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Republican Congressional Candidate Stumps For "Direct Democracy?"
Republican Congressional Candidate Stumps For "Direct Democracy?"
Michael Allman would not be the first politician to attempt a successful campaign based on the idea of "Direct Democracy," but he is the latest. And perhaps most surprising, he is a Republican running ...
16 Feb, 2018
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3 min read
Washington Isn’t Broken...It’s Fixed!
Washington Isn’t Broken...It’s Fixed!
Welcome to The Pickle podcast. My ambitions are high. I want to interview political, reform, independent, business, creative, nonprofit, entrepreneurial, and cultural movers and shakers about the pick ...
16 Feb, 2018
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1 min read
Would More Sanctions Against North Korea Really Work?
Would More Sanctions Against North Korea Really Work?
Alexander Matsegora, Moscow’s envoy to North Korea says that any more sanctions on the country’s oil supply would be perceived as a declaration of war.He went on to tell President Trump,&nbs ...
15 Feb, 2018
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3 min read
Why Local Elections Are Now Just As Partisan As National Elections
Why Local Elections Are Now Just As Partisan As National Elections
In a democracy, the people have the power, but only if they choose to wield it. With the mercurial state of America’s representative system in recent elections, it’s becoming clear that more involveme ...
14 Feb, 2018
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3 min read
Stanford Researcher: Americans Aren't More Polarized; Only The Media and Political Elite Are
Stanford Researcher: Americans Aren't More Polarized; Only The Media and Political Elite Are
A Stanford political scientist is stating what IVN has reported for a long time now: Americans are not more polarized, despite what the media says.US voters are not being driven further to one corner ...
13 Feb, 2018
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2 min read
EXCLUSIVE: "Charlie vs. Goliath" Director Shocked By What He Discovered in Nation's Reddest State
EXCLUSIVE: "Charlie vs. Goliath" Director Shocked By What He Discovered in Nation's Reddest State
“It would be hard to find a more unlikely candidate than Charlie Hardy, a 75-year-old penniless former Catholic priest who spent nearly a decade serving the poor while living in a cardboard shack in a ...
13 Feb, 2018
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Open Primaries: ALL Voters Have Right to Vote in Taxpayer-Funded Elections
Open Primaries: ALL Voters Have Right to Vote in Taxpayer-Funded Elections
Opening our electoral process to more voices than just those from the two national parties is the goal of Open Primaries.The efforts by the RNC and DNC to rig the system and engage in gerrymandering a ...
12 Feb, 2018
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2 min read
Rand Paul Is Now The Conscience of The Republican Party
Rand Paul Is Now The Conscience of The Republican Party
But will Republicans listen?If there was an annual award ceremony like the Emmys for politicians, but called the Indys and awarded to a politician for exemplifying reason, principle, and independence ...
12 Feb, 2018
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4 min read
FEC Vice Chair: "Pizzagate" Embodies Need for New Online Ad Rules (Exclusive)
FEC Vice Chair: "Pizzagate" Embodies Need for New Online Ad Rules (Exclusive)
Longtime Democratic FEC Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub is the force behind new rules aimed at making online political advertising more transparent.After Russian state agents used social media platfor ...
09 Feb, 2018
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Beyond The Memo: Can We Trust The FISA Court?
Beyond The Memo: Can We Trust The FISA Court?
Friday, the White House released a controversial memo meant to provide some context to the whole Trump/Russia investigation.The Nunes memo is four pages long, and it explains many of what seem to be v ...
07 Feb, 2018
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4 min read