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Congress Is Back In Session, But It Needs to Get to Work
The holidays are over and it’s back to reality. Of course, part of that reality — for better or worse — if that the politicians have made their way back to Washington, DC.To be clear, I am not suggest...
Beyond the Partisan Headlines: The Top 10 IVN Articles of 2017
Say what you want about 2017, it wasn't the slow and boring year in politics many politicos would have otherwise expected from an odd year -- a year that falls between presidential and midterm electio...
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Declared Most Unethical Politician
Keeping staffers under criminal investigation employed and rigging a primary election process to the favor of the party-anointed candidate is certainly enough to make the list of "worst ethics violato...
Meet The Candidate Giving Independents Hope in the Midwest
Unbeknownst to most, Nebraska records some of the coldest temperatures in the United States. The reason it beats out most northern states is because it’s so flat the cold winds blow uninterrupted.Bob ...
Enough is Enough! Stop Making Excuses for Sexual Misconduct
In 2004, then Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld sent a memorandum to his Under Secretary in which he expressed concerns regarding recent allegations of sexual assault on service member...
Lenny Mendonca Talks About Challenging Both Parties to Move California Forward
This week, T.J. O’Hara is joined by Lenny Mendonca on the IVN podcast, A Civil Assessment.Lenny Mendonca is a Senior Partner Emeritus from the Washington D.C. and San Francisco offices of McKinsey &am...
The Two Parties Are Destroying the American Dream
At a time when so many Americans are so deeply divided on a bevy of issues, it can be difficult to come to a consensus on anything. However, I do believe that one area where we may all find consensus ...
Huckabee: DC Isn't A Swamp; It's A Sewer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-MVCRN3MX0Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee blasted Republican US Sen. Bob Corker and other GOP lawmakers who are refusing to get behind their own party's tax ref...
Meet The GOP Congressman At War With His Own Party to End Gerrymandering
Rod Blum is a rarity in Congress – a member who actually wants a competitive district and a real challenge every Election Day.Blum, a Republican, believes this makes him a better congressman. He says ...
Here's How to Defeat the 4 Biggest Threats to Democracy
During a time of deep political dysfunction in the United States, it is easy to assume that American democracy has gone off the rails, perhaps for good. But if Americans can look past the slow-motion ...