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It is not simply a matter of big money in politics. There is big money in all of American life. The more pervasive problem is that we now have self-interested political institutions — the parties — that are considered “too big to fail.” Are we supposed to protect them and their refusal to share power with the people at all costs?

Media Coverage of The College Independent Poll Included NPR in NC and Local Papers.
January 24, 2012

A recent Gallup poll reveals that 40% of Americans identify as independent voters. Still, politics center on Republicans and Democrats, the country’s two major parties. With the presidential election just months away, what do unaffiliated voters want?

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America’s Two Political Reform Movements
January 12, 2012

President Obama’s “recess” appointment of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has caused a partisan political flap. The GOP is threatening court action to redress what they see as an effort to circumvent the Senate’s authority to confirm presidential appointments.

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Did Independents Make a Mark in Iowa?
January 5, 2012

Finally, the Iowa caucuses are done. The Republican field is narrowing (a bit), refocusing on New Hampshire and/or South Carolina. Some party pooh-bahs are ordering Romney/Santorum 2012 bumper stickers for the fall. Perhaps Ron Paul, representing the party’s anti-establishment libertarian wing...

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America’s Other Deficit
August 10, 2011

In the wake of the debt ceiling debate, some are saying that “the gulf between the political parties” has called into question the government’s ability to manage its finances, and raising questions concerning the “effectiveness, stability and predictability of American policy making and political institutions.”

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