And now, an editorial comment: First, let me say; while I love to see words form a coherent and logical statement appear before me, as I lust for an understanding of this planet and of those who live upon her and long to gather diverse points of view while forming my own, I am neither now nor have I ever been a journalist, so this by definition is purely opinion.

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In a recent video, investigative journalist Ben Swann takes a look at the federal data hub, a massive collection of information on Americans that is shared among government agencies. On top of the many questions this issue raises, the biggest question Swann examines is, does privacy exist anymore?

On August 28, California's Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, obliged calls from organizations like California Common Cause, Maplight, and others to make additional campaign finance information available online.

The Public Policy Institute of California's latest compilation of voter facts reveals the growth of non-affiliated voters in the state. Within the past ten years, registering as a non-affiliated voter increased by 5.6 percent:

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Poll results examining political tendencies among college students were released on August 23 by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

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Labor Day as a national holiday has progressed through various stages since its official genesis in 1894. The first informal Labor Day was September 5, 1882 organized by Peter J. Mcguire from the Carpenters and Joiners Union.

By 1894, Congress passed a bill that established Labor Day, the first Monday of September, as a federally recognized holiday. Protections for workers rights went through tumultuous steps to become law throughout the 20th century.