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What it Means to Vote Your Conscience
Vote your conscience. Like many, I have struggled with the choices we face in the coming presidential election and the tone of the campaigns. I am increasingly disturbed and distressed by the politica ...
18 Aug, 2016
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3 min read
The Terrible Too's of an Independent Presidential Campaign
Evan McMullin’s first full week as a candidate for president has been both surprising and, for some of us, predictable. McMullin talks and acts like a seasoned candidate, and not like a novice travers ...
17 Aug, 2016
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4 min read
Independent Voter Project Discusses How to Break Through the Duopoly on RT America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42gy1Dz4sfI&feature=youtu.be&t=51sIndependent Voter Project attorney Chad Peace went on RT America Friday to discuss what independent and independent-minded vot ...
14 Aug, 2016
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7 min read
On the Issues: Citizens United, Campaign Finance, and the Presidential Candidates
A majority of Americans believe that there is too much money in politics, including money spent by "outside groups" – those not affiliated with a campaign – in the run-up to elections. In re ...
12 Aug, 2016
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6 min read
Lawsuit: Ending Two-Party Duopoly over Debates Will Lead to More Competitive Elections
As IVN recently reported, the lawsuit filed by the Green and Libertarian parties arguing that the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) violated anti-trust laws was dismissed in federal court. Fort ...
11 Aug, 2016
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2 min read
Reality Check: Why Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are not 'Wasted Votes'
In what has been an election year unlike any other, things could become even more unusual. As we head toward the presidential debates, is it possible that we will see 3 candidates on the stage, n ...
11 Aug, 2016
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2 min read
On The Issues: Where Each Presidential Candidate Stands on TPP
While it is debatable whether Americans largely approve of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – the massive free trade agreement comprising 11 other countries -- it is undeniable th ...
08 Aug, 2016
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4 min read
Moving Past The Two-Sided Narrative on Health Care
Everyone has heard the one-liners when it comes to politically discussing heath care: from 'death panels' to 'free health care,' 'socialized medicine' to 'free market care,' the one-liners say everyth ...
04 Aug, 2016
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3 min read
"Our Revolution" Needs to Belong to the People, Not a Party
Bernie Sanders had a great run. He exceeded every expectation, mobilized millions, and changed the political conversation. He made the word revolution fashionable again.Now he’s focused on getting Hil ...
03 Aug, 2016
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3 min read
50 Ways the Democratic and Republican Parties Are The Same
1. Both parties engage in and benefit from gerrymandering, the practice of redrawing district lines for partisan gain. In 2010, Republicans invested millions in statewide races to retake state legisla ...
03 Aug, 2016
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20 min read
