Updates

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?

Open Elections
September 17, 2015

As a new Arizona resident and an independent voter, I was pleased to learn that I would be able to participate in the primary election. And although obtaining a primary ballot in Arizona as an independent still requires some fancy footwork...

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Trump’s Non-Loyalty Oath: The Question of Independents
August 11, 2015

As much as Donald Trump called “foul” on tough questioning in the Fox debate, including the Big Question about whether everyone was committed to supporting the Republican nominee...

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Are Voting Rights for All Voters? Let’s Ask Hillary
June 27, 2015

Earlier this month, I was a guest on the PBS show Arizona Horizon hosted by Ted Simons. In the makeup room before we went on air, Ted told me his worries about the decline in primary voting...

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Independents’ Day
June 12, 2015

African Americans remain in an abusive relationship with the Democratic Party - actually, the 2 party system in general.

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