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Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense.-Winston Churchill To the studen...

In a ruling released on Monday, the Supreme Court overturned a Montana state law banning corporate political expenditures and affirmed their decision on Citizens United, that political contributions f...

Today's News Tips. Your Independent News Tip Sheet.IVN – Prison Population Grows by 700%, How Much Does it Cost?With a startling increase in the national prison population it should be no surprise tha...

Last week, IVN commented on a lawsuit brought by alleged delegates to the Republican National Convention. The Republican National Committee, while stating that suit was frivolous at the same time orga...

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on the side of three corporations, reversing Montana's 1912 limit on corporate campaign spending.  Today's decision not only strengthens the 2010 Citize...

As non sequiturs go, Dana Milbank's selective outrage in his June 19 editorial, "Debasing the Presidency" may go down as one of the great howlers in journalism history.Published in my paper on Friday,...

IVN – Obama Focusing Fundraising Efforts on CAAfter trailing Romney in fundraising, Obama’s re-election campaign has focused its attention on the Golden State for fundraising. The campaign has been pu...

Independent candidates seeking public office generally face tougher hurdles than their partisan counterparts. A recent federal court ruling, which gives non-partisan candidates more time to collect si...

Stories we're following from around the web...SLATE - Gay Marriage Challenged in MDMaryland Conservatives have collected double the required 55,000+ signatures required to put an anti-gay marriage ref...

One of the most enduring myths in US politics is the assertion that there are no alternatives to the candidates of the Democratic and Republican parties. Many would-be voters who are fed up with the f...