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, from the point of view of independent voters, the questioners weren't nearly tough enough. Or, put another way, independent enough.

In a press release this week, the World Bank predicts that if the P5+1 deal with Iran clears congressional approval in the United States, oil will drop by $10 per barrel in 2016 as Iran's oil begins to hit the global markets.

This news comes as oil hit a six-year low this week, partially due to China's devaluation of the yuan.

I have had the honor of speaking to many extraordinary guests on my radio show.

Perhaps none has touched as many lives as Neale Donald Walsch. Walsch is the author of several books and other works, including the well-known Conversations with God series.

The subject of California’s top-two primary is expected to draw up to 200 people on August 19 in Sacramento. That’s when the Independent Voter Project and California Forward are sponsoring a day-long discussion of the electoral reform, which is now five years old.

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U.S. President Barack Obama condemned gerrymandering for producing polarization in Congress. In Monday's NPR interview, Obama explained "there are real problems with how we are electing our representatives."

Republicans say Trump is honest and Democrats say Clinton is honest, but among all voters, both candidates come up short. How can you become a general election front-runner if most voters don't trust you?  --- former Maryland governor & Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley

Martin O'Malley makes an incredible point, one that the voters in both parties really need to address and focus on as the primary season unfolds.

FairVote and The Center for Competitive Democracy (The Center) have filed an amici curiae brief with the Supreme Court in a case that challenges the constitutionality of New Jersey's closed primary system.

Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig is exploring a Democratic presidential bid in 2016. Lessig's impetus to run is driven by his desire to pass the Citizen's Equality Act of 2017.

"Jefferson's truth, that all are created equal has become Orwell's meme that some are more equal that others," Lessig explains.

Do the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) primary debate plans violate federal election rules? MSNBC reported Tuesday that an attorney for Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley believes that this is a very real possibility.

MSNBC reports:

KENTUCKY -- The Lexington Herald-Leader reported Monday that digital entrepreneur Drew Curtis and his wife, Heather, paid the required fees and submitted enough valid signatures with Kentucky's secretary of state to appear on the November ballot for governor and lieutenant governor. The husband-wife team is running on an independent ticket.