Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein has successfully petitioned for a vote recount in Wisconsin, and is expected to push further challenges in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Stein has raised over $4 million on GoFundMe to pay for the recounts, and is now aiming for $7 million to pay for filing and recount expenses and lawyer fees.

Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? -- The Gospels

My middle-school aged daughter serves on the Student Council, with one of the largest projects so far this year being a food drive for the needy.

Thousands of cans of food were donated, along with almost a full pallet of ramen noodles and mac-n-cheese.

The world is aging. Not just because Earth continues to orbit the sun, but also because many countries are facing a changing demographic in which older generations make up a larger percentage of the population.

With Trump’s fresh policy announcements, the mainstream media continues to speculate, and create click-bait for the masses who are eager to read all about the latest decisions from the president-elect.

Wishful thinkers argue he’s reaching out by “softening rhetoric” on building a wall, the alt-right reports he’s betraying his supporters for the same thing. The media analyzes every new policy position as sort some of Machiavellian grand scheme to either shore up the base, or push forward a populist agenda.

While the mainstream media focuses on Trump’s wall (or lack there of) the establishment has been quietly building them for decades.

In virtually every state, the party that is in control has significant influence over the process that determines the boundaries of legislative districts.

Vice President Joe Biden in his trademark level of candor spoke late last week on why the Democratic Party lost the 2016 presidential election. While much of the focus in the mainstream media has been on "white nationalists," Biden said it wasn't racists who won Trump the presidency, but voters the Democratic Party had long overlooked -- namely rural, working-class Americans.

One of the most vexing legal and political issues in recent years has been tort reform. Typically rooted in the idea that plaintiffs in civil cases have been able to recover excess damages or force businesses to settle frivolous cases, tort reform seeks to limit the damages that such plaintiffs and their attorneys can recover.

San Diego, Calif. — Independent Voter Project (IVP), en sociedad con Alliance San Diego, fue exitoso en lograr la aprobación de la Medida K, la cual expande el proceso de toma de decisión para los votantes de la Ciudad de San Diego.

U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) met with President-elect Donald Trump Monday to discuss foreign policy matters, including the U.S.'s role in Syria and the fight against terrorism, and possibly a position in the Trump administration. Gabbard represents Hawaii's 2nd district, is a former vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and supported Bernie Sanders in the primary.

One of the main news stories right now is the proliferation of fake news websites on social media and their potential effect on US elections. One purveyor of fake news drew heavy fire for boasting, "I think Trump is in the White House because of me."