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Independent candidates are making serious waves in 2018, challenging the two-party status quo in several states. Now, Unite America is bringing these candidates and other leaders of the independent movement together for the Unite Summit in August. The Unite Summit will take place in downtown Denver on the weekend of August 17. The Mile-High City has become the epicenter of a growing movement -- an independent revolution that continues to make history in one state after another. Speakers at the

The Kansas City Star is taking on the need for primary election reform in the state. One of the state's most popular newspapers says if the state is going to continue to have closed primary elections -- the private political parties should pay for them. "Political parties are private organizations. As such, they should not be able to demand subsidies from taxpayers to conduct elections that are essentially closed to non-members. Supporters of the current system say it ensures the purity of the

WASHINGTON – If like most Americans you’re angry that our democracy feels broken, that elections are being corrupted by billionaire and corporate money, and that politicians are rigging elections through gerrymandering, we’ve got good news for you. Grassroots America is staging a political comeback. Citizen rebellions against the politicians and the power brokers are in full swing – from the student March for Our Lives to the spreading teacher strikes from Kentucky to Oklahoma and Arizona to t

Buyers need to stay on alert; scammers are always coming up with tricky new ways to part you and your money. You can’t be too careful these days and when something looks “too good to be true” it often is. BBB Warns Consumers About Internet Vehicle Scams The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about scams robbing people of their hard-earned dollars as they wait for cars that never arrive. Using fake websites and a non-existent escrow company, scammers have lured dozens of victims by o

It’s been a while! However, no matter how little we’ve written about independent candidates and organizations over the past month, actions continue to be taken by those who look to change the two-party system. Let’s start with Unite America and the candidates that fall under their umbrella. Neal Simon, running for U.S. Senate in Maryland, had a fantastic month while opening his new campaign office. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.170783426893078.1073741830.126383201333101&type=1&l=15

Update 5/9/18: Issue 1 -- Ohio redistricting reform -- passed with three-fourths voter support, 74.9% voting "Yes." Update 5/8/18, 8:57 PM ET: Election results in Ohio point to overwhelming victory for Issue 1, with no active opposition opposing the measure. Ohio voters will go to the polls Tuesday for the state's primary elections. On top of voting for their preferred nominees for local, state, and federal elected offices, they will also have a chance to pass major redistricting reform. It i

2018 may see the first "bitcoin candidate" elected to Congress. Many political candidates are jumping on the opportunity to raise campaign funds by accepting donations in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, which are free market, private currencies competing against the U.S. dollar and all other sovereign national currencies. Candidates like Andrew Hemingway who in 2014 became the youngest gubernatorial candidate in New Hampshire history, are making U.S. political, financial, and tech history by ac

Welcome to our weekly post, Independent Action, where we let you know the important moves Independent candidates and organizations made over the past week. Governor Bill Walker of Alaska passed HB339, a bill “that gives parents and teachers certainty that Alaska schools will be funded every year.” You can find his full statement on the passing of the bill below. https://twitter.com/AkGovBillWalker/status/985316287243931648 Craig O’Dear, an Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, re

"I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans, and I've seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset." - Langston Hughes In February, I traveled from New York City, where I live, to New Orleans to attend the Unrig the System Summit, a gathering of over 1,500 people from all 50 states, focused on how to reform our dysfunctional political system. I was there to speak on a panel about the leadership of the African American community in the fight for full