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Your Facebook Like is now legally protected speech Photo: MashableWhether you "like" it or not, Facebook "likes" are considered to be a vital component of free speech protected under the First A...

spirit of america / shutterstock.comA recent study by the American Bar Association found several flaws in Virginia's death penalty, and made recommendations for reform.While the study did not call fo...

The goal for a national core curriculum, like Common Core, is to ensure that all students who graduate with a U.S. education are capable of participating in the national economy. Proponents argue stud...

Dear IVN Readers,While much of the mainstream media is covering the same old stories with tired talking points, check out some of the discussions on IVN, like:The Alternative Minimum Tax is ...

Rule number one in effective communication is to establish the relevancy of the topic to the audience. Why should they care? How does it affect their quality of life?Truthful accounting might do just ...

credit: University of GeorgiaIf states are to rebuild and retool their economies, they must establish innovative and cost-effective solutions to increase student access to public colleges and univers...

Two weeks after key parts of the Defense of Marriage Act were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, the American Civil Liberties Union announced it would pursue a lawsuit against Pennsylvania, North ...

In Minnesota, the recent decision which overturns the congressional affirmation of the provisions of the Voting Rights Act from the 1960s provoked an inappropriate tweet from a democrat in the state l...

So California’s Proposition 8 is gone. A coalition of liberal and conservative justices decided today that they did not have to decide the question they had just decided because the party that they au...

credit: Votecitizens.orgGerrymandering has become a prevalent hurdle to meaningful political participation across the country (with few exceptions, including California*). The duopoly at their finest...