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Proposition C in Los Angeles Fights Corporate Personhood
Richard Cavalleri / Shutterstock.comSince 2010, a growing number of local propositions and resolutions have passed in a largely symbolic effort to override portions of the Supreme Court's decision in ...
07 May, 2013
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Taser Death in Vermont Raises Questions of Reasonable Use
Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell // Photo: Valley News - Theophil SysloWhen the Attorney General of Vermont decided not to prosecute a Vermont State trooper who used a taser to kill an unarme ...
31 Jan, 2013
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Georgia Rep Paul Broun Introduces \Audit the Fed\ Legislation
With the retirement of Ron Paul in 2013, the former Texas congressman leaves behind an ideological legacy that several are lining up to continue. One point Paul advocated for was a motion to "audit th ...
06 Jan, 2013
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Georgia Rep Paul Broun Introduces \Audit the Fed\ Legislation
With the retirement of Ron Paul in 2013, the former Texas congressman leaves behind an ideological legacy that several are lining up to continue. One point Paul advocated for was a motion to "audit th ...
06 Jan, 2013
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The Veterans Affairs Department Gets Occupied But Still Ignores
Photo: U.S. Department of Veteran AffairsOn October 4, a small group of American veterans went to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Washington, D.C., to talk to officials there about ve ...
24 Nov, 2012
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This Year, Record Numbers of Independents Elected
Credit: MTV.comDuring this election, IVN made an effort to give fair coverage to third party candidates running for president, such as Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, Rocky Anderson and Virgil Goode, ...
22 Nov, 2012
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Senator Angus King Joins the Democratic Caucus
With little surprise, the newly elected independent Senator from Maine, Angus King, declared that he will join the Democratic Caucus at a press conference on Wednesday.The announcement followed Senato ...
15 Nov, 2012
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The Things That Seem & Those That Are
For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were reality, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.- Nicolo Machiavelli, The 8t ...
13 Nov, 2012
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How Did Third Party Candidates Perform in the Election?
During this election cycle, IVN covered third party candidates to ensure voters could access information about the wide range of choices they had at the ballot box.Gary Johnson, from the Libertarian P ...
10 Nov, 2012
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This Election, US Gains Independents in the Senate
(Credit: Downwithtyrrany.blogspot.com)As of 10 AM EST on November 7th 2012, independent Senate candidates have earned 897,259 votes, a number will only rise as precincts continue to report. As i ...
08 Nov, 2012
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