How is democracy supposed to work in theory? As it turns out, scholars do not agree on this question. There can be vast differences between theories as to the basic functions of democracy and how the government interacts with its citizens. These different theories of democracy result in different diagnoses of the major problems facing …
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What’s Going on With Missouri AG’s Lawsuit Against Biden, Fauci, & Others
The charge of social media censorship is far from a new one. However, the past two years have seen more aggressive actions taken by social media to promote Establishment voices through algorithms, decide what constitutes misinformation, and remove content that “conflicts” with vague community guidelines. Yet it is difficult to take action against these companies …
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North Carolina Democrats Commit Fraud Against the Green Party
Each major party in the United States wants to claim that it is the sole upholder of democracy and that the opposing party is the evildoer bent on destroying American society as we know it. Any close look, of course, will reveal that this rhetoric is mere posturing, and that each party will subvert democracy …
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Julian Assange to be Extradited to the US, American Journalists & Politicians Largely Silent
After years of legal battles, the extradition of Julian Assange has officially been approved by the UK government. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel signed the order to extradite Assange on 17 June. Although the signing of this document is not the final say in the Assange case, as his own lawyers will fight back against …
California to Consider Manufacturing Generic Insulin
Americans pay the highest prices for medical care and prescription drugs of anyone in the world. In fact, drug prices in the US average 2.5 times those in other developed countries, with brand-name drugs costing an average of 3.4 times higher; doctors often prescribe brand-name medicines even when cheap generics are available. Unsurprisingly, the exorbitant …
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How Unholy Alliances are Formed: The Tobacco Institute and Citizen Advocacy Groups in the 1980s-90s
The phrase “politics makes strange bedfellows,” is well-known for a reason. A single issue can push organized interests with radically different values into fighting on the same side. Groups that would appear to be diametrically opposed to one another, or at least extremely unlikely allies, can find common ground in the strangest of places. One …
Teddy Roosevelt & the Progressive Party
In the modern era, it is hard to imagine anything but the two-party Duopoly in the US, at least at the federal level. Despite the fact that 62% of Americans support the idea of a third party in the abstract, third parties do not do well in national elections. Even in 2016, where the Libertarian …
Starbucks Suddenly Finds Money for Raises, Just Not for Union Workers
In December of 2021, a Starbucks in New York became the first of the 8,000 locations in the US to for a union. Since this time, more than 50 additional stores all across the country have voted to unionize. In fact, of the 60 union votes that have occurred at American Starbucks locations, 54 ended …
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We Don’t Want That Type of Democracy Here: Florida’s Ban of Ranked-Choice Voting
There’s more than one controversial bill in recent Floridian news. Last week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that bans ranked-choice voting (RCV), a provision snuck into Senate Bill 524. RCV is a critical step for any nation that wants to have more democratic and fair elections. This system of voting eliminates the fear …
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What a Congressional Staffers’ Union Could Mean for the Nation
Although Congressional members get most of the credit and media attention for the good and bad occurring in the halls of government, none of them would be able to function without their teams of staffers. These individuals range from chiefs of staff to press assistants to unpaid interns, and are responsible for a litany of …
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