August 2026

News for the Week of August 3: Ranked Choice, The Importance of the Midterms, Why the Left is Rising and More

Carl Weinschenk Aug 3, 2026 0 Comments

CNN has posted a long and interesting story on efforts to secure the midterm elections. The upshot of the piece is that the federal government…

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Trump in Your Wallet

The current administration is costing you a lot of money. Here's an ongoing list:

Healthcare: Sunset of key ACA tax credits
Student loans: Deep changes increase costs
Food: Tariffs/trade wars
Housing: Tariffs on materials, immigration crackdown increases labor costs
Energy/Fuel: War with Iran
Imports: Tariffs/trade wars

Comparing Party Positions, State by State

The two parties govern in very different ways. Objective assessments (created with the help of AI) hopefully will make the point that not all parties and politicians are the same and therefore your vote matters. Click on the states we've covered so far:

Alaska
Ohio
Illinois
New Jersey
California
Texas
Michigan
North Carolina
New York
Georgia
Iowa

The Goal of Vote This Time

Approximately 34% of eligible voters did not vote in the 2024 presidential election. About 48% didn't in the last midterm election.

We are in a national crisis. If you are a sporadic or non-voter please check out our content and revisit that decision.

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August 2026

News for the Week of August 3: Ranked Choice, The Importance of the Midterms, Why the Left is Rising and More

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