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How Ranked Choice Voting Survives the "One Person, One Vote" Challenge
SAN DIEGO, CALIF - One of the most prominent arguments against ranked choice voting, outside its complexity, is that voters end up getting multiple votes, so it must violate the constitutional precede...
Former US Rep: Time for Florida to Lead on Nonpartisan Open Primaries
Contrary to Florida’s infamous reputation for election snafus, the voters in the Sunshine State have in many ways led the nation on issues of electoral reform.Floridians have voted many times to impro...
AL Secretary of State John Merrill: "Pull That Elephant Tail, Vote All Republicans"
<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>It's not often a Secretary of State so blatantl...
Here They Are: Winners of the 2018 Civvys
As the midterm elections swiftly approach, the heat is on for voters to make big decisions about the future of our nation.In an era of media partisanship and political gridlock, voters face a tough ti...
Safer Roads, Bigger Privacy Concerns: A Primer on Self-Driving Cars and Transportation Policy
I. The State of Self-Driving Car Technology and The PossibilitiesIn the 1990 film, Total Recall (starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone), the protagonist played by the now former governor of ...
5 Lawsuits That Could Change U.S. Health Care
Malpractice lawsuits happen every day, and most people don't think twice about them until they're the subject of one. In most cases, these lawsuits only affect the individuals involved, but in rare ca...
The Soul of American Democracy: Lessons from the Royal Wedding
As a primary care doctor in Harlem, I see the impact of social conditions such as poverty, lead paint poisoning, and asthma-causing mold in public housing, as well as the emotional trauma that accompa...
4 Types of Healthcare Systems
Types of Healthcare SystemsPoliticians love to brag about how the United States is the greatest nation on earth. But when it comes to health insurance, this is far from true. 28 million Americans curr...
Voter Suppression: How Politicians Are At War With Your Vote
Voter suppression is a strategy to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing people from voting and is different from political campaigning.Campaigning attempts to change...
How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work?
"Ranked choice voting" is gaining momentum in cities and states across the country. The attention it has gotten in places like Maine -- which will be the first state to use it for statewide elections ...