign, but it is symptomatic of the sexism that millions of women face.
The Youthful Carnage of US Gun Culture
Every day, on average, seven kids and teens are shot dead in the US.
We Are Living in the Golden Age of Defense Waste and Corruption; Trump Will Make It Much Worse
Will the citizenry force this issue, this travesty on the national agenda?