We take the traditional market research focus group and political polls and put them online while inviting you to tell politicians, political parties, corporations, marketers and special interest groups how you feel and why. Its mission is to provide an informative and entertaining forum for the understanding and discussion of issues in the news. Authors are solicited to present varying viewpoints on the topics. To see a complete list of regular authors, visit the masthead. Past issues of IC are archived on the site.
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