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Will a 51st State Be Created through Secession?
Secession, a word common 150 years ago, is once again gaining steam in several states. In the quest for a government that is more representative of the people, groups of different ideologies want to b ...
06 Nov, 2013
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3 min read
Tuition Increases by 2.9% in 2013; Lowest Increase in 30 Years
Concerns about rising tuition and how students can afford to finance their major investments in post-secondary education are widespread. Solid insights into these questions require accurat ...
23 Oct, 2013
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8 min read
A Timeline and History of Voting Rights
The history of voting rights in the U.S. has been a long battle of disharmony and disenfranchisement since the country’s formation and although freedom and voting are frequently associated with one a ...
22 Oct, 2013
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5 min read
Reddit AMA: FEC Chair Says Average Voters Don't Control Elections
Campaign finance reformers and California based government transparency group Maplight held an AMA on Reddit Wednesday. The two-hour event addressed growing public concern over the high-profile Suprem ...
16 Oct, 2013
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11 min read
Climate Scientists Have Obligation to Political Impartiality, Experts Argue
Tatiana Grozetskaya // ShutterstockA study from the University of Texas-Austin, one of the most comprehensive on methane leakage from shale gas emissions to date, found that 99 percent of the greenho ...
24 Sep, 2013
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2 min read
Multi-Member Districts in NH a National Model for Equal Gender Representation
Zack Frank / shutterstock.comNew Hampshire proves to be one of the more innovative states in its electoral process.In its House of Representatives, districts are allotted a number of representatives ...
04 Sep, 2013
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2 min read
Do Independent Voters Need More Independent Candidates?
Demand, meet SupplyAmidst some disenchantment with both major political parties, the chart above shows, when looking across the 50 states, the share of votes earned by candidates that were not either ...
30 Aug, 2013
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Georgia Health Insurance Costs Up 198%?
A recent trend in the naming of legislation is to include the purported benefits in the title, hence, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”—aka Obamacare. Unfortunately, experience has show ...
31 Jul, 2013
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3 min read
Beyond the Headlines: The Week of July 23, 2013
Dear IVN Readers,As the media brings you 24/7 news coverage of a British baby, we are proud to do real investigative reporting on things that matter to the foundation of our democracy and a productive ...
23 Jul, 2013
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Asian Foreign Policy May Be Doomed To Repeat History
USS Enterprise at Supic Bay // Credit: Dual Freq via Wikimedia CommonsThe 20th Century began with a rising power in Asia whose nakedly expansionist aspirations and increasing belligerence produced da ...
22 Jul, 2013
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12 min read