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Covid-19: Nothing's Deadlier Than Not Acting Now
Last week President Trump announced that he will be making the "toughest decision" of not just his presidency but his life: When and how to open our Covid-ravaged country again.During the same week, D ...
15 Apr, 2020
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11 min read
Saving the Voting Rights Act: Virginia as a case study for reform
Originally published on The Fulcrum.Enactment of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 remains a celebrated landmark in American history. It's time to celebrate the law's potential anew by making some big cha ...
15 Apr, 2020
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5 min read
Moves in three states to avoid another Wisconsin, even as Sanders bows out
Originally published on The Fulcrum.Bernie Sanders ending his campaign, obviating the need for more Democratic presidential primaries, is the biggest news of the week about keeping democracy safe duri ...
13 Apr, 2020
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5 min read
A Bunch of Good Stuff Coming Out of COVID-19 Crises
“For a virus which thrives on destroying humanity, Covid-19 might just accomplish the opposite, reignite our humanity and respect for one another.”The Covid-19 news has been so continually grim, ...
11 Apr, 2020
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8 min read
Can't Argue With Science: MIT Study Supports Growing Demands to Unrig US Elections
The beginning of the 2020 presidential election was an unmitigated disaster. Results that should have been reported the night-of in Iowa instead took days as a result of technical issues with an app a ...
11 Feb, 2020
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10 min read
IVP Co-Hosts Top-Four Primary Forum
What are some of the benefits surrounding adopting a top-four primary using Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in San Diego? What are some potential concerns voters have? This past week, the Independent Voter ...
23 Jan, 2020
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3 min read
2019 Anti-Corruption Awards Honors Three Political Disrupters
Over one hundred guests attended the event established 19 years ago to shine a spotlight on leaders in civic and political life who challenge the status quo and fight for systemic change.
05 Nov, 2019
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13 min read
2019 Anti-Corruption Awards Honors Three Political Disrupters
2019 Anti-Corruption Award HonoreesKatie FaheyKatie Fahey is a Michigan-based activist and an independent. As the Founder and Executive Director of the grassroots, nonpartisan campaign Voters Not Poli ...
05 Nov, 2019
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13 min read
Independent Voter Project Files Brief Supporting Lawsuit Against Bipartisan Debate Commission
The exclusionary presidential debate rules that prevent any candidate outside the Republican and Democratic Parties from participating is another critical cog in the anti-competitive electoral machine that is crippling our representative democracy.
28 Sep, 2019
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3 min read
Podcast: UT Columnist Michael Smolens Talks Kersey Independence, CA NPP Ballot Issue
San Diego, Calif.- San Diego Union-Tribune Columnist Michael Smolens joined me for a wide-ranging conversation about the many political issues facing the City of San Diego and State of California ...
07 May, 2019
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4 min read