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Nuclear Power, Nuclear Submarines Targeted in Protests
Nuclear Power, Nuclear Submarines Targeted in Protests
 Early Sunday morning in Scotland protesters serenaded workers arriving at the nuclear-armed Trident submarine base in Faslane. Later the same day in Vermont  protestors serenaded ...
Aging Vermont Yankee Nuke Target of Shutdown Protest July 1
Aging Vermont Yankee Nuke Target of Shutdown Protest July 1
In a perfect world, the Vermont Yankee Nuclear power plant would have shut down on schedule last March, the decommissioning fund would have been fully funded, and everyone in Vermont would be living g...
Florida Governor Rick Scott Puts State’s Innocence Commission to Death [CORRECTED]
Florida Governor Rick Scott Puts State’s Innocence Commission to Death [CORRECTED]
Florida holds the dubious honor of wrongfully convicting the largest number of innocent people put on death row. Since 1973, the Sunshine State wrongfully incarcerated and released twenty-three people...
Politicians and Unions Hide Liabilities for Public Pensions
Politicians and Unions Hide Liabilities for Public Pensions
Public pensions across the country generally calculate future liability by assuming an 8% rate of return. "The problem with that is the 8 percent assumption is totally bogus," says Connecticut columni...
Connecticut House Votes to Legalize Medical Marijuana Over Federal Attorney's Objections
Connecticut House Votes to Legalize Medical Marijuana Over Federal Attorney's Objections
Look out California! Legalizing medicinal marijuana is no longer just for "hippies" in states out West. The Connecticut House of Representatives voted 96-51 late Wednesday to legalize medical marijuan...
Looking Towards Tampa: Ron Paul's Delegate Strategy
Looking Towards Tampa: Ron Paul's Delegate Strategy
continued his march this week to the Republican nomination in Tampa. However, as has been noted repeatedly throughout the process, he is a very weak nominee. There also continues to be a substantial ...
Media Influence On The 2012 Republican Primary
Media Influence On The 2012 Republican Primary
 With five states holding primary elections today, the Republican race to the White House is not over just yet. While each candidate has had their 15 minutes of fame, Mitt Romney remains in the s...
The Week Ahead: Obama's Appeal, GOP Primary, and the Supreme Court
The Week Ahead: Obama's Appeal, GOP Primary, and the Supreme Court
The Youth Barack Obama will spend next week focusing on the constituency that carried him to the White House back in 2008: the youth. With scheduled stops in North Carolina, Colorado an...
Declare Your Independence from the Two-Party Charade
Declare Your Independence from the Two-Party Charade
 In an article here at IVN yesterday, AJ Segneri asked: where is the next third party? It is a common question, especially among those who feel that a choice between a Democrat and a Republican i...
Santorum's Out, But Delegates Still Focus of GOP Primary
Santorum's Out, But Delegates Still Focus of GOP Primary
Senator Santorum suspended his campaign today, leaving Governor Romney as the likely Republican Party nominee with Speaker Gingrich and Dr. Ron Paul trailing, but still in the race. This is a fortuito...