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What Makes Us Politic
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The State of the Union: When Style Is Substance
During tomorrow night's presidential address, actions will speak louder than words. With highly polarized parties at least through 2016, it's not like any of Obama's proposals are about to become law any time soon anyway.
What If We Just Got Rid of All the Money in Political Campaigns?
Three states have already put in place alternatives to standard fundraising practices, but what they've found might surprise you.
How Much Corruption Do We Want in Our Politicians?
It may well be that leadership requires some unsavory arm-twisting and palm-greasing.
Looking Back on Howard Dean’s Infamous Scream, 10 Years Later
And why it's important to remember that the speech isn't everything.
What to Watch for: Next Year’s Biggest Stories in Politics
Will the mid-term elections settle anything? And who will the 2016 presidential candidates be?
As an Experiment, Let’s Put More Scientists in Congress
A new-ish political action committee wants to see professionals from science, technology, math, and engineering stop carping from the political sidelines and start running for elected office.