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Pandemic Elicits Surge to Save A Democratic Process Already in Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic and devastating impact on American society and the economy. All 50 states and the president have declared a state of emergency, and over 100 million Americans ...
THE SPEECH THAT BERNIE SHOULD GIVE (but probably won’t)
Hello America! Hello my Brothers and Sisters!This campaign, this race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, has come to a critical point. A boiling point, some would say. And before we go ...
Convoluted CA Presidential Primary Rules Add to Vote Count Nightmare
It didn’t take long for the presidential landscape to radically shift following a monumental Super Tuesday. Yet, despite the departure of the richest person to run for president in modern US hist...
The Second American Revolution: 5-Minute Boot Camp For Unrigging Our Government
I’ve got some good news and some bad news. And once we put it all together, it’ll be news you can use — an easy way to join the Second American Revolution, now in progress.First, the bad news: You are...
Millions of Voters Had One Goal in 2018: Unrig the Two-Party System
Our country stands divided, now more than ever.But whether red or blue, young or old, rural or urban, voters share a common interest in expanding their choices at the ballot box while protecting major...
Denver, Colorado Might Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms As Soon As May 2019
DENVER, Colo. - If Denver For Psilocybin canvassers can gather 4,726 signatures in the Mile High City by January 7th, a voter initiated ballot measure to legalize "magic mushrooms" as they're colloqui...
Here is Everywhere Nonpartisan Reform Won Big in 2018
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The biggest story in the 2018 election cycle was not what color of wave we saw. It was not President Donald Trump using the Ecuadorian immigrant caravan as a campaign issue. It was...
World's First 5-Star Ballot Campaign Celebrates Historic Election Year
LANE COUNTY, ORE. - Voters in Lane County, Oregon may not have voted to approve STAR voting in the 2018 midterm election. However, advocates are still celebrating the world's first STAR voting campaig...
This Week In Nonpartisan News: Top 5 Stories for Independent Voters
Much of the media's election coverage two weeks out from Election Day is focused on what kind of wave we are seeing -- red or blue -- and how Donald Trump will affect the outcome of the midterms. Howe...
5-Star Ballots: A Way to Vote Your Conscience Without "Throwing Away Your Vote"
In the latest episode of "In Full Color," IVN Editor Shawn Griffiths discusses a new voting method with Sara Wolf, campaign manager for STAR Voting for Lane County in Oregon that could change the way ...