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May Was A Monumental Month for Independents
It’s been a while! However, no matter how little we’ve written about independent candidates and organizations over the past month, actions continue to be taken by those who look to change the two...
Sen. Bob Hertzberg on Independent Voters, Data Privacy and Personal Sacrifice
Democratic Senator and former Speaker of the Assembly, Bob Hertzberg, isn't slowing down.The 63-year-old represents the 18th Senate District (San Fernando Valley) and is once again on the ballot for a...
Mark Cuban: Both Parties ARE the Swamp
There has long been speculation that US businessman Mark Cuban might run for president as an independent or third party candidate in 2020.While there is a giant question mark over a potential presiden...
CA Consumer Privacy Act Submits 625,000 Signatures
This week, supporters of the California Consumer Privacy Act submitted 625,000 signatures statewide in an effort to qualify for the November ballot.Alastair Mactaggart, lead sponsor of the initiative ...
Google CEO: 'Data Belongs to the User'; Yet Opposes New Privacy Measure
In an interview at the World Economic Forum earlier this year, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said his company is not only committed to but always believes that "Data always belongs to the user and as compa...
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...
Climate Change: How Two Opposing Viewpoints Found Common Ground
Editor's Note: The following article was written by Dr. Lynn S. Kahn and Cindy Peak, president of Cogent Technologies. “That you and I differ in our ideas of the best form of government is well k...
Independent Voters: We’re Not a Myth! And We Care!
These days there’s a lot going on in the world of independent politics. More to the point, it’s now accurate to say that there is a “world” of independent politics.This is a recent development because...
New Alaska Initiative Reins In Lobbyists, Foreign Influence on Elections
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - Do you think there is too much foreign influence in government? Is more accountability needed? Well, Alaskan voters are doing something about it.The nonpartisan group, Alaskans for...
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 ...