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Independents Rally to Break Two-Party Model of Hypocrisy and Gridlock
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 HB ...
16 Apr, 2018
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We the People: From the Past to a New American Revolution
"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 HughesIn February, I traveled ...
04 Apr, 2018
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#HealthyGov: 6 Groups That Are Changing Politics in America
“We spend most of our time focused on what’s wrong with our government and talking about the dysfunction or breakdowns in a critical way. With all that attention on what we DON’T want, we spend little ...
21 Mar, 2018
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Unite America Director: History Will Be Made In November
We are only three months into 2018, but already big things are happening within the independent movement -- especially in Colorado.Unite America (formerly the Centrist Project) recently launched with ...
13 Mar, 2018
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Small Town May Strip Partisanship From Local Elections
Most voters, and probably you, too, recognize America’s two-party political system for what it is: a trap.Red and blue colored ties play good-cop-bad-cop on television for three years at a time while ...
09 Mar, 2018
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New Political Movement Aims to Unite America with National Slate of Independent Candidates
Unite America, formerly the Centrist Project, announced Tuesday a historic national slate of independent candidates running for governor and US Senate.The 5 candidates on the slate include: Incumbent ...
27 Feb, 2018
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Two-Party Brain Drain: Why The Nation's Brightest Minds are Fleeing The Parties
In the study of migration patterns, scholars often times point to different “push” and “pull” factors that have influenced migration trends over time.Historically, the free market structure of the Uni ...
27 Feb, 2018
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Opioids at CPAC - The Ultimate Nonpartisan Issue
Eric Bolling climbed onto the main stage at CPAC and delivered what no one ever wants to have to say."I am an accidental opioid expert."What followed was part eulogy and part straight-up retelling of ...
24 Feb, 2018
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Republican Congressional Candidate Stumps For "Direct Democracy?"
Michael Allman would not be the first politician to attempt a successful campaign based on the idea of "Direct Democracy," but he is the latest. And perhaps most surprising, he is a Republican running ...
16 Feb, 2018
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Why Local Elections Are Now Just As Partisan As National Elections
In a democracy, the people have the power, but only if they choose to wield it. With the mercurial state of America’s representative system in recent elections, it’s becoming clear that more involveme ...
14 Feb, 2018
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