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Lawmakers Join Powerful Coalition to Cure America's Toxic Political Environment
Lawmakers Join Powerful Coalition to Cure America's Toxic Political Environment
<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>Most Americans agree that civility (more precis ...
18 Apr, 2018
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7 min read
GOP Rep. Roskam: Pharmacy Gag Order is "Indefensible"
GOP Rep. Roskam: Pharmacy Gag Order is "Indefensible"
Rep. Peter Roskam thinks corporate drug pricing practices are “outrageous,” “indefensible” and “won’t stand up to scrutiny” that his Congressional sub-committee may give them.Roskam, a Republican from ...
17 Apr, 2018
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3 min read
Kasich, Schwarzenegger: NPP Voters, Toxic Politics and a "New Way"
Kasich, Schwarzenegger: NPP Voters, Toxic Politics and a "New Way"
With No Party Preference voters poised to surpass GOP registration in California, some Republicans are beginning to distance themselves from the toxic partisanship in their party.A group titled "New W ...
22 Mar, 2018
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2 min read
Beyond Party Politics: 4 Common Sense Solutions to Smart Trade Policy
Beyond Party Politics: 4 Common Sense Solutions to Smart Trade Policy
How could a handful of common-sense, independent Senators defuse the partisanship around trade? By changing the way we talk about the whole issue.Most American say they believe in markets. Why? Becaus ...
22 Mar, 2018
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5 min read
Learn to Love an Addict: Breakdown the Opioid Crisis with an Addict’s Mother [Podcast]
Learn to Love an Addict: Breakdown the Opioid Crisis with an Addict’s Mother [Podcast]
This week, T.J. is joined by Debra Hanby, the mother of an opioid addict who found her life’s purpose through her son’s experience.T.J. is the host of 'Deconstructed,' formerly titled 'A Civil Assessm ...
13 Mar, 2018
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1 min read
Opioids at CPAC - The Ultimate Nonpartisan Issue
Opioids at CPAC - The Ultimate Nonpartisan Issue
Eric Bolling climbed onto the main stage at CPAC and delivered what no one ever wants to have to say."I am an accidental opioid expert."What followed was part eulogy and part straight-up retelling of ...
24 Feb, 2018
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2 min read
From Old Glory to Old Gory: Massacres Need Independent Engagement
From Old Glory to Old Gory: Massacres Need Independent Engagement
Is there any more grotesque example of American “exceptionalism” than our longstanding failure to respond to recurring, murderous violence in our schools?Is the nation that led mankind to the moon and ...
21 Feb, 2018
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4 min read
Turning Tides at the New Orleans Summit
Turning Tides at the New Orleans Summit
Sitting in the audience at the Unrig the System Summit in New Orleans two weeks ago, I couldn’t help but feel that a tide was turning. Speaker after speaker at this high energy and well ...
14 Feb, 2018
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7 min read
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
George Washington: THE Independent OG (Original Gangsta) of US History
George Washington: THE Independent OG (Original Gangsta) of US History
In this new series, Independent OGs, writers at IVN News will chronicle the lives and exploits of independents throughout history – or as we are calling them: Independent O.G.s (short for Original Gan ...
05 Feb, 2018
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7 min read