The Libertarian Party Convention convened over Memorial Day weekend, bringing together thousands of participants — from party delegates to true-believer activists — in the process of selecting the candidates who would go on to represent them during the general election.

And, like any other gathering of promoters of a non-mainstream political ideology, there was no shortage of unconventional behavior during the event.

The Wisconsin gerrymandering case, Whitford v. Nichol, wrapped up Friday (5/27) following nearly a week of testimony.

It was 1897 and amateur mathematician Edward J. Goodwin had done what scholars had been baffled by for over 2,000 years: squaring a circle. Without going into any lengthy mathematical discourse, he had created a proof to what had been thought of as impossible -- the Holy Grail of constructible geometry (that is, he had done this only with a compass and straight-edge).

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – Dirigiéndose a una multitud de aproximadamente 15,000 personas en el Centro de Convenciones de San Diego, Donald Trump reafirmó su compromiso de velar por los veteranos de nuestra nación, construir un muro en la frontera sur México-Estados Unidos, unir al Partido Republicano bajo un mismo mensaje de fortaleza nacional, y enfatizar lo injusto y anti-democrático que se ha vuelto el sistema electoral bipartidista de delegados.

Both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party have faced increasing scrutiny over the undemocratic nature of their respective nomination rules.

Put simply, Americans are getting their first serious look at the immense power that has been granted to two private corporations to manipulate elections. But, if you think the primaries are subject to being rigged, wait until you get a closer look at the way this duopoly controls the general election.

“We stand here in the middle of this city and force ourselves to imagine the moment the bomb fell. We force ourselves to feel the dread of children confused by what they see. We listen to a silent cry. We remember all the innocents killed across the arc of that terrible war and the wars that came before and the wars that would follow.”

If you had a $400 unexpected expense come up right at this moment, could you pay it?

A newly released economic report on the well-being of the U.S. economy by the Federal Reserve says that 46 percent of Americans couldn't cover a $400 unexpected expense.

Added to the finding that 31 percent of non-retired adults have no retirement savings, the economy is still on shaky ground when it comes to a large portion of America.

Following the competitive race for Barbara Boxer’s open U.S. Senate seat, IVN interviewed independent Democratic candidate Steve Stokes, who identifies himself as a true ‘Berniecrat.’

Stokes spoke about this not being an ordinary election and the reasons that made him run as a Democrat, even though he sees the Democratic Party as a corrupt organization. Stokes praised the nonpartisan top-two primary in California and asks voters to realize that democracy is not a spectator sport, but actually requires participation

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - Speaking before a crowd estimated near 15,000 at the San Diego Convention Center, Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to take care of our nation’s veterans, build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, unite the Republican Party behind a central message of national strength, and emphasized how unfair and undemocratic the delegate and two-party system has become.

A PPIC poll released this week confirms that California is likely to see a competitive November election between two Democrats, Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez. This is a huge victory for California voters and still another validation of the Independent Voter Project, authors of the Proposition 14 reforms that brought nonpartisan open primaries to the state.