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Third Circuit Avoids Breaking Two-Party Monopoly
Third Circuit Avoids Breaking Two-Party Monopoly
On Wednesday, April 8, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in the case, Balsam v. Guadagno (Secretary of the State of New Jersey). The court affirmed a lower district court’s decis...
Independent-Minded Leaders Focus on Fixing American Politics at National Conference
Independent-Minded Leaders Focus on Fixing American Politics at National Conference
I was impressed to find such a far-reaching conglomerate of individuals at the National Conference of Independents in New York City, which took place during the weekend of March 13-15. Illinois, ...
'Religious Freedom Laws': The Jim Crow Laws of the 21st Century
'Religious Freedom Laws': The Jim Crow Laws of the 21st Century
There is an old axiom that history repeats itself. Some may dispute this claim, but it is hard to argue with what a person can witness happening right in front of them. One just has to pay attent...
Utilities Wage War Against Solar Power
Utilities Wage War Against Solar Power
Solar power has arrived. With the average price of solar cells down by 60 percent since 2010, the industry is responding to market demand. According to a study from researchers at Cambridge University...
Efforts to Eliminate Daylight Saving Time Have Spread Nationwide
Efforts to Eliminate Daylight Saving Time Have Spread Nationwide
Daylight Savings first originated in Germany during World War I to save electricity, and the UK quickly followed their lead. When Daylight Savings was first adopted in the U.S., it was part of a war p...
Report: Support for Marijuana Legalization Jumps 19 Points in 10 Years
Report: Support for Marijuana Legalization Jumps 19 Points in 10 Years
On March 4, 2015, the General Social Study published its latest report examining the public's opinion on marijuana legalization. The study documents both the shift in popular consensus ...
Civics and Elections: Saving Our Democracy Begins with Young Voters
Civics and Elections: Saving Our Democracy Begins with Young Voters
In Athens of antiquity, the inventors of democracy set up a law that required every person to vote. Anyone found not voting would be publicly marked and labeled an idiot; someone who thought their own...
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Gerrymandering Is Constitutionally Required
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Gerrymandering Is Constitutionally Required
On Monday, March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case, Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. The high court will consider the constitutionalit...
Despite Claims of Progress from VA Officials, Not Much Has Really Changed
Despite Claims of Progress from VA Officials, Not Much Has Really Changed
NATIONAL -- Earlier this month, VA Secretary Bob McDonald got into a heated argument with a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee while defending his efforts to turn around the scandal-ridde...
6 More States Consider Adopting Independent Redistricting Groups
6 More States Consider Adopting Independent Redistricting Groups
Redistricting has been a contentious process since the early 1800s, when Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a bill that reshaped electoral districts in Massachusetts to benefit the Democratic-Republicans....