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New Poll: Most Voters Are Prepared for Delay In Election Results
New Poll: Most Voters Are Prepared for Delay In Election Results
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍If the winner of the presidential election is not known on elect ...
29 Sep, 2020
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3 min read
Who The Hell Cares What YOU Think? The Metaphysics of Modern (Same-As-The-Old) Media
Who The Hell Cares What YOU Think? The Metaphysics of Modern (Same-As-The-Old) Media
Modern news consumption is frustrating. Newsrooms have been decimated. Media outlets continue to disappear. Opinion is pawned off as news. Polarized echo chambers may entertain certain factions, ...
29 Sep, 2020
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10 min read
Systemic Racism: How Disparate Investments in Public Education Fuel Social Inequality
Systemic Racism: How Disparate Investments in Public Education Fuel Social Inequality
This is Part Two of a two-part series on racism and the education system. Read Part One here. ‍Data supporting the direct link between family income and student achievement rely mostly on test sc ...
28 Sep, 2020
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11 min read
Newsom Orders Ban of New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035
Newsom Orders Ban of New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035
In a dramatic move to tackle climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered state officials to ban new gasoline-powered cars within 15 years. California has for longer than half a century been a lead ...
26 Sep, 2020
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9 min read
Florida's Open Primaries Amendment Could Help Ensure Voter Liberty for Mainers
Florida's Open Primaries Amendment Could Help Ensure Voter Liberty for Mainers
Editor's Note: This piece originally published in the Portland Press Herald, and has been republished with permission from the author.‍The presidential election on Nov. 3 is nearly upon us. No matter ...
25 Sep, 2020
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3 min read
California for All? Few Public Schools Pursuing Elementary Waivers
California for All? Few Public Schools Pursuing Elementary Waivers
Diana Marrone felt alone and out of options.The single mother of a 5-year-old kindergartener had struggled to balance her full-time job while guiding her daughter’s remote learning. Marrone’s mother w ...
25 Sep, 2020
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11 min read
These 34 States Are Making Voting Easier ahead of November
These 34 States Are Making Voting Easier ahead of November
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍Voting in the presidential election ends in 40 days, and states ...
24 Sep, 2020
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4 min read
The US Must Free Itself from the Political-Industrial Complex
The US Must Free Itself from the Political-Industrial Complex
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The New York Times and has been republished on IVN with permission from the author. ‍In his farewell address to the nation, President Dwigh ...
24 Sep, 2020
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Solving San Diego’s Pension Crisis Requires Change
Solving San Diego’s Pension Crisis Requires Change
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.usThe city of San Diego has been drowning in public-pension quicksand for at least two decades. Back in the early 20 ...
21 Sep, 2020
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3 min read
Supreme Court Makes Local Tax Hikes Easier
Supreme Court Makes Local Tax Hikes Easier
IVN San Diego Editor's Note: This Supreme Court ruling could have a big effect on San Diego. A proposed hotel tax increase came just short of winning a two-thirds vote in March. Supporters will likely ...
19 Sep, 2020
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3 min read