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Editor's Note: The following is a speech given by Steve Peace in 1998 along with additional supporting documents from research and extracted passages from earlier drafts of the speech. He believes what he said then. And, he believes it today. This speech is even more relevant today than it was back then as we see the continued downward spiral of politics and political discourse in the United States: ‍ Shortly after the November elections, a prominent national magazine ran a feature story decla

Election integrity became a hot button issue during and in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. It is a phrase voters have heard a lot since November 3, as Donald Trump and many of his supporters claim widespread fraud took place that denied him re-election. Lawmakers and advocates who stood by the president and vowed to challenge the election results said they were doing it for the sake of the integrity of the electoral process. Challenging the legitimacy of elections is becoming more

Election integrity became a hot button issue during and in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. It is a phrase voters have heard a lot since November 3, as Donald Trump and many of his supporters claim widespread fraud took place that denied him re-election.

Dr. Cynthia Burke is a well-known and well-respected psychologist with great advice on why mindfulness is so important going into the New Year.

It was quite an afternoon. While Washington DC police, accompanied by federal agents, were finally clearing the Capitol Building of renegade Trump protestors, 33-year-old former investigative journalist Jon Ossoff was declared the winner of the runoff election against incumbent David Perdue. Ossoff became the 50th Democrat in the US Senate, giving the Democrats nominal control of that chamber. In the other Georgia runoff, African-American Reverend Raphael Warnock defeated Kelly Loeffler. Loeffl

It was quite an afternoon. While Washington DC police, accompanied by federal agents, were finally clearing the Capitol Building of renegade Trump protestors, 33-year-old former investigative journalist Jon Ossoff was declared the winner of the runoff election against...

Democracy reform advocates, still hoping for a significant statement of support from Joe Biden, have asked the president-elect to kick off the new year by pledging to prioritize their agenda.

Editor's Note: This article originally published on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. ‍ Democracy reform advocates, still hoping for a significant statement of support from Joe Biden, have asked the president-elect to kick off the new year by pledging to prioritize their agenda. One week after the election, 170 good-government and voting rights groups called on Biden to back their proposals. They believe that tackling corruption and strengthening

“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain

OPINION: Here are 10 reasonably bipartisan political predictions that don’t bode well for our democracy.