With just two days left until the California primary, candidates from across the state have been stepping up their game in order to finish some last minute campaigning. Yard signs, phone banking, walking precincts, and attending community events have always been the cornerstone to a successful campaign.

With two major political reforms shaping this year's primary, however, candidates might have to alter their campaign strategies. As noted by IVN's Chad Peace,

During this period of economic crises for our country and its people, one would think the priority of national leaders would be finding solutions and working together to right the ship of state. But that is far from what is happening. Instead, the top people in both major parties appear to be out entirely for themselves and their partisan positions.

Young Americans are increasingly likely to be unemployed, living at home, and making less money than they should be. This is leading to a crisis in the US economy: fewer qualified workers and lost revenue and productivity. The following infographic details just how severe the problem is:

Independent Voter Network's writer, Alan Markow, reported earlier this week on the difficulties facing the new StartUp Act 2.0, a bipartisan immigration bill. Here's another look at the bill, introduced on Tuesday. It faces an unknown future but definitely brings up another possible avenue for immigration reform.

The much-anticipated May jobs report revealed disappointing news. While 69,000 jobs were created, the unemployment rate inched up from 8.1% to 8.2%. The reaction from Democrats and Republicans has been predictable.

Unemployment, by the numbers. This coupled with the recent zombie outbreak ensures that the world is in fact ending in 2012.