Seattle is the most recent city to see a populist movement get behind social housing.
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Former President Donald Trump blames Vice President Kamala Harris for the assassination attempt on him. He told Fox News Digital that the would-be assign had “believed the rhetoric of...
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Both parties provoked Federal debt crises for decades, yet they willfully deny the possibility of the US defaulting on future loan...
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the three liberal Justices in Allen v. Milligan to reject Alabama’s Congressional district mapping. Their verdict upheld...
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While the Republicans and Democrats do a slow tangle to lift the debt ceiling to avoid...
What is the Proposed Global Corporate Tax?In early October, The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), consisting of 136 countries representing more than 90%...
Aside from issues that rightly dominate print headlines and social media, there is an inconspicuous national movement arising: legalizing psychedelics.
This movement may cause many...
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Ignorance Does Not Lead to Freedom
The slogans of the January 6...
Written by Nick Licata | Originally published 11/15/2020
Trump’s firing of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, two months before leaving the White House, may mean...
Written by Nick Licata | Originally published 10/4/20
The push for the Senate’s confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett may be impacted by...
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In five swing states, local officials must have mail-in ballots in hand
by Election Day, or they will not be counted.
Thirty-four states...
Urban Politics – USA 6/25/20
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Photo by Rachel Cooper, “The “Authority of Law” marble statue by sculptor James Earle Fraser on the steps...
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This month, President Donald Trump boldly continued to promote the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a protection against being infected by COVID-19....
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It’s simple; the robot that replaces every worker or reduces their pay will be taxed.
The Robot Maria Fritz Lang's 1927 Metropolis
Taxing robots...
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Trump has expanded his responsibility for dealing with a pandemic by firing federal government watchdogs.
Donald Trump was elected president to disrupt...
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The 2020 new year marks a historic landmark for dramatically improving many people’s living standards by increasing the minimum hourly wage....
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In a debate, one side wins and the other side loses. How...
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Not all deep red southern states are alike.
Virginia over the past several years has become more purple while Mississippi has remained...
Part II of Identifying a Winnable Southern State Strategy
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Despite the top three elected Virginia State Democrats generating national headlines for being...
Originally Posted in Urban Politics – US - 3/5/18
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Can Promoting a Beautiful America Unite this Nation?
This nation’s politics have become ever...