Articles by Courtney Pittam
Score Runoff Voting: The New Voting Method that Could Save Our Democratic Process
It’s called Score Runoff Voting, and it’s about to take Oregon by storm.SRV is a relatively new conc...
08 Dec, 2016
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4 min read
The Evolution of Journalism: How Did It Come To This?
From the Revolutionary War to the Watergate scandal, journalism has always held an important place i...
18 Nov, 2016
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2 min read
Fake News Feeds the Political Divide
The responses to the election results have been all but calm with breaking out all across the countr...
17 Nov, 2016
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3 min read
Is Trump's Election An End to the Obstructionist Era?
Donald Trump has ended the Democratic streak in the White House by being elected as the first Republ...
15 Nov, 2016
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2 min read
Ranked Choice Voting Advocates Celebrate Historic Victory in Maine
The way Maine conducts its elections is about to change. Question 5, , was approved by 52 percent of...
09 Nov, 2016
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1 min read
Gary Johnson and Jill Stein Showed Us All What a Presidential Debate Should Look Like
This week, third party candidates Gov. Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein took part in a candidate foru...
05 Nov, 2016
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5 min read
Independent Margaret Stock: Only Thing Partisan Duopoly Has Done Is Give Us Two Unpopular Candidates
Alaskan independent candidate Margaret Stock is one of 5 candidates running to unseat Alaska U.S. Se...
03 Nov, 2016
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2 min read
Despite What You've Heard, The Election is Far from Over for Third Party Candidates
Third party support has reached its highest levels in decades. While it remains highly unlikely for ...
31 Oct, 2016
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2 min read
How Twitter Changed U.S. Elections in 140 Characters
The presence of social media in politics has boomed recently in light of the forthcoming presidentia...
19 Oct, 2016
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3 min read