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So it’s crucial to bolster the men and women of courage in politics: the ones who can act as ambassadors between these increasingly dug-in parties and who can kindle that small flame of trust that has almost gone out.

So it’s crucial to bolster the men and women of courage in politics: the ones who can act as ambassadors between these increasingly dug-in parties and who can kindle that small flame of trust that has almost gone out.
By David Gergen, CNN Senior Political Analyst, and Michael Zuckerman, Special to CNN in What’s Wrong with American Politics

Connecticut House Votes to Legalize Medical Marijuana Over Federal Attorney's Objections

Look out California! Legalizing medicinal marijuana is no longer just for "hippies" in states out West. The Connecticut House of Representatives voted 96-51 late Wednesday to legalize medical marijuana.

A Polarized America, the Nation of Spoiled Brats, Says Columnist

Financial Times columnist Edward Luce says America is on the decline internationally and domestically and we too often act like spoiled brats. He has written a book about it, Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent.

As each of the parties has moved toward ideological purity, our politics have become ever more polarized, our governing ever more paralyzed. Extremists increasingly run the show.

As each of the parties has moved toward ideological purity, our politics have become ever more polarized, our governing ever more paralyzed. Extremists increasingly run the show.
-David Gergen, CNN Senior Political Analyst, and Michael Zuckerman, Special to CNN in What’s Wrong with American Politics

Looking Towards Tampa: Ron Paul's Delegate Strategy

continued his march this week to the Republican nomination in Tampa. However, as has been noted repeatedly throughout the process, he is a very weak nominee. There also continues to be a substantial amount of questions surrounding the legitimacy of mainstream accounts of delegates. This week, Gov. Romney won all delegates in Connecticut , Delaware , New York and 12 out of 16 in Rhode Island –

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House Approves Bill To Extend Student Loan Rates

Arizona's Independent Surge

Should Government Force Insurers to Provide Birth Control?

The opinion forum in the April 22 online edition of the Denver Post posed the question, "Should health-care insurers be forced to pay for contraception?"

Only Independent Thinking Will Solve Nation’s Problems

There is no better argument against the two-party system than the current belligerence of Republicans and Democrats toward each other. This attitude leaves no room for collegiality or compromise; yet in a nation where most views are split nearly down the middle, compromise seems like the only possible way to move forward.