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Third Party and Independent activists united in opposition to full-body scanners and enhanced pat-downs
It may seem like the current uproar and ongoing revolt against the Transportation Security Administration’s newest security protocols came out of nowhere, but opposition to full-body scanners has b...
Tea Party 2012: separating the contenders from the pretenders
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum made waves this week when he told Politico that there are no real Tea Party candidates in the 2012 mix. "There isn't a single candidate running for presi...
2010 could be historic year for Independent and Third Party candidates
Whatever the outcome of the November elections, 2010 is shaping up to be an historic year for the nation’s Independent and third party movements, as well as for voters who desire viable alternatives t...
Americans want a third party, but must battle media myths and pollster misrepresentations to explore their options
As we enter the final stretch of the 2010 mid-term election season, the American public’s dissatisfaction with the Democratic and Republican parties is driving record numbers of people to voice suppor...
Independent and third party candidates still fighting for the right to participate in America's democracy
If a group of people told you that elected officials, influential civic groups, the mainstream media, and independent polling organizations were all engaged in a systematic effort to effectively silen...
What California can learn from Massachusetts as it enacts health care reform
As California undergoes implementation of the federal health care reform legislation over the next four years, the experiences and challenges Massachusetts has faced in its implementation of its own s...
Temporary, high-risk health insurance option coming soon to California
On July 1, the federal government and dozens of states set up temporary “high-risk” health insurance pools for people denied health insurance due to so-called pre-existing conditions. These pools were...
Breaking the Republican-Democrat stranglehold with open debates and open minds
The two-party duopoly is a threat to the free exchange of ideas. The establishment parties, in conjunction with a complicit corporate media, often exclude third party and independent voices and ...
A Declaration of Independence in New England: Eliot Cutler's Independent bid for Governor of Maine
Given the US public's deep dissatisfaction with the Democratic and Republican parties, numerous political commentators and prognosticators have suggested that the current political climate favors outs...
Local food movement beginning to reshape American society
Celebrated author and local food advocate, Michael Pollan, recently observed that the growing awareness of food as sustenance for social and individual health (instead of simply being “fuel”) is recon...