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  Almost two years ago, we launched IVN with a simple idea: to provide a place for readers and contributors of all political tendencies to publish real news, bound only by a simple etiquette.

During that time, we’ve experienced rapid growth and witnessed a productive community develop that cannot be found anywhere else on the internet, or in government. We are proud of the array of articles that we are privileged to publish and the participants who, by in large, have helped raise the level of civil discourse.

President's Election Commission Continues to Ignore Independent Voters

 

Source: Jonathan Lippincott

Source: Jonathan Lippincott

The president's Commission on Election Administration held their final public hearing on September 20 in Cincinnati, Ohio, where five independents from Ohio and Kentucky petitioned the commission for a redress of grievances regarding election issues that independents face across the country.

4 Biggest Things Americans Worry About In 2013

Unemployment

While unemployment is slowly decreasing, hitting a slight decline for the first time in the last 4 years, many American citizens are still concerned about whether or not they’ll be able to run to work on Monday morning. Over 29 percent of employed Americans are slightly concerned about whether or not they will house the same job for the next few years, or if they’ll get laid off due to company downsizings.

Yes, it is true that more jobs have crept up, but these jobs are not full-time means of employment.

U.S. Government Has Long History of Wasting Taxpayer Dollars

The case government is making for itself lately has not been a compelling one. Bloomberg reports that the government's inaction on the budget costs $300 million a day. When placed alongside other historical missteps, the latest is only one in a long line of undue bills that were footed by the taxpayer.