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‘OMG WTF Does the Constitution ACTUALLY Say?’
Ben Sheehan joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to discuss his new book, OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say? – A Non-Boring Guide to How Our Democracy is Supposed to Work. You may thi ...
04 Nov, 2020
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2 min read
‘It’s a Horrible Narrative’: Black Women Are Losing Their Jobs Faster Than Others
Native San Diegan Shakema Martin says she may still be employed today if she weren’t Black. Martin, a Mira Mesa native, was working at a Carlsbad company until August when she caught COVID-19. Sh ...
02 Nov, 2020
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4 min read
OPINION: Reasons to Vote Republican Have Never Been Clearer Since Lincoln, Reagan, and Teddy Roosevelt
Editor's Note: John Pudner is the President of Take Back Action Fund, which does not endorse candidates. Independent Voter News also does not endorse candidates. The views in this piece are the person ...
02 Nov, 2020
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4 min read
Andrew Yang Podcast: Your US Rep. Doesn't Care What You Think, But We Can Fix That
“There is something wrong with an industry that has more money flowing into it the more they don’t solve the problems.” - Katherine Gehl, founder of the Institute for Political InnovationMany America ...
30 Oct, 2020
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3 min read
We Cannot Put a Price on a Loved One's Life – Vote Yes on Proposition 14
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usReality is chronic diseases, illnesses and conditions impact each and every one of us. The harsh, but unfortunate truth is n ...
30 Oct, 2020
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3 min read
The 10 Most Important Better Elections Proposals to be Decided This Election
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.It's often hard to see, but much more is at stake Tuesday than the pr ...
29 Oct, 2020
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12 min read
Closing the Distance: What Distance Learning Really Looks Like
The challenges presented to schools by the pandemic, particularly those serving students and families living in historically under-resourced communities, aren’t new -- these problems have long existed ...
29 Oct, 2020
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6 min read
We Need to Avoid a Managed Democracy — An Election Where the Incumbent Never Loses
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.usThe New York Times ran a story recently about Marina Udgodskaya, a cleaning woman who ran for office against her b ...
28 Oct, 2020
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3 min read
Who Should Run the Presidential Debates?
The presidential debates have come to an end, but the debate over who should run these important events in a presidential election cycle continues.There is no question that the Commission on President ...
27 Oct, 2020
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4 min read
Who’s Really Behind the Fight for Better Elections?
The democracy reform movement is having a moment right now. There are campaigns all across the country fighting gerrymandering, corruption, voter suppression, and plurality voting.Because of this, we ...
27 Oct, 2020
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4 min read