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IVN Readers Pick The Most Independent Politicians of 2017
For many, 2017 was another tumultuous year in US politics, defined once more by the hyper-partisan divide on Capitol Hill and rhetoric in the media.As a result of the continued toxic political environ ...
26 Dec, 2017
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3 min read
Mark Kersey Gets Candid on Short Term Rentals, Labor Unions and His Senate Bid
District 5 City Councilman Mark Kersey joined IVN San Diego for our latest podcast to discuss the recent changes made by Council President Myrtle Cole to city council committees, the very public failu ...
21 Dec, 2017
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5 min read
Meet The Candidate Giving Independents Hope in the Midwest
Unbeknownst to most, Nebraska records some of the coldest temperatures in the United States. The reason it beats out most northern states is because it’s so flat the cold winds blow uninterrupted.Bob ...
19 Dec, 2017
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19 min read
New SANDAG Board Chair on Human-Caused Climate Change: "It's a debatable issue"
Del Mar City Councilman Terry Sinnott and Poway Mayor Steve Vaus, both considered staunch Republicans, are now the Chair and Vice-Chair of the regions most powerful transportation body.The two were un ...
19 Dec, 2017
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2 min read
Under the Radar: Parties Collude Using Census to Trade Votes
There are many reasons to be thinking about the upcoming Census. Making sure it is properly funded and that there are as few undercounts as possible are two. We should be thinking just as hard, or per ...
18 Dec, 2017
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4 min read
Political Purism Isn’t Principled In An Impure World
Margaret Thatcher once said that “politics at its purest is philosophy in action." As someone who gave her name to a political age that represented a very clear break from what came before and fundame ...
18 Dec, 2017
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50 min read
Iowa Candidate: "I Was Born Independent"
I have a confession: I was born an independent, and I'm pretty sure the majority of Americans were too.Whether it is here in the United States or over in Germany and Britain, there have always been an ...
13 Dec, 2017
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2 min read
Hyper-Partisanship Is Literally Threatening Children's Health in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8uf7O5SbM8Video Source: CBS NewsThe congressional budget has been received with mixed responses, and one of the most controversial changes has been a failure to renew ...
13 Dec, 2017
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4 min read
Don't Be Fooled: DNC Will Continue to Rig the Primary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daA8hptxSoISource: TYT PoliticsNews broke over the weekend that the DNC Unity Reform Commission (URC) -- a way for the Democratic Party to essentially police itself -- ...
11 Dec, 2017
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4 min read
The GOP Tax Plan: How It Impacts You vs How It Should
On Friday, December 1, 2017, the Senate garnered sufficient votes to pass their version of tax reform legislation. Previously, the House had already passed their plan for tax reform.At this point, the ...
06 Dec, 2017
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4 min read