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Democracy Spring: Over 1,200 Anti-Corruption Protesters Arrested in D.C.

Since last week over twelve hundred protesters have subjected themselves to arrest outside the U.S. Capitol building, with thousands more pledging their willingness to join them. Their goal? To

By Ryan Schuette

April 18, 2016

Democracy Spring: Over 1,200 Anti-Corruption Protesters Arrested in D.C.

5 Long-Overdue Changes We Need in American Government

If the 2016 presidential election is proving anything, it’s that voters are not happy with the state of their union. On the left and right, we’re seeing insurgents

By Ryan Schuette

February 18, 2016

5 Long-Overdue Changes We Need in American Government

5 Reasons Why Washington Doesn’t Work Anymore

The presidential election is already in full swing, and you’re hearing candidates predictably talk about how they’ll change Washington for the better. No, for real this time. No,

By Ryan Schuette

August 17, 2015

5 Reasons Why Washington Doesn’t Work Anymore

FISC: The Secret Surveillance Court Few Americans Know

Americans are known for patting themselves on the back — a lot. History texts routinely teach that the Constitution is our civic religion. Certainly, in my role as an IVN independent

By Ryan Schuette

March 24, 2015

FISC: The Secret Surveillance Court Few Americans Know

Americans are known for patting themselves on the back — a lot. History texts routinely teach that the Constitution is our civic religion. Certainly, in my role as an IVN independent

By Ryan Schuette

March 24, 2015

Miss. Secretary of State Report Backs Nonpartisan, Top-Two Primary

Taxpayer-funded party primaries may soon be a thing of the past in Mississippi, if a recent report from a state-sponsored study group means anything. Convened by Mississippi’s secretary of

By Ryan Schuette

January 29, 2015

Miss. Secretary of State Report Backs Nonpartisan, Top-Two Primary

Taxpayer-funded party primaries may soon be a thing of the past in Mississippi, if a recent report from a state-sponsored study group means anything. Convened by Mississippi’s secretary of

By Ryan Schuette

January 29, 2015

Is the Entertainment Industry Doing the Media’s Job When It Comes to Climate Change?

In late October, Warner Bros. and two other studios premiered Interstellar, a blockbuster science-fiction film by award-winning director Christopher Nolan that chronicles the odyssey of a team of NASA astronauts

By Ryan Schuette

December 17, 2014

Is the Entertainment Industry Doing the Media’s Job When It Comes to Climate Change?

In late October, Warner Bros. and two other studios premiered Interstellar, a blockbuster science-fiction film by award-winning director Christopher Nolan that chronicles the odyssey of a team of NASA astronauts

By Ryan Schuette

December 17, 2014

Feds Vow Civil, Possible Criminal Charges After Japanese Airbag Maker Refuses National Recall

WASHINGTON, D.C.— A federal official with the nation’s top auto safety regulator vowed at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday that the agency would consider every legal measure

By Ryan Schuette

December 4, 2014

Feds Vow Civil, Possible Criminal Charges After Japanese Airbag Maker Refuses National Recall

WASHINGTON, D.C.— A federal official with the nation’s top auto safety regulator vowed at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday that the agency would consider every legal measure

By Ryan Schuette

December 4, 2014

U.S. Officials Close to Deal that Could Halt Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program

U.S. officials appeared to be closer on Wednesday to clinching an agreement with Iran that would stop the country from developing nuclear weapons, signs of progress welcome in a

By Ryan Schuette

November 20, 2014