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Electoral College Members Seek Intel Briefing on Possible Russian Meddling in Election to Aid Trump
This year electors in states won by Donald Trump are facing mounting pressure to reject his presidency.
Meet the Republican Elector Who Is Refusing to Vote for Trump
A Republican member of the Electoral College has come out saying he will not vote for Trump.
Lawrence Lessig: The Electoral College Is Constitutionally Allowed to Choose Clinton Over Trump
Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig sparks debate over the issue of the Electoral College with his recent op-ed published in The Washington Post.
The Non-Existent Trump Mandate
Though Donald Trump prevailed in the Electoral College, he failed to secure a plurality of the total ballots cast.
How to Do Away With the Electoral College System (Short of a Constitutional Amendment)
The United States is the only major democracy in the world to elect its president by a mechanism other than the popular vote.
Slavery, Democracy and the Racialized Roots of the Electoral College
This election should challenge us to ask some inconvenient questions about the racialized nature of our political institutions.
Electoral College Follies: How Tim Kaine or Mike Pence Could Become Our Next President
It's time we abandoned the Electoral College for a free, unmediated democracy like a majority of the world's nations.
What the US Can Learn From Canada’s Experiment With Electoral Reform
Canadian democracy could become more representative thanks to efforts to transform how members of Parliament are elected.
Democracy Spring and the US Voting Matrix: How Much of the Electoral Process Is Illusory?
Barriers to voting in the U.S. exist as a comprehensive matrix of political disenfranchisement.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Report Finds Global Warming Cut Labor Capacity by 10 Percent, and More
Michigan Republicans overwhelmingly voted to rig the Electoral College, and more.