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What Does It Even Mean to Be an ‘Independent’?

“Independent” is what students of semiotics call an “ empty signifier ,” a term that has very little, if any, substantive content. If you describe yourself as an independent, I still have to ask you ...
The US federal government has shut down after a Republican funding bill failed in the Senate on Tuesday evening ...
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is ...
Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday, with Chinese markets closed for a weeklong holiday, as a U.S. government shutdown loomed. Japan 's Nikkei 225 index shed 1.2% to 44,411.26 after the Bank of ...
Harris earns the CBC Foundation’s Phoenix Award as her book 107 Days critiques her party, recalling a short campaign and ...
The reason why independent became an empty signifier is that the Republican and Democratic parties — and the broader right ...
Republicans Maria Zack and Bill Reicherter face off Sept. 30 in the District 90 primary. The winner moves on to challenge Rob Long and Karen Yeh on Dec. 9.
Philadelphia plans to raise the Chinese Communist Party flag in a betrayal of American values, just a short distance from ...
And yet, if Trump represents the fire, the Democratic Party represents the void. At a time when moral clarity and strong leadership are most needed, Democrats have doubled down on a strategy of ...
There are three broad groups of voters you’re likely to read about in American elections: Democrats, Republicans and ...
The poll results identify five distinct types of independents, with big implications for American politics. As party loyalty fades and the definition of that elusive swing voter shifts, elections are ...