Articles by Jackie Salit
What RFK's Mistakes Teach Us About the Future of the Independent Movement
Now that the celebratory trashing (by Democrats) and overheated celebration (by Republicans) of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to suspend his independent presidential bid and back former President Donald Trump is in the rearview mirror, it’s time for an independent to sort this one out....
27 Aug, 2024
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6 min read
Being in Bensonhurst: Remembrance. Resistance. Reality.
The marches in Bensonhurst are a distant memory for me. They were 30 years ago. I don’t recall many ...
11 Aug, 2020
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9 min read
THE SPEECH THAT BERNIE SHOULD GIVE (but probably won’t)
Hello America! Hello my Brothers and Sisters!This campaign, this race for the Democratic Party presi...
09 Mar, 2020
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15 min read
A Poem by Jessie Fields
Dear IVN Reader,For the holidays I give you this beautiful poem by my beautiful friend Dr. Jessie F...
18 Dec, 2019
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1 min read
Being Mike Bloomberg (Presidential Candidate?)
I rarely give advice when it is unsolicited. But when you know someone, an...
13 Nov, 2019
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6 min read
Suicide by Stupidity? Arizona Democrats Close the Presidential Primary
The Arizona Democratic Party voted down a resolution on September 21 to op...
09 Oct, 2019
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3 min read
Suicide by Stupidity? Arizona Democrats Close the Presidential Primary
The Arizona Democratic Party voted down a resolution on September 21 to open the party’s presidential primaries in March to the state’s 1.3 million independent voters....
09 Oct, 2019
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3 min read
The U.S. Open and Open Politics
The corruption of American politics is deep and stifling and it is producing levels of alienation and antagonism that are frightening....
11 Sep, 2019
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6 min read
Long Live the Crackpots!
I first heard the news that Ross Perot had died last Tuesday afternoon and...
17 Jul, 2019
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3 min read