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Why America is Simply Ill-Equipped To Solve Gun Violence
Mark Duncan has already had a near death experience with a mass shooter.His daughter Faryn, a 20-year-old student at University of Nevada Las Vegas found herself in the crosshairs at a country music f...
Unrigging The System: Reformers, Civic Groups Take Action Following Historic Summit
The Unrig The System Summit in New Orleans was a historic event that brought together people from across the political spectrum who could all agree on at least one thing: Our political process is corr...
3 Lessons Will Decide Fate of Historic Independent Movement
Three lessons for independent and third-party candidates and activists will determine the future of our nation and our shared planet.My position is simple: We are the answer. Our nation and our democr...
Independent Bob Krist Fights Back Against One of the Worst Ballot Access Laws in America
Welcome to one of our weekly posts, Independent Action, where we let you know the important moves independent candidates and organizations made over the past week. This week we will be discussing Greg...
Vermont Governor Signs Historic Marijuana Legalization Bill
Vermont is the first state to legalize adults’ possession and limited cultivation of marijuana legislativelyMarijuana will be legal in nine states and the nation’s capital when Vermont law takes effec...
Gerrymandering: Two Bullies vs. The Voters
All eyes in political reform circles are on the Wisconsin gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford) argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on October 3, 2017.The case was brought by a group of Democrats ch...
Vermont Makes History with Marijuana Legalization Bill
Vermont is poised to become the 30th U.S. state to legalize marijuana for medical or recreational consumption, and the first state to legalize adults’ possession and limited cultivation of marijuana t...
How Michigan Voters Can Save Themselves from the Tyranny of Gerrymandering
Nothing is less American than political parties. As a country, we fancy ourselves a meritocracy staffed by conscientious and well-informed voters.But that can’t possibly be true so long as we continue...
Spoiler Effect Manipulation May Be Tool in Russian Playbook
A largely ignored development at year-end 2017 was the story that the Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein’s campaign is under senate investigation for collusion with Russia. Dr. St...
Don't Let Partisans Distract You From These 3 News Stories
Read our centrist recap for the week below. We shine a light on the spin and useless stories from the Left and Right and detail what you should focus on, before people can pull wool over your eyes.Wha...