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Reality Check on The Republican Party
I phoned a former Republican member of Congress with whom I’d worked in the 1990s… I wanted his take on the Republican candidates because I felt I needed a reality check.
“Seattle leads the nation, first on $15 an hour and now on campaign-finance reform.”
Add it up—the extra money we’re paying for pharmaceuticals, communications, mortgages, student loans, airline tickets, food, and health insurance—and you get a hefty portion of the average family’s budget.
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Would Jesus Wear a Sidearm?
In this short documentary, a prominent leader of the Christian right explains why he left the Republican Party over guns.
The goal is to establish an even playing field among candidates, mitigate the impact of big donors, and magnify the importance of average citizens.
What’s an intended nationally determined contribution?
A case designed to decimate public-sector unions.
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On Leaders and Demagogues
Among the current crop of candidates for president of the United States, who exhibits leadership and who doesn’t?
Fish numbers are rapidly dwindling globally.