Election criticism and problems with political systems; includes campaign reform and controversy about issues of finance, Super PACs, and polarization. Also touches on problems of voter turnout and apathy.
One in a series of articles. You can read the whole series here. Sticking with the Electoral College system, but not yet plunging into the surprising too-little-discussed history of why the Framers put it in the Constitution, I want first to dash off a quick list of ten problems and potential problems with the Electoral College system.
This article discusses criticisms of political systems, specifically representative democracy and direct democracy, that use elections as a tool for selecting representatives and/or deciding policy through a formal voting process, as well as the act of voting itself.
Stanford Pulitzer Prize winning historian Jack Rakove believes the founding fathers would agree that it's time to change the 225-year-old Electoral College.
Voters in cities and states across the country are turning to ranked choice voting to give themselves - and future generations - better options. That's what Alexis W. of Maine shared with us.
Democracy is above all a process of citizen participation, with government accountable to the people. But it is precisely that necessary participation and accountability that have been weakened and eroded by big contributors who dominate the private financing of campaigns.
One of the iconic images of the 2012 presidential election was also one of the most disturbing: voters waiting in line as long as nine hours to cast their ballot.
One in a series of articles. You can read the whole series here. Sticking with the Electoral College system, but not yet plunging into the surprising too-little-discussed history of why the Framers put it in the Constitution, I want first to dash off a quick list of ten problems and potential problems with the Electoral College system.
This article discusses criticisms of political systems, specifically representative democracy and direct democracy, that use elections as a tool for selecting representatives and/or deciding policy through a formal voting process, as well as the act of voting itself.
Stanford Pulitzer Prize winning historian Jack Rakove believes the founding fathers would agree that it's time to change the 225-year-old Electoral College.
Voters in cities and states across the country are turning to ranked choice voting to give themselves - and future generations - better options. That's what Alexis W. of Maine shared with us.
Democracy is above all a process of citizen participation, with government accountable to the people. But it is precisely that necessary participation and accountability that have been weakened and eroded by big contributors who dominate the private financing of campaigns.
One of the iconic images of the 2012 presidential election was also one of the most disturbing: voters waiting in line as long as nine hours to cast their ballot.
