David Walker: The Critical Cures for America’s Fiscal Crisis

IVN podcast host T.J. O’Hara is joined by David Walker. Walker served as the seventh U.S. Comptroller General for the Clinton and Bush administrations, as well as the head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Walker is currently running for governor of Connecticut. He and T.J. discuss the nation’s fiscal responsibility, touching on issues like social security, health care, how much public debt we have as a percentage of the economy (78% and rising!), welfare, and the problems he sees in Connecticut.

Major Investigation: Wasserman Schultz Turns Focus to Kushner

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz inserted two amendments into a 2018 appropriations bill last week aimed at stripping White House senior adviser Jared Kushner of his security clearance.

The amendments were Wasserman Schultz's response to the controversy over revelations that Kushner was involved in a June 2016 meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer in Trump Tower. Critics say the meeting was inappropriate and possibly illegal.

Election Holiday: The Simplest Solution to Boosting Voter Turnout

Voting is a privilege that not enough Americans realize they have. Voter turnout for the 2016 presidential election was only 54.7%.

With just over half of our nation heading to the polls, the change to make Election Day a national holiday must be implemented in order to not only increase voter participation, but also to ingrain the very concept of democracy into the American people.

League of Women Voters Keeps National Popular Vote Movement Alive in Colorado

After each presidential election in which the popular vote winner and the Electoral College winner differ, the country revisits the question, “Why do we still have the Electoral College?”

Opponents of the Electoral College argue that basing the winner on the college leads candidates to focus only on swing states, which leaves out most of the country.

You Thought Gerrymandering in Wisconsin Was Bad, Illinois Is Worse

ILLINOIS - Political reform in Illinois comes slowly, but one group is renewing the effort to put redistricting back in the hands of the people.

After each decennial census, a state’s district maps are redrawn. In most states, politicians draw the boundaries which generally favor the majority party.

Thousands of Low-Income Voters Fear Losing Their Homes, Communities in NYC

New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is in crisis. It needs $17 billion to update public housing that has fallen into disrepair.

New York City is home of the US's largest public housing population, with 650,000 residents. Federal funding for NYCHA, and low-income housing across the country, has sharply declined in the past two decades.

Bottom Line: Contraceptive Care Shouldn't Be a Partisan Issue

The American medical community has seen a vast amount of change in the last few decades, specifically when it comes to women’s health care. From government policy to rapid advances in technology, the medical world is constantly bending and changing in response to the societal movements around it.