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Joe Piscopo, Considering Independent Run for N.J. Governor, Calls Russia Collusion Story "Comical"
Joe Piscopo, Considering Independent Run for N.J. Governor, Calls Russia Collusion Story "Comical"
The people at Mediaite interviewed comedian and talk show host Joe Piscopo about all the news coverage on Russia and Russia's alleged ties to the Trump administration. Piscopo, who is reportedly ...
24 Mar, 2017
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2 min read
12 States Where Both Parties Are Suppressing the Right to Vote
12 States Where Both Parties Are Suppressing the Right to Vote
At no time in history has the issue of “open v. closed primaries” been so prominent in the national discussion as it is today. This is, in large part, because Bernie Sanders made it a plank of his pre ...
10 Mar, 2017
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6 min read
New Jersey Elections Are the Lifeblood of State's Political Corruption
New Jersey Elections Are the Lifeblood of State's Political Corruption
New Jersey is a corrupt state. You could write a book about it. In fact, this reporter did. This reporter did as well.If you grew up here, like me, then government corruption is just part of the lands ...
09 Mar, 2017
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3 min read
Resistance Grows to End Partisan Corruption in New Jersey Elections
Resistance Grows to End Partisan Corruption in New Jersey Elections
There is a new movement underway in New Jersey to elect independent-minded candidates to the state legislature that will support election reform to end partisan corruption in public elections."Th ...
07 Mar, 2017
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8 min read
Why a Bernie Democrat is Running for N.J. Governor as a Republican
Why a Bernie Democrat is Running for N.J. Governor as a Republican
Democracies are not the normal order of human civilizations. Throughout history, and even today, people are far more likely to live under monarchies, dictatorships, and authoritarian regimes than they ...
03 Mar, 2017
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4 min read
Keep the Fight Alive: Independents Can Beat the Parties
Keep the Fight Alive: Independents Can Beat the Parties
The 2016 election cycle was an exceptionally rough one for voters and candidates alike. The divisive rhetoric and lack of support for the major-party candidates revealed a failure in our system to eng ...
02 Mar, 2017
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3 min read
Bernie Sanders: An Independent In Name Only?
Bernie Sanders: An Independent In Name Only?
I voted for Bernie Sanders.Not because I’m a liberal. Not for any particular ideological reason, actually.I voted for Bernie Sanders in the primary because, to me, he represented the only real challen ...
07 Feb, 2017
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3 min read
Supreme Court To Consider Hearing Bipartisan Lawsuits Challenging Open Primaries
Supreme Court To Consider Hearing Bipartisan Lawsuits Challenging Open Primaries
Legal efforts to shut out voters from publicly-funded primary elections in Hawaii and Montana may be heard by the Supreme Court next week.The lawsuits challenging open primaries were brought by Republ ...
07 Feb, 2017
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3 min read
9 States Introduce Ranked Choice Voting in January
9 States Introduce Ranked Choice Voting in January
As the new year gets underway, state legislatures around the country are convening to tackle the issues of the day. In at least nine states, electoral reform is on the agenda. Building on the momentum ...
26 Jan, 2017
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Lucy Killea: A Political Icon Who Transcended Partisan Politics
Lucy Killea: A Political Icon Who Transcended Partisan Politics
As a young guy it didn’t take me long to figure out how smart Lucy Killea was. She was an extraordinary intellect and a great politician. She was clever and capable of not getting stuck in the ruts th ...
20 Jan, 2017
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