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Ron Paul Warns Trump May Be Vulnerable to 2020 Primary Challenge
Ron Paul Warns Trump May Be Vulnerable to 2020 Primary Challenge
Ron Paul believes President Donald Trump could be opening himself up to a challenge in the 2020 Republican primary, especially if "things are really much worse" than they appear to be.“The big opening ...
27 Dec, 2017
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IVN Readers Pick The Most Independent Politicians of 2017
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
Now More Than Ever, We Need A Revolution of Unity
Now More Than Ever, We Need A Revolution of Unity
Whatever your views on the tax bill, Roy Moore vs. Doug Jones or the Trump presidency, the last few weeks should trouble you if you love our country.Partisan pundits from each of the two warring facti ...
22 Dec, 2017
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3 min read
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Declared Most Unethical Politician
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Declared Most Unethical Politician
Keeping staffers under criminal investigation employed and rigging a primary election process to the favor of the party-anointed candidate is certainly enough to make the list of "worst ethics violato ...
20 Dec, 2017
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2 min read
Former GOP Chair, Dem Congressman Join Forces to Elect Indies
Former GOP Chair, Dem Congressman Join Forces to Elect Indies
T.J. O’Hara is joined by Brian Baird, former Democratic U.S. representative and co-founder of Washington Independents. The two discuss the partisanship and dysfunction in state legislatures and Congre ...
19 Dec, 2017
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1 min read
Meet The Candidate Giving Independents Hope in the Midwest
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
Enough is Enough! Stop Making Excuses for Sexual Misconduct
Enough is Enough! Stop Making Excuses for Sexual Misconduct
In 2004, then Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld sent a memorandum to his Under Secretary in which he expressed concerns regarding recent allegations of sexual assault on service member ...
15 Dec, 2017
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4 min read
Studies: Segregation by Political Opinion is Real
Studies: Segregation by Political Opinion is Real
Moviegoers 50 years ago were captivated and challenged by a provocative, topical film: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? The storyline was tailor-made for the moment.Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn po ...
15 Dec, 2017
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5 min read
Fight Over Net Neutrality About Control, Not Neutrality
Fight Over Net Neutrality About Control, Not Neutrality
The FCC voted Thursday to repeal net neutrality regulations put in place under the Obama administration. The news was largely bemoaned online, as several sites and content providers pushed US consumer ...
14 Dec, 2017
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5 min read
We Are Isolating Ourselves Online, And It Is Making Us Politically Dumb
We Are Isolating Ourselves Online, And It Is Making Us Politically Dumb
There’s no question: the Internet is the most efficient communication tool ever invented. Unfortunately, most days, it feels like it’s only making us stupider.The unrelenting chaos leading up to and n ...
14 Dec, 2017
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5 min read