Editor and contributing author for IVN. B.A. in Government from Claremont McKenna College. Born and raised in San Diego. Registered Independent who leans libertarian on most issues.
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In late-breaking news, Jerry Brown announced that California consumers victimized by "market manipulation and exorbitant prices" during the energy crisis a decade ago will receive a whopping $400 million in refunds. "The settlements," Brown said, "will put hundreds of millions of dollars back into the
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The Coffee Party has Wall St. and K St. in its crosshairs. With a series of action-oriented proposals, the rapidly growing grassroots movement is urging its supporters to take on the Big Banks and other Wall St. fat cats who contributed to the economic collapse. Here are some of the
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Mr. Weiner, I would like to thank you for taking the time to personally respond to my tea party article yesterday. While we seem to agree on the striking similarity between the Bush-Obama war policy, you presented a number of criticisms in the comment section which I believe merit a
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The Coffee Party has made it a priority to begin reaching out to the nation's youth. Widely characterized as the left-leaning, grassroots counter to the Tea Party movement, the Coffee Party launched "Campus Coffee Week" on April 17 in hopes of opening up the political dialogue
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With an independent revolution brewing in America, CAIVN is pleased to announce the official launch of an exciting, new video contest. Inspired by a significant shift taking place in American politics, CAIVN hopes to tap into the intellect, innovation, and emotion of independent-minded voters looking to challenge the status quo
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Republicans and Democrats are beginning to exit the two-party system in significant numbers. According to USA today, there has been a veritable explosion of voters registering as unaffiliated since 2008, and the trend looks to intensify in 2010 and beyond. Here are some of the more eye-opening statistics of the
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Palin and Paul are rapidly emerging as the Tea Party favorites, despite critical differences on certain foreign policy, fiscal, and social issues. According to the latest Politico/TargetPoint exit poll, which questioned over 400 protestors at the Washington DC Tea Party rally on April 15, Sarah Palin and Ron Paul
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President Obama, whose first year was the most polarizing on record, continues to treat the Tea Party with a palpable sense of derision. In his most recent swipe, he stated, "I've been a little amused over the last of couple days where people have been having these
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Having already won the prestigious CPAC straw poll, and virtually tying for first place with Mitt Romney in the more recent SRLC straw poll, GOP renegade Ron Paul has shocked political gurus with a stunning performance in a Rasmussen poll. According to the poll, the anti-war, fiscally conservative, & strict
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While the Tea Party has planned nationwide rallies on April 15, the Coffee Party will be quietly discussing partisan warfare in Washington DC. At Busboys and Poets, a panel of political thinkers will be exploring the topic "Ending the Partisan Warfare in America" and how to overcome this
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Imagine if, in your personal life, you ran a budget deficit for 18 consecutive months. Or, imagine if you owned a business, and you ran a budget deficit for 18 straight months. In either scenario, you wouldn't survive. Your family would suffer, your employees would suffer, and you&
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The tea party movement expects to make another big splash on April 15. With turnout anticipated to be in the millions, tea party supporters will take to the streets in an effort to revive the long-forgotten concept of fiscal conservatism. While left-leaning adherents and news outlets will likely mock and