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10 Political Predictions for 2021: A Never-Ending Georgia Campaign, TMI from Joe Biden & Borat in Congress?
OPINION: Here are 10 reasonably bipartisan political predictions that don’t bode well for our democracy.
21 Dec, 2020
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10 Political Predictions for 2021: A Never-Ending Georgia Campaign, TMI from Joe Biden & Borat in Congress?
With COVID-19 vaccines going into the pipeline, it’s reasonable to be optimistic about our collective health scenario for 2021. Unfortunately, Pfizer doesn’t seem to have an antidote for the ills that ...
21 Dec, 2020
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5 min read
New Report: The Greatest Advantage in US Elections Is Not Incumbency, It's Partisanship
A new report from the nonpartisan group FairVote reinforces what it and other political reform advocates and experts have said for years: Partisanship is becoming the primary determinant of electoral outcomes in nearly every election.
20 Dec, 2020
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4 min read
New Report: The Greatest Advantage in US Elections Is Not Incumbency, It's Partisanship
A new report from the nonpartisan group FairVote reinforces what it and other political reform advocates and experts have said for years: Partisanship is becoming the primary determinant of electoral ...
20 Dec, 2020
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4 min read
NYC Allowed to Move Forward with Its First Ranked Choice Election
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. New York City can move forward with its debut of ranked electio ...
19 Dec, 2020
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NYC Allowed to Move Forward with Its First Ranked Choice Election
New York City can move forward with its debut of ranked elections in seven weeks, because a state judge has turned back arguments the system would effectively disenfranchise minority voters.
19 Dec, 2020
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3 min read
Do We Really Need Another Political Party?
OPINION: While a party that reflects progressive values would warm my heart, now is not the time to add another source of partisan divisiveness in the form of a political party.
17 Dec, 2020
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2 min read
Do We Really Need Another Political Party?
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to sandiego@ivn.usBernie Sanders’ loss of the Democratic Party’s nomination for president prompted some voters to cry out, as they have i ...
17 Dec, 2020
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Coronavirus Wipes Away Recent Wage Gains for Many California Workers, Report Finds
New research finds the pandemic has likely stripped away most of the wage gains made after the Great Recession by California’s lowest earners.
16 Dec, 2020
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7 min read
Coronavirus Wipes Away Recent Wage Gains for Many California Workers, Report Finds
In the five years before the pandemic, low-income Californians had begun to see substantial wage gains, chipping away at the income inequality gap between California’s haves and have-nots that has wid ...
16 Dec, 2020
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7 min read