<div><p>Primary season is upon us again.&nbsp;With each passing Tuesday, the major parties across the country are selecting more combatants for November’s electoral battle.&nbsp;By mid-August, thousands of Republicans and Democrats will have&nbsp;been anointed&nbsp;to oppose the other team in the ge

Greg Orman: We Need A Primary for Independents

<div><p><em>“Those who have been bred in the school of politics fail now and always to face the facts.”&nbsp; ― Henry David Thoreau, “Slavery in Massachusetts”</em></p><p>It was disappointing to <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/08/11/the-state-newest-political-party-jeopardy-falling-o

Massachusetts' Attack on Independent Voters

<div><p>Last week marked the end of the presidential primary season. After 18 months of speeches and debates and millions of tweets, Facebook posts, and email blasts, it will go down in history as a pivotal moment in our experiment with democracy.</p><p>And while Donald Trump’s antics and unconventi

Greg Orman: A Rigged Election Process Leads to Rigged Policies

<div><p>Last month, House Speaker <strong>Paul Ryan</strong>’s (R-Wis.) lukewarm embrace ended months of speculation about the tenuous relationship between the Republican Party’s most prominent elected official and its standard bearer. We all knew Speaker Ryan would get to this point. It seems fitti

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