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  • Why Voters Rejected Election Reform
    This was supposed to be the year that political reform took off. A nearly $100 million campaign gave voters in seven states the opportunity to scrap party primaries, enact ranked-choice balloting, or both. Advocates of overhauling elections had billed the proposals as a fix for two of the most hated problems in politics: gridlock and polarization. And they promised nothing short of a transformation across state capitols and Congress—more compromise, less partisanship, and better governance.Voters said “No, thanks.” Election-reform measures failed nearly everywhere they were on the ballot in November—in blue states such as Colorado and Oregon, in the battlegrounds of Nevada and Arizona, and in the Republican strongholds of Montana, Idaho, and South Dakota. Alaska was the only state where reformers prevailed: By a margin of just 737 votes, the state rejected an effort to repeal a recently adopted system that combined nonpartisan primaries with ranked-choice voting.[Read: How 2024… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
    THE ATLANTIC – Politics | Politics & GovernmentSun, December 8, 2024
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  • Hunter Biden Was Unfairly Prosecuted
    Critics have argued that President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter was political nepotism—bad for the country, selfish, the height of privilege. But the actual story is the very opposite of nepotism: Hunter Biden was treated worse than an ordinary citizen because of his family connections. It’s good for the country when the president acts against injustice; President Biden rightly condemned the injustice of his son’s prosecution. His pardon was necessary to prevent Donald Trump’s Justice Department from targeting Hunter for years to come.  I worked as a federal criminal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York for 12 years, during which time I supervised and prosecuted many gun and tax cases. President Biden argues that the gun and tax charges Hunter was convicted of should never have been brought. I agree. When I served as deputy chief for the Southern District of New… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
    THE ATLANTIC – Politics | Politics & GovernmentSat, December 7, 2024
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  • New $282 million program targets climate and environment action through agriculture and food systems
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    FAO.org – Ag News | Farming & AgricultureFri, December 6, 2024
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  • Rising vegetable oil quotations push FAO Food Price Index slightly higher in November
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    FAO.org – Ag News | Farming & AgricultureFri, December 6, 2024
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  • No, Trump Can’t Just ‘Dismiss’ the Senate
    Donald Trump has not even returned to office, and already a constitutional crisis may be in the making. Trump has started announcing the people he intends to nominate for positions in his new administration. That is his prerogative. Several senators have criticized some of Trump’s choices. That is their prerogative (and two Trump nominees have already withdrawn under pressure). But rumors have been circulating of a plan to have Trump dismiss the Senate altogether, in a desperate effort to jam his nominees into office. There is simply no way to do this consistent with the text, history, and structure of the Constitution.The Constitution and laws require the Senate’s approval to fill many of the government’s most important offices—such as attorney general or secretary of state—all of which wield extraordinary powers on behalf of the public. The Senate’s involvement helps to ensure that the people in these jobs have the necessary… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
    THE ATLANTIC – Politics | Politics & GovernmentFri, December 6, 2024
    2 weeks ago
  • World Soil Day 2024 underlines vital importance of accurate soil data and information for food secur...
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    FAO.org – Ag News | Farming & AgricultureThu, December 5, 2024
    2 weeks ago
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