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What The Heck Is The Two-Party Duopoly?
What The Heck Is The Two-Party Duopoly?
What is the duopoly? On the surface this may seem like a common sense question: We have a political system dominated by two major parties. Hence, we have a duopoly. That simple, right?  Yet, the ...
Why is America So Messed Up? (with Lee Camp)
Why is America So Messed Up? (with Lee Camp)
Lee Camp is a comedian and political analyst who hosts the hilarious television show "Redacted Tonight," where he points out the absurd, the unjust, and the corrupt on both sides of the political spectrum.
Why is America So Messed Up? (with Lee Camp)
Why is America So Messed Up? (with Lee Camp)
‍Lee Camp is a comedian and political analyst who hosts the hilarious television show "Redacted Tonight," where he points out the absurd, the unjust, and the corrupt on both sides of the political spe...
OPINION: The Best Antidote to Trumpism is More Democracy
OPINION: The Best Antidote to Trumpism is More Democracy
Democrats, if they acted out of more than pique and the need to feed red meat to their base, hoped that the second impeachment would prevent Trump from running again, legally disqualifying him. Justic...
OPINION: The Best Antidote to Trumpism is More Democracy
OPINION: The Best Antidote to Trumpism is More Democracy
It has become clear that there is not even close to the 2/3 majority needed in the Senate to vote to convict. While the House vote to impeach helped the Democrats shape the post capitol incursion, post inaugural narrative, it has left the Democratic leadership “all dressed up...
Joe Biden Can't Bring Voters Together, But There's One Reform That Can
Joe Biden Can't Bring Voters Together, But There's One Reform That Can
‍There are a number of nonpartisan reforms being proposed to address the myriad of deep systemic problems that ensure US elections primarily serve the private, gain-seeking interests of the Republican...
Joe Biden Can't Bring Voters Together, But There's One Reform That Can
Joe Biden Can't Bring Voters Together, But There's One Reform That Can
Ranked choice voting, or the ability to rank candidates on the ballot in order of preference instead of simply choosing one, has been adopted and/or implemented in 21 cities and 2 states, representing a total voting age population of over 9.2 million people.
Ranked Choice Voting: Serving Over 9 Million Voters and Counting
Ranked Choice Voting: Serving Over 9 Million Voters and Counting
Ranked choice voting has gone from an optimistic thought experiment to a reform that, in practice, boosts voters' confidence in elections, raises turnout, increases civility on the campaign trail, and has been accepted by the DOJ as a remedy to Voting Rights Act violations.
Ranked Choice Voting: Serving Over 9 Million Voters and Counting
Ranked Choice Voting: Serving Over 9 Million Voters and Counting
‍In this episode of Toppling the Duopoly, election reform expert and host Shawn Griffiths takes a look at the momentum behind ranked choice voting. Of all the nonpartisan reforms being proposed to tra...
On Moderation
On Moderation
Editor's Note: The following is a speech given by Steve Peace in 1998 along with additional supporting documents from research and extracted passages from earlier drafts of the speech. He believes wha...