
Increasing the Supreme Court from 9 to 11
Let’s be clear here from the outset. The modern-day Republican party is not only now held hostage to the whims of an ex-reality TV show...

Universal Basic Income Yang2020
With the looming 2020 elections, the US is soon to find itself at a crossroads of such massive significance that it will be on a par with...

COLLEGE DEMS DON'T SELL YOUR SOUL TO THE DNC
A fair, unbiased primary system is integral to making sure a political party continues to represent the will of it's constituents. The...

Decriminalize both prostitution and all drug use in America
For a country born out of resisting authoritarian over-reach, the US has since the Revolution become curiously enamored with, well,...

Legalize Cannabis NOW
Personal liberty is both enshrined in the US Constitution and liberally permeates American political discourse. Put another way, having...

Free pre-K to college
One of the bewildering things about the modern GOP is that while they call themselves the “party of enterprise”, they are remarkably...

Pay Up, Trump President Donald Trump owes New York City upwards of $600 million.
Pay Up, Trump President Donald Trump owes New York City upwards of $600 million.No, this isn’t about some real estate lawsuit or even the co

OLD VIEWS ON Gun Control in the US
As is generally well-known, the concept of individual liberty is at the heart of the American democratic system and is enshrined not only...

Why It Is Time To Be Done With Private Prisons
For a country nick-named “The Land of the Free”, the U.S. has a seeming obsession with putting people behind bars. And, with a...

All Confederate monuments should be removed from public display across the US.
For a relatively young country, the US is awash with history. This really is unsurprising given the tumultuous events that have happened...

Trump’s Reckless View of Climate Change Endangers Us All
Donald Trump likes to take things. Money, electoral “help” from outside of the country and civility with a view to rapidly tossing it...

America, Abolish the Death Penalty
It is often said that you get a good idea as to the character of somebody by the company that they keep. So then, when it comes to the...

Single payer health care is change that will inevitably come to the US
The US has a pedigree history when it comes to will. Born out of a determination to implement a better system of governance than had...

STATEHOOD FOR PUERTO RICO & D.C.
For a nation primarily born out of a taxation dispute with its colonial over-lord, the US has had something of an ambivalent approach to...

Getting Dark Money Out of American Politics
Unless you’ve been living in a cave with poor wi-fi, then you’ll have a reasonable idea as to the health of American politics rights now....

An Open Letter to Journalists, Travel Writers, Guides and Other Travel Enthusiasts: We all have a
This administration has made the U.S. a very unwelcoming place for international travelers. New York City alone will lose up to $600 million

LADIES, THE TIME FOR MARCHING IS OVER.
Ladies, the boys in D.C. have been tone deaf to the millions of women marching and protesting here and around the world. They’ve declared wa

Citizens of the World, in Trump's America people are dying and we need your support.
It took the entire world to stop the Holocaust and South African Apartheid. And now we need that global help again. You can make a differenc