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FREEDOM IS A VERB
THE IOA BLOG

TRUMP AND THE CHOCOLATE
RATION PLAYBOOK

March 3, 2026           Editorial Team

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In "1984", George Orwell describes a moment where the chocolate ration is cut from 30 grams to 20 grams - and the government announces it as an increase!

IT IS TIME TO ABOLISH
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

January 28, 2026           Editorial Team

One Person One Vote

The Electoral College remains one of the most enduring contradictions in American democracy. While the United States presents itself as a government based on the will of the people...

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT:
GRASSROOTS CONNECTIONS

January 7, 2026           Editorial Team

Community

In a political landscape often dominated by money and media, real change is still being built quietly at the community level.

TRUMP GOES AFTER 2009 ENDANGERMENT FINDING 

February 11, 2026           Editorial Team

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In what the Trump EPA calls the largest act of deregulation in U.S. history, it is moving to repeal
the 2009 Endangerment Finding,
the scientific and legal...

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ICE RAIDS, MINNEAPOLIS, AND COST OF POLITICAL RHETORIC

January 21, 2026           Editorial Team

Police

In Minneapolis, recent ICE raids have reignited national debates over immigration enforcement, civil liberties, and the role of federal power in local communities.

THE RISE OF THE
POLITICAL MIDDLE

December 31, 2025            Editorial Team

Vintage Justice Scales

For years, political discourse has focused on the loudest voices at the extremes, often overlooking the majority of Americans who occupy the middle ground.

WHY BILLIONAIRIES ARE
UNWANTED AND UNNECESSARY

February 4, 2026           Editorial Team

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Billionaires are not an accident of a healthy economy. They are a symptom of a broken one. their existence signals extreme concentration of wealth, power and opportunity...

BREAKING FREE FROM
THE 2 PARTY SYSTEM

January 14, 2026           Editorial Team

Red Elephant, Blue Donkey

Our political structure has become a gatekeeping system that limits choice, suppresses new ideas, and protects those already in power.

WHEN PARTY LOYALTY REPLACES ACCOUNTABILITY

December 24, 2025              Editorial Team

Protesters Holding Signs

Political parties were created to organize ideas and collective action, but loyalty to a party can sometimes come at the expense of accountability.

WHY INDEPENDENT VOTERS MATTER MORE THAN EVER

December 17, 2025           Editorial Team

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As partisan gridlock continues to stall progress, independent voters are emerging as the decisive force in American politics.

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