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Sub Party In The U.S.A.

Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Eric Yahnker, Sub Party, The Armory Show, Usc, Pop Culture, Animation, American Politics, Video, Ambach and Rice, Jesus, Armory Show, Abraham Lincoln, Republican, Gop, Celebrity, Slidepollajax, Comedy, Justin Bieber, South Park, Arts News

Eric Yahnker's exhibition "Party Sub / Sub Party" presents a playful look at the United States in a time when celebs, sports and sandwiches rule. ...

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No Love, No Money for Nonprofits in Election Season

Richard Walden | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Nonprofits, Elections, American Politics, Women, Operation USA, Media Strategists, Political Consultants, Impact News
Richard Walden

For every dollar you give a "Pol, PAC or Party," try to match it with a dollar wisely chosen to meet human needs at your most trusted nonprofit.

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Newt: American Political System Is 'Deliberately Stupid'

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 03.15.2012

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Newt Gingrich is not going down without a fight. While campaigning in the Chicago suburbs on Wednesday night, the former House Speaker passed on p...

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The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere

Christopher Lane | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Rick Santorum, American Politics, Christianity, Charles Taylor, Separation of Church and State, Jürgen Habermas, Secularism, Republican Politics, Public Religion, Religion News
Christopher Lane

A debate about the scope and limits of secularism has begun to collide once more with those wanting to increase the power and presence of religion in the public sphere.

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Why an Independent Presidential Candidate Can Succeed in 2012

Andrew S. Doctoroff | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: American Politics, 2012 Elections, Partisanship, Independent Candidate, Pundits, Ron Chernow, Politics News
Andrew S. Doctoroff

Our two-party system is buckling under the weight of its dysfunction. Exhausted by partisan gridlock, Americans are finally ready to embrace a centrist, pragmatic, independent candidate free from the demands of special interests and ideologues.

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Meritocracy in Democracy

Ann Lee | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Leadership, American Politics, Politics, Leaders, 2012 Presidential Election, 2012 Elections, 2012 Gop Candidates, Presidential Election, China, 2012 Gop Primary, 2012, Politics News
Ann Lee

Taking a page out of China's leadership selection process, the U.S. can introduce the idea of earned authority as a requirement for running for office.

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The Declaration of Interdependence

Jim Schroer | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Declaration of Independence, American Politics, American People, Interdependence, Politics News
Jim Schroer

Such has been the patient sufferance of the people of these United States of America; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former systems of political decision making and, when necessary, the actual structure and organization of its government.

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U.S. Presidential Politics as Public Diplomacy

Philip Seib | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Democratic Reform, 2012 US Presidential Campaign, Public Diplomacy, American Politics, Democracy, US Politics Abroad, International Media, World News
Philip Seib

Although it is unfortunate that Americans take their political system for granted, it remains a showcase that can enhance America's standing throughout the world.

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What Would We Do?

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Political History, Congress Politics, American Politics, U.S. Politics, Constitution, Governors, Senators, Politics News
Jeffrey Abelson

Do most citizens have a fully reasoned view of what we want government to actually do? Is that at the root of the polarization poisoning American politics? Perhaps a little thought experiment would help.

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Polarization: Why It's Destroying Our America, Our World, and Our Lives

Ethan Marcus | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: American Politics, Political Polarization, Polarization, High School News
Ethan Marcus

Polarization in any environment is never a good thing-- unfortunately, this is what has happened to our world and our country, especially in its policies and politics.

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Whose Religious Liberty Is It Anyway? A Question For America's Catholic Leaders

Joseph Amodeo | Posted 01.17.2012

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Joseph Amodeo

When will Catholics start to occupy the United States Conference Catholic Bishops and diocesan offices across the country to demand a moral voice that focuses on Christ's message of love and justice?

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Pakistan, Palestine, and the USA

Ethan Casey | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Palestine, Jews, Islam, Pakistani Intelligence, USA, Terrorism, Pakistan, United Nations, Muslim World, American Muslims, American Society, American Politics, Muslims, Israel, Muslim, American Jews, Politics News
Ethan Casey

I woke up this morning to the news that Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, had directly accused Pakistan's Inter-Se...

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Crash The Parties

Rich Tafel | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Two Party System, Daschle, 2012 Election, ruck.us, Political Parties, Party Politics, Third Parties, American Politics, Democrats, Republicans, Politics News
Rich Tafel

If Americans were told to choose between two cars, shirts, colors or family sizes, we'd rise up in revolt. Tell us we have only two parties, however, and we accept it as though any alternative is unimaginable.

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Has America Gotten More Religious, Or Just American Politics?

Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Religious Voters, American Politics, 2012 Presidential Election, Christianity and Politics, Politicians Religion, American Religion, Religion and Politics, 2012 Republican Primary, Religion in America, Religion News

By Nicole Neroulias c. 2011 Religion News Service (RNS) Has America gotten more religious, or just American politics? The country has grown ...

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What's Happening to America?

Ethan Casey | Posted 10.09.2011

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Ethan Casey

A decade ago, I read a book that made a lasting impression on me. It was a memoir called Defying Hitler by Sebastian Haffner, who had recently passed ...

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Who Gets to Define Terrorism?

Ethan Casey | Posted 09.25.2011

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Ethan Casey

My column last week on drone attacks so clearly struck a nerve that I intended to write a follow-up this week, addressing some of the many comments an...

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The New War of Independence -- Against Corporate Politics

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Social Security, 4th of July, Kicks, American Revolution, Bill Clinton, Tea Party, Austerity Economics, Bank Reform, Paul Revere, Corporate Politics, Keith Olbermann, Barack Obama, Corporate Corruption, Election Reform, Goldman Sachs, American Politics, Ortega Y Gasset, John Lennon, Wall Street, Independence Day, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Political Corruption, Medicare, John Stossel, Jon Weiner, Chris Hedges, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

This July 4, politics is too important to be left to the politicians. The stakes are too high and the system is too broken. Citizen action is everyone's job now.

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Were America's Founding Fathers Faithful?

Huffington Post | Anna Bahr | Posted 08.31.2011

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Every July 4th, we celebrate the values that define the quintessential American spirit: community, hard work, individualism, and freedom. These are th...

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The Obama-Shaped Leadership Void

Ethan Casey | Posted 08.28.2011

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Ethan Casey

One of my purposes in this column is to help myself and my readers understand a rudderless country with a feckless president, a military caste with an...

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Pakistan and the American Learning Curve Part 2

Ethan Casey | Posted 08.23.2011

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Ethan Casey

To write on controversial subjects in a way that I consider helpful takes a capacity for keeping one's cool and a willingness to refrain from scoring cheap points. That's no more true of Pakistan than of any other subject.

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Political Parties Restrict Americans' Freedom

Dinkar Jain | Posted 08.08.2011

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Dinkar Jain

Consider three Americans: a gay businessman who wants to lower taxes; a scientist who teaches evolution but opposes amnesty for the illegal; an agnost...

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Can We Still See and Serve Our True National Self-Interest?

James Bacchus | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Bacchus

The biggest threat to America's future is not foreign competition. It is the political paralysis that keeps us from rising to the challenge of foreign competition.

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On Wisconsin: The View from Pakistan

Ethan Casey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ethan Casey

The point is that no self-respecting human being likes to be bullied, whether in Tripoli or in Madison. In America, less urgently than in Libya but urgently enough, it's high time we reclaimed an honest and legitimately popular politics.

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The Yin And Yang Of The Culture War

William Horden | Posted 11.17.2011

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William Horden

Right and Left are going to have to recognize the importance of the role each plays in the well-being of the whole.

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In Egypt, Words to Live By

Yvette Carnell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yvette Carnell

If we believe in the words of Thomas Jefferson, who thought that we should have "peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations -- entangling alliances with none," then it's time we live by those words.

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