Can centrists and independents come together on systemic policy issues?

JP Avlon says “Photo-op centrism is not enough” and I agree. Here’s a “round” roundup of what’s on the minds of in...

UPDATE: CNN’s Broken Government Features Independent Panel

UPDATE: CNN’s Don Lemon with Independent Panel TONIGHT: Omar Ali, Joe Gandelman and Nicole Kurokawa on Broken Government 7:20pm — Ok, just...

Independents Want Structural Political Reform

If you haven’t yet read Jackie Salit’s “Independents See Through Washington’s Magic Show”, here’s a link to Chicag...

And Now a Word from the Women

Yours truly had a post on WomenMakeNews.com called “Political Independence is the New Feminism” — please check it out! Jackie Salit...

Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up

Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links f...

NEWS ALERT: Media Gets Some Stuff Right About Independent Voters!

The Massachusetts special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat continues to reverberate (or is that ricochet?) in the media [for a quick round-up...

Lessons of Massachusetts from a National Organizer of Independents

Jackie Salit, president of IndependentVoting.org issued the following statement yesterday: “The Obama team needs to learn a lesson from Massachu...

Independent Voters: Let’s Get This UNparty Started!

Jackie Salit’s analysis of independents’ support of Obama, health care and the current state of the independent movement… Mass ind...

Some Questions for Independent Voters, Democracy Advocates and Third Parties

Is it possible to have political organization that isn’t a political party? Can people impact policy without being organized as a voting bloc? H...

Independent Paralysis and Two-Party Pigeons

Increasingly independent Italian community in CT and independents everywhere remain independent R.I...