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Maine Democratic Party Abolishes Superdelegates During State Convention

The Maine Democratic Party is officially the first Democratic Party to severely reduce the influence of superdelegates in the presidential nomination process. The amendment, proposed by state Rep. Diane Russell

By Shawn M Griffiths

May 7, 2016

Maine Democratic Party Abolishes Superdelegates During State Convention

Independent Redistricting Campaign Submits over 570K Signatures to Qualify for Illinois Ballot

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State officials on Friday accepted a truckload of Independent Map Amendment petitions with nearly twice the minimum number of signatures needed to put

By IVN News

May 6, 2016

Independent Redistricting Campaign Submits over 570K Signatures to Qualify for Illinois Ballot

Beyond the Headlines: Party Bosses Say Independents Shouldn't Be Allowed to Vote

As events from this past week portray, there is a growing divide between the leadership within the two major political parties and members of the American public. While other establishment

By Caitlin Hurkes

May 6, 2016

Beyond the Headlines: Party Bosses Say Independents Shouldn't Be Allowed to Vote

This Election, We Have Seen The Enemy -- And It is Us

Just about everyone these days seems to be either overcome with fear or anger in this election cycle, and for good reasons. It might not be pretty, but that'

By Perry Waag

May 6, 2016

This Election, We Have Seen The Enemy -- And It is Us

The GOP Goes Full Authoritarian: Now the Real Libertarian Moment Can Begin

The hardest part of getting people to adopt a new paradigm concerning anything of any import and complexity is getting them to unlearn their old one. A paradigm comprises all

By Robin Koerner

May 6, 2016

The GOP Goes Full Authoritarian: Now the Real Libertarian Moment Can Begin

Senate Candidate Everett Stern (I-PA) Urges Americans to Push Back against Rising Tide of Apathy

Senate Candidate Everett Stern identifies an all-consuming sense of apathy as one of the major problems facing America today. Apathy and cynicism, he says, have robbed citizens of their hopes

By IVN News

May 5, 2016

Senate Candidate Everett Stern (I-PA) Urges Americans to Push Back against Rising Tide of Apathy

Electoral Map Could Turn Into Nightmare for Clinton and Trump

As is the nature of a federal republic, all too often major presidential elections come down to just a handful of states. This year, it's beginning to look

By David Yee

May 5, 2016

Electoral Map Could Turn Into Nightmare for Clinton and Trump

The Bloodless Coup of the Two Tyrants

“The land of the free and the home of the brave.” This is where Americans are told they live. Unfortunately, this is only partly true. “Freedom” is a broad term

By AG Roderick

May 5, 2016

Independents Weigh Disappointment with Obama, Disapproval of Trump ahead of Fall Election

In the aftermath of the departures of both U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Gov. John Kasich of Ohio from the Republican presidential primary contest, the public’s

By Chris Estep

May 5, 2016

Independents Weigh Disappointment with Obama, Disapproval of Trump ahead of Fall Election

An Independent's Case against Open Primaries

There is little doubt that the major national parties have, on the whole, behaved atrociously this election season. On the Republican side, there have been loyalty pledges, insubstantial RNC-arranged debates,

By Andrew Gripp

May 4, 2016

An Independent's Case against Open Primaries

Primaries: A Major Party Failure Is A Third Party Opportunity

Let’s be clear here. Major-party primaries in the US are absurd. Parties in most countries select their nominees privately and pay for it on their own dime. That’s

By Aaron Hamlin

May 4, 2016

Primaries: A Major Party Failure Is A Third Party Opportunity

OPINION: Time to Break the Two-Party Stranglehold

Do we think it’s just "happenstance" that we’ve had just two parties (that have achieved representation in our government) for 200+ years? Do we think it&

By John E Palmer

May 4, 2016

OPINION: Time to Break the Two-Party Stranglehold