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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?

Both Parties Have Exploited Racism for Political Gain – Jessie Fields
March 31, 2020

“True political empowerment requires that the black community move beyond being the loyal constituency of any political party. Dismantling structural racism demands political independence.”

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Time for Florida Dems to embrace open primaries – Aaron McKinney
March 31, 2020

“The numbers of independent (NPA) voters are exploding and are growing faster than either major political party. 27 percent of registered voters - 3.6 million Floridians — are now independents. And they are shut out of voting in Florida’s closed primary elections.”

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For the People not the Parties: Open Primaries Empower African Americans – Jessie Fields
March 31, 2020

“Our task is not to fix the system so that it works better for the parties. It’s time to make the system work better for the people, for all the people, to aim everlastingly forward on the long road of social transformation.”

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Civics 101 with Jackie Salit, Tiani Coleman and Samara Klar
March 12, 2020

In a recent episode of the Civics 101 podcast, host Hannah McCarthy is joined by Independent Voting President Jackie Salit, New Hampshire Independent Voters President Tiani Coleman, and Samara Klar of the University of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy for a conversation about the growth and power of independent voters.

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