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Federal Prohibition Prevents Billion-Dollar Industry from Helping Economy

Farmers can yield, at most, $1,000 per acre from corn.

Moonrise Extracts, an industrial hemp operation in Colorado, expects to reap tens of thousands per acre, from what started as a few dozen feral hemp plants.

'Right-to-Try' Legislation Gives Terminally-Ill Patients New Hope

The Illinois General Assembly recently passed legislation that may open the gates for new medical treatments for patients who have received terminal diagnoses.

Introduced earlier this year by State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago), House Bill 1335, also known as "Right-to-Try," allows terminally-ill patients to try new drugs that have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Debunking the Major 'Pitfalls' of the FAIRtax

IVN readers need to hear the other side to the article,

3 Pitfalls of the Fair Tax Proposal, published by David Yee on April 16. By way of background, the FAIRtax® is a bill in Congress with 74 sponsors that repeals Subtitles A, B, and C of the Internal Revenue Code and phases out the IRS over a three-year period.

That last feature should be welcome news for those of you who just filed tax returns and did not receive a refund. Tax collection devolves to the states.

The Media Continues to Get Top-Two Primary Wrong

Editor's note: The article below initially said that Nebraska does not have a top-two system, which is true for many of its elections. However, it does have a form of top-two for state legislative races and the article has been updated to clarify this fact.

Jeb Bush Rehashes Old 'Solutions' to Social Security While Fund Marches Toward Insolvency

While still not formally declaring his candidacy for president,

Jeb Bush charged straight into one of the most politically divisive issues of our time: altering the minimum age to start receiving Social Security.

Green Party Says It Is The Alternative to Warmongers and Special Interests

NATIONAL -- Despite its name, the concerns of the Green Party reach far beyond ecology and environmental issues. The party believes citizens, not corporations, are the true stakeholders in democracy.

“Greens seek to bring vibrant grassroots democracy to every part of the United States,” its platform says.

Does The Public Have A Right to Your Privacy?

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- WTOP reported Tuesday that District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser wants Freedom of Information Act exemptions extended to include footage taken from body cameras worn by city police. Bowser, who introduced the FOIA language in her budget bill, says the exemption would protect the privacy of city residents who interact with local police officers.

Iceland to Consider 'Better' Monetary System

Frosti Sigurjonsson, a member of Iceland’s Parliament, has presented a proposal for a “better” monetary system for that nation to adopt. The proposal is the product of a study commissioned by Prime Minister Sigmundur Daviö Gunnlaugsson. There are, of course, many issues involved in any idea for a different kind of monetary system, but let's focus on the biggest, most general aspects of the Icelandic proposal.

Make no mistake: this proposal truly is something new under the Sun.

Stop The Presses! The House Passed a Bill!

Hey! Guess what?! The house passed a bill!

"That's refreshing," you're probably saying. You're probably also wondering what important issue united our historically incompetent United States Congress. Was it infrastructure?

One Man Dedicated to Nonpartisan Election Reform Gets Hearing in Nevada State Senate

1 = 499. This is not a true or false math quiz. It is a statement of fact.

One person not associated with any special interest group, dedicated to the idea of election reform, willing to expend the time and effort to get something done rather than waiting for someone else to act equals Nevada State Senate Bill #499.