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By on 12/05/2012 in , , , , with 23 Comments

Professor Robert Reich points out 3 crises Americans are ignoring – crises scarier than the fiscal cliff. Here is a visualization of these important issues.

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IVN Crowd Update
By on 12/03/2012 in , with 1 Comment

At IVN, we will be spending the next few months working on the foundation of our unique news platform so that we can elevate the discourse and promote more comprehensive and independent analysis of the problems we face as a nation.

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By on 11/30/2012 with 6 Comments

The internet in Syria has mysteriously been offline since yesterday. It is still unclear why or what circumstances have caused the blackout.

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writersportal
By on 11/26/2012 in , , with 3 Comments

In less than a year, IVN has become a national platform and outlet for news and information built specifically for independent-minded people.

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People in Politics
By on 11/19/2012 in , , with 2 Comments

It is easy to be a journalist or a philosopher, like a Monday morning quarter-back in the land of “what ifs.” This week on IVN, we pay special attention to the people in politics who have to make practical decisions in the reality of “what now.”

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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers vying for leadership within Republican Party Credit: Andrew Harrer/BLOOMBERG
By on 11/15/2012 in , , with 0 Comments

Romney trailed Obama by 12 percentage points in the overall female vote. The discrepancy highlights the need for more female GOP leaders to close the gap.

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Karl Rove Republican Consultant
By on 11/13/2012 in , , , , with 10 Comments

Republican consultants and pollsters have been called to the thrown for being so wrong this election. But they’ve been wrong for a lot longer than that.

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