Who are the independents?

On KALW 91.7 FM, San Francisco, CA., Aug. 25, 2012, had open lines to independents. According to a Gallup poll, more Americans identify as Democrats than as Republicans, 31 percent to 27 percent. Last year, the percentage of Americans identifying as political independents increased to 40 percent. Where do independents fit within the two-party political system? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

The Guests:

Omar Ali, Associate Professor of African American History at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and an independent political analyst on CNN. He is editor of The Neo-Independent online and author of the book Independent Black Politics and Third-Party Movements in the United States.

Jason Olson, the Director of IndependentVoice.Org, a political non-profit organization that serves as the California branch of the independent movement.

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The Neo-Independent Vol. 6, No. 2 (Summer 2011)

The Neo-Independent Vol. 6, No. 2 (Summer 2011) was published on July 18, 2011.

The Summer NEO starts with a tribute to Dr. Fred Newman who passed away on July 3rd, 2011.

Contents

1. Deliberately Unsystematic Thoughts on a New Way of Running a Country by Fred Newman, excerpt from Chapter 4, The End of Knowing (Routledge, 1997)

2. How to turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans by Mickey Edwards, The Atlantic

4. How Obama Can Be a Non-Partisan President by Jacqueline Salit, The Huffington Post

5. Independents are Not Moderates by Sarah Lyons

6. Stats and Facts?: What the numbers may or may not say about independents by Omar Ali

Use the above link to read the new issue of The Neo-Independent.









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The NEO-INDEPENDENT Magazine Re-Launch

Omar H. Ali, Executive Editor

Jackie Salit, Publisher

Contributing Editors:
Phyllis Goldberg,
Harry Kresky,
Fred Newman,
Jackie Salit






The current issue of the The Neo-Independent magazine, now on-line, features an edited version of Salit's analysis--food for thought for anyone interested in better understanding the emerging national independent political movement. Salit's edited presentation is followed by an interview with CNN contributor and political analyst John P. Avlon, a participant at the national conference of independents and a longtime advocate for non-partisan reform.

Welcome!
We're re-launching The Neo-Independent ... this time online, with new features and interactivity. Over the coming months we'll be publishing cutting-edge news and political analysis on the emerging independent movement.

Stay tuned!

Omar H. Ali, Editor

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Third-Parties and Independent Voters

Politicians in both the Republican and Democratic parties are working to galvanize their voter base in November. But, they’re not the only two parties involved. Dr. Omar Ali, an associate professor of African-American and Diaspora Studies at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, joins Michael to discuss third-party politics and its role in this particular election.



I met Dr. Ali in 2001 and have worked with him on many projects for independent and structural political reform.

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Dr. Omar H. Ali on CNN Newsroom

I have been working with Dr. Ali on independent issues since 2001.



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Politics for the People Class

On Saturday May 9th, Dr. Omar Ali will be joining us for our spring Politics for the People Class. He will be presenting a class entitled "A Brief History of How Independents Have Expanded American Democracy - The Tensions, Turmoil's and Triumphs of Independent Movement Building."

For those of you who don't know Omar, he is a professor at Vanderbilt University and the author of a book about the history of independent politics in the African American community entitled, In the Balance of Power: Independent Black Politics and Third-Party Movements in the United States. Dr. Ali is a long time political independent and one of the country's leading scholars on independent politics.

After the class Dr. Ali will be doing a book signing of his book. We are offering a special promotion for class participants, a copy of Omar's book and the CUIP DVD, "How the Independent Movement Went Left by Going Right" for $35. This is a great opportunity to mingle and meet new members.

It is going to be a great class! If you are in the NYC area, please join us.

Call 212-962-1699 for more information.

Michael H. Drucker
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