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Are You Being Suckered by Fake News?  10 Tips to Avoid Misinformation Fallout
Are You Being Suckered by Fake News? 10 Tips to Avoid Misinformation Fallout
In the information age, the explosion of always-with-you technology has created a voracious hunger for content. The 24-hour news cycle means that cable shows, websites, Twitter feeds, and Facebook upd ...
06 Jul, 2020
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6 min read
It's Our Republic, If We Can Keep It
It's Our Republic, If We Can Keep It
Most people know the story: Moments after the Constitutional Convention ended in 1787, Ben Franklin walked out of Independent Hall and was approached by a woman. The woman asked, “Well, Doctor, what h ...
02 Jul, 2020
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9 min read
Former Michigan Gov Calls Mail-In Voter Fraud Claims 'Utter BS'
Former Michigan Gov Calls Mail-In Voter Fraud Claims 'Utter BS'
As the fight continues across the country to expand safe and secure options for voters to participate in the 2020 elections, 5 nonpartisan organizations collaborated to put on a virtual rally to bolst ...
26 Jun, 2020
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5 min read
CA Mail-in Bill Allows Ballots to be Received Up to 17 Days after Election
CA Mail-in Bill Allows Ballots to be Received Up to 17 Days after Election
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Thursday that requires election administrators to mail ballots to all registered voters across the state. The bill ensures all voters have the option to vo ...
22 Jun, 2020
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4 min read
Racism and Closed Primaries: A History Intertwined
Racism and Closed Primaries: A History Intertwined
That voter suppression is antithetical to democracy seems axiomatic, particularly if democracy is defined as rule by the majority. It is also, however, perhaps the most effective means for a minority ...
19 Jun, 2020
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6 min read
Major National Reform Progress: New Initiatives, Spotlights, Books, and More...
Major National Reform Progress: New Initiatives, Spotlights, Books, and More...
First, on behalf of the NANR Board, I want to thank our members for making NANR's first Spotlight program on June 8 a big success, highlighting the important work our members are doing to ensure safe ...
18 Jun, 2020
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5 min read
Need More Proof of a Rigged Political Process?
Need More Proof of a Rigged Political Process?
Most Americans believe the US is headed in the wrong direction, trust in the federal government is at dismal levels, and people are consumed by frustration, grief, and/or rage in uncertain and tumultu ...
18 Jun, 2020
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11 min read
How We End Division, Dysfunction, and Inaction in a Democracy in Crisis
How We End Division, Dysfunction, and Inaction in a Democracy in Crisis
In the latest episode of "Unrig It," the official podcast of the National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers (NANR), Independent Voter News editor Shawn Griffiths talks with Honorary NANR Co-Chair K ...
17 Jun, 2020
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1 min read
New Film: Fixing Our Broken Criminal Justice System Starts with Ending Corruption in US Politics
New Film: Fixing Our Broken Criminal Justice System Starts with Ending Corruption in US Politics
Current events have turned everyone's attention to the nation’s criminal justice system. Most Americans agree that the system is broken. Yet, in a new Unbreaking America film, RepresentUs points out t ...
16 Jun, 2020
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4 min read
It's Time to Break the 'Fixed' Two-Party Duopoly
It's Time to Break the 'Fixed' Two-Party Duopoly
‍"Most Americans believe our political system is a public institution that follows a set of detailed, impartial principles, structures and practices derived from the Constitution… It isn’t.” - Katheri ...
11 Jun, 2020
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5 min read