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30 Reasons Why Independent Voters Are Not a Myth
Political scientists and party pollsters run with a common narrative: Independent voters are a myth."We think of them as closet partisans who act in almost indistinguishable ways to those who identify...
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...
What Kind of Voter Will You Be in 2014?
Evan Falchuk / United Independent PartyMonth 4, September 2013"The way to get started is to quit talking, and start doing." – Walt DisneyIn the fourth month of this diary of my independent campaign f...
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...
Massachusetts Campaign Finance Limits Unfairly Benefit Two Party System
Capital building in Boston Mass. // Shutterstock.comWhile Massachusetts is known to be one of the most independent states in the country, with 53 percent of its registered voters listed as unaf...
I Pledge Allegiance
The "Under God" Controversy"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." (1892)It sounds familiar to many of us, but ...
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 ...
Online Courses Face Profitability Hurdles
Massively open online courses, or MOOCs, are typically dependent on outside investors to cover expenses. While MOOCs expand the education opportunities for hundreds of thousands world-wide, building a...
Nonprofit Organizations Significantly Increase Voter Turnout
Nonprofit VOTE examined the impact of nonprofit organizations on voter behavior within seven states in an August 2013 study. It found that those contacted by a nonprofit organization -- in regards to ...
Beyond The Headlines: The Week of July 30, 2013
Dear IVN Readers,While other outlets recycle the same old stories, IVN is proud to bring you important stories that aren’t covered anywhere else: like voter suppression in New Jersey, a revolutio...