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Democracy Spring: Over 1,200 Anti-Corruption Protesters Arrested in D.C.

Since last week over twelve hundred protesters have subjected themselves to arrest outside the U.S. Capitol building, with thousands more pledging their willingness to join them. Their goal? To

By Ryan Schuette

/ April 18, 2016

Democracy Spring: Over 1,200 Anti-Corruption Protesters Arrested in D.C.

5 Long-Overdue Changes We Need in American Government

If the 2016 presidential election is proving anything, it’s that voters are not happy with the state of their union. On the left and right, we’re seeing insurgents

By Ryan Schuette

/ February 18, 2016

5 Long-Overdue Changes We Need in American Government

5 Reasons Why Washington Doesn’t Work Anymore

The presidential election is already in full swing, and you’re hearing candidates predictably talk about how they’ll change Washington for the better. No, for real this time. No,

By Ryan Schuette

/ August 17, 2015

5 Reasons Why Washington Doesn’t Work Anymore

FISC: The Secret Surveillance Court Few Americans Know

Americans are known for patting themselves on the back — a lot. History texts routinely teach that the Constitution is our civic religion. Certainly, in my role as an IVN independent

By Ryan Schuette

/ March 24, 2015

FISC: The Secret Surveillance Court Few Americans Know

Miss. Secretary of State Report Backs Nonpartisan, Top-Two Primary

Taxpayer-funded party primaries may soon be a thing of the past in Mississippi, if a recent report from a state-sponsored study group means anything. Convened by Mississippi’s secretary of

By Ryan Schuette

/ January 29, 2015

Miss. Secretary of State Report Backs Nonpartisan, Top-Two Primary

Is the Entertainment Industry Doing the Media’s Job When It Comes to Climate Change?

In late October, Warner Bros. and two other studios premiered Interstellar, a blockbuster science-fiction film by award-winning director Christopher Nolan that chronicles the odyssey of a team of NASA astronauts

By Ryan Schuette

/ December 17, 2014

Is the Entertainment Industry Doing the Media’s Job When It Comes to Climate Change?

Feds Vow Civil, Possible Criminal Charges After Japanese Airbag Maker Refuses National Recall

WASHINGTON, D.C.— A federal official with the nation’s top auto safety regulator vowed at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday that the agency would consider every legal measure

By Ryan Schuette

/ December 4, 2014

Feds Vow Civil, Possible Criminal Charges After Japanese Airbag Maker Refuses National Recall

U.S. Officials Close to Deal that Could Halt Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program

U.S. officials appeared to be closer on Wednesday to clinching an agreement with Iran that would stop the country from developing nuclear weapons, signs of progress welcome in a

By Ryan Schuette

/ November 20, 2014

U.S. Officials Close to Deal that Could Halt Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program

Ebola Strikes Mask Collective Bargaining Disputes at Some Hospitals

Registered nurses organized strikes across the country on Wednesday to protest care standards in the wake of the Ebola crisis, even as some hospitals wrangled with union members over their

By Ryan Schuette

/ November 13, 2014

Ebola Strikes Mask Collective Bargaining Disputes at Some Hospitals

5 Things About the 2014 Midterms You Likely Missed

Republicans swept the 2014 midterm elections on Tuesday, capturing the Senate and delivering a stinging defeat to Democrats that will likely define the next two years.If the 2010 midterms

By Ryan Schuette

/ November 6, 2014

5 Things About the 2014 Midterms You Likely Missed

Tax-Exempt Political Parties Have Money and Resources to Keep Elections Rigged

Nonprofits have been in the news lately, and it isn’t necessarily because of the good they’re doing. For starters, more than 412,000 people have signed a Change.

By Ryan Schuette

/ October 8, 2014

Tax-Exempt Political Parties Have Money and Resources to Keep Elections Rigged

Lawmakers Look for Smoking Gun In Benghazi Hearing; Ignore Key Problems

The air was a little tense as witnesses began testifying at the first open hearing the House Select Committee on Benghazi held on Wednesday. The five committee Democrats seemed weary

By Ryan Schuette

/ September 18, 2014

Lawmakers Look for Smoking Gun In Benghazi Hearing; Ignore Key Problems