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"Napoleon Is Always Right": Trump, Truth, and the Origins of Totalitarianism

The Origins of Totalitarianism Let’s start with an absolutely unoriginal observation: Donald Trump started his presidency by contesting two easily verifiable facts with absolutely no evidence and for no

By Michael Austin

/ February 4, 2017

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Virginia Politicians Trying to Close Primary Elections, Deny Independent Voting Rights

Virginia has a long history of open and inclusive primary elections. But that may be about to change. State legislators John A. Cosgrove, Jr. (R-Chesapeake) and Mark D. Obenshain (R-Rockingham)

By Chad Peace

/ February 3, 2017

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Federal Judge Issues Blistering Ruling Against the FEC

Rules That Block Independent Candidates From Final Presidential Debates Now in Jeopardy; 2020 Election Could Open Up In blunt and highly critical language, a federal judge on Wednesday blasted the

By Presidential Debate News

/ February 3, 2017

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The Fatal Flaw With CNN's Cruz v. Sanders Healthcare Debate

Currently, CNN is running advertisements for an upcoming debate on healthcare featuring Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tx). More specifically, it has been advertised in “fight night”

By Lynn Marie Morski

/ February 3, 2017

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Top-Two Primary Bills Hit State Legislatures Nationwide

A wave of bills aimed at reforming primary elections in four states were introduced last month. Legislators in Idaho, New Mexico, Illinois, and Virginia are looking to do away with

By Alex Gauthier

/ February 3, 2017

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South Dakota Governor Signs Repeal of Anti-Corruption Act

Overturns voter backed ethics referendum despite massive constituent outcry FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pierre, SD: Today, Governor Dennis Daugaard signed HB 1069, a repeal of a the South Dakota Government Accountability

By RepresentUs

/ February 2, 2017

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Federal Judge Rules Against Federal Election Commission Decision Could Pave the Way for a New Kind of Presidential Election in 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – A federal court judge yesterday issued an unprecedented ruling that could open the way in 2020 for the first serious challenge in decades by an independent candidate for

By Presidential Debate News

/ February 2, 2017

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Election Reform Victory Against Debate Commission, Maine Senate Snubs Ranked Choice

In a surprising turn of events, several major developments in the world of electoral reform broke this week. Federal Judge Rules Against Commission on Presidential DebatesOn Wednesday, Judge Tanya S.

By Juan Hernandez

/ February 2, 2017

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Here Is Why People Are Freaking Out about Trump’s Travel Ban when Obama Did (sort of) the Same Thing

Let’s all stop pretending that we are arguing about a simple administrative moratorium on entry visas and whether or not Obama did, or did not do the same thing

By Michael Austin

/ February 2, 2017

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Partisan Gerrymandering is One Step Closer to the Supreme Court

In a move likely to upset Democrats and Republicans at the national level, a federal court-panel has enjoined Wisconsin state officials from using existing district maps and ordered the state

By Jane Susskind

/ February 2, 2017

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The Single-Payer Healthcare Fight Goes National...Again

One of the more notable tenets of Bernie Sanders’ platform during his campaign for president was a “Medicare-for-all” single-payer healthcare system. This was not the first time that a government-run,

By Lynn Marie Morski

/ February 2, 2017

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Underhanded! Maine Politicians Sneaky Move to Undermine Ranked Choice Voting

Opponents push unprecedented procedural move to overrule vote of the people FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUSTA – “Senate President Thibodeau’s procedural request for a solemn occasion on existing Maine law is

By Committee for Ranked Choice Voting

/ February 2, 2017