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Find The Good and Praise It: Highlighting Nonpartisan Organizations That Put Voters ahead of Parties
Denver, Colo. -- Across the country, independent/nonpartisan organizations committed to fundamental political reform and equal rights for every voter are hard at work fighting the good fight on a wide ...
04 Jun, 2015
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9 min read
Opinion: You Shouldn't Have To Join A Party to Vote in Primaries
We do not get our right to vote because we are white, black, gay, straight, male, female, conservative, liberal, a member of a private organization or any other criteria other than what makes us Ameri ...
29 May, 2015
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5 min read
Cancer Charities Con Victims out of $187 Million, Government Says
When people give money to a charity, they give it with the hope that their donation will go toward whatever cause the charity represents, whether it be cancer research, global health care and/or ...
20 May, 2015
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Welcome to Georgia: One of the Least Politically Competitive States in the Nation
This week, the Washington Post published an analysis of Georgia's gerrymandering problem. Gerrymandering is the practice of manipulating electoral boundaries to favor one political party or dilut ...
29 Apr, 2015
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10 Ways Political Parties Control Your Vote
1. States Send Delegates to the Electoral College that Represent Parties, Not PeopleWhen envisioning the electoral college, the goal of the Founding Fathers was to send electors who were “free from an ...
28 Apr, 2015
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9 min read
Proposed N.C. Abortion Restrictions Reduce Women's Safety, Opponents Say
NORTH CAROLINA -- Recently proposed bills in the North Carolina House and Senate aim to tighten restrictions on abortion.A key point in House Bill 465 would extend waiting periods between when women c ...
17 Apr, 2015
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3 min read
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 ...
09 Apr, 2015
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4 min read
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, ...
30 Mar, 2015
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'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 ...
27 Mar, 2015
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5 min read
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 ...
27 Mar, 2015
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4 min read