Articles by Joshua Alvarez
The Death of The New Republic: Should Independents Care?
The media is a common discussion topic on this website, as it should be. Dissatisfaction with both t...
22 Dec, 2014
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3 min read
GOP Holds Onto Senate Seat, Governorship in Georgia
Georgian voters have re-elected Republican Nathan Deal to be their governor. He won 53 percent of th...
04 Nov, 2014
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2 min read
Georgia Voters Could Make History in Senate Race, Block Republican Majority
The race for control of the Senate may not end on November 4. If none of the candidates hoping to re...
04 Nov, 2014
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4 min read
Top-Two Primary Measure Set to be The Race to Watch in Oregon
For the second time in 6 years, Oregonians will vote on a measure to establish an open, top-two prim...
27 Oct, 2014
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4 min read
PBS Educates Voters Nationwide on Restrictive Voting Laws with 'Ballot Watch'
The 2014 midterm elections are less than a month away and the GOP is poised to seize a majority in t...
09 Oct, 2014
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2 min read
U.S. Rep. John Delaney Says 'Open Our Democracy Act' Will Improve Representation
On July 31, freshman U.S. Rep. (D-Md.) introduced a bill titled, “...
17 Sep, 2014
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3 min read
What The History of U.S.-Cuban Relations Can Teach Us About The Fruits of Interventionism
When the subject of Cuba arises, the immediate associations are communism, missile crisis, and embar...
10 Sep, 2014
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5 min read
Politics and Genetics: Political Polarization May Be In Our Blood
Over the last couple of months, I have repeatedly mentioned the recent findings by , a UC-Berkeley ...
05 Sep, 2014
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4 min read
While Congressional Approval Remains at Historic Lows, Millions Remain Locked Out of Primaries
According to , approximately 13.4 percent of Americans approve of Congress and 77.8 percent disappro...
04 Sep, 2014
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3 min read