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Michael Ossipoff articles

Democracy Chronicles writer Michael OssipoffMichael Ossipoff writes for Democracy Chronicles from Miami, Florida and is one of our earliest and most prolific authors and creators. His writing covers the world of election method reform verifiable election counts and the importance of independent and third party candidates.

Voting Systems Don’t Matter if You Don’t Have a Real Democracy

by Michael Ossipoff - February 2, 2018

You Don't Have a Real Democracy

Why should a better voting-system be allowed, unless the people who own the lawmakers want to cede government to the public? And without verifiable vote-counting, it wouldn’t make the slightest difference.

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New Voting Systems Can’t Solve the Problems of Democracy

by Michael Ossipoff - May 27, 2017

New Voting Systems

There’s a widespread assumption that if we just tried a little harder or better, everything would improve, and that it’s soon going to happen. I guess it’s human-nature to want to believe that.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Democracy Protests, Dictatorships, Election History, Election Methods

Why the Ruling-Rich Won’t Impeach Trump For Now

by Michael Ossipoff - May 23, 2017

Ruling-Rich Won't Impeach Trump

The problem with impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors is the ruling-rich benefit from what he’s doing, and he’s doing it for them as well as for himself. He’s their president.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Capitalism and Big Business, Socialism and Labor

Time is Now For Democrats to Take a Stand on Trump Crimes

by Michael Ossipoff - May 22, 2017

Democrats Trump Crimes

In these Trump-times, communities need to stick together, to minimize the harm and damage that Trump, his ruling cronies, and his Republican friends (but Democrats too) can do.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Democrats, Money Politics

Thorough Comparison of the 12 Best Voting-Systems

by Michael Ossipoff - May 20, 2017

12 Best Voting-Systems

This is the final article in a series analyzing the 12 best voting-systems. It is a long and detailed comparison of twelve voting-systems by four standards.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods

How Approval and Score Voting Compare to the Alternatives

by Michael Ossipoff - February 15, 2017

Approval and Score Voting

Attempts to improve on Approval and Score Voting are always at least somewhat illusory, because, even when some improvement is achieved, it’s accompanied by problems.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods

Five Rank Ballot Voting Systems You Might Not Know

by Michael Ossipoff - January 30, 2017

Five Rank Ballot Voting Systems

The five voting systems described here, although less well known, are an essential ingredient to this series of articles constituting my magnum opus on election methods.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods

A Few Words of Comparison Between Approval and Score Voting

by Michael Ossipoff - January 23, 2017

Approval and Score Voting

Score voting offers a compromise between strategy and sincerity. It softens the harm that strategy could do, when that strategy isn’t really in the voter’s best interest.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods, Green Party News, Third Party

The Merits of the Approval Voting Method

by Michael Ossipoff - January 13, 2017

Approval Voting Method

I consider Approval to be the best voting-system proposal. It’s perfectly matched to and suited to what most matters in voting: Electing from the set of the very best candidates.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods

The 12 Best Voting-Systems: My Magnum-Opus Articles

by Michael Ossipoff - December 28, 2016

The 12 Best Voting-Systems

This series of articles constitutes my magnum opus on election methods. Its purpose is to more thoroughly compare the twelve best voting-systems available.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods

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In California politics, you must find your inner terminator

By Joe Mathews March 23, 2023

To protect ballot initiatives from continuous opposition, one needs robust endurance and tenacity akin to Schwarzenegger’s.

Harnessing The Power Of Juries

By Jenna Spinelle March 23, 2023

Juries are a democratic institution. They provide an important site for democratic action by citizens and their use should be revived.

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Quality Education and Prioritizing Children: Fighting GOP Exploitation

By Jack Jones March 14, 2023

The GOP has turned its back on the educational needs of America’s youth. We need to invest in our children and protect their futures.

Finding the “We” in Civic Engagement

By Jenna Spinelle March 4, 2023

Collective action problems arise for people who want to get things done. Forming functional groups is key to effective civic engagement.

Taking Cues From The American Oligarchy

By Jack Jones February 20, 2023

The more the GOP has become complete obedience to their oligarch masters, the more they are driving the right winged minded fringe.

How california made a polish poet great

By Joe Mathews February 8, 2023

Exiled to Berkeley, Czesław Miłosz explored the margins of alienation, the horrors of his past, and visions of the future.

What Will It Take To Make Democracy More Representative?

By Jenna Spinelle February 8, 2023

Multiple dimensions of identity simultaneously shape pathways to candidacy and representation for all groups seeking a seat.

Courts Off The Deep End, Again

By Andrew Straw February 1, 2023

Closing the courts, shutting down dissent, and violating the rights of whistleblowers. These are not the actions of an open, free society.

The Christian Evangelical Church

By Jack Jones January 22, 2023

I am not against Big Business having a voice, just not all the voices, and especially not an impersonator pretending to speak for God.

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1800s Barbershop Converted To Voting Rights Museum

1800s Barbershop Converted To Voting Rights Museum

March 16, 2023

El Paso’s Project XV Museum, Texas’ first voting rights museum, has been built over the last year by David Strother, a barbershop owner.

Russian Wagner Boss Acknowledges Comparison With Rasputin

Russian Wagner Boss Acknowledges Comparison With Rasputin

January 30, 2023

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin responded to comparisons [with]…Rasputin who treated the son of the last tsar for haemophilia.

ChatGPT Is Changing Education, AI Experts Say

ChatGPT Is Changing Education, AI Experts Say

January 30, 2023

Newly-launched AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT is changing the internet landscape. It presents several opportunities, including in education.

Girl Scouts Earn Democracy Badge At Workshop In Salina

Girl Scouts Earn Democracy Badge At Workshop In Salina

January 26, 2023

The workshop assisted Girl Scouts in grades K–10 in earning their Democracy Badge through learning activities on democracy.

Study: Media Can Reduce Polarization By Telling Personal Stories

Study: Media Can Reduce Polarization By Telling Personal Stories

January 26, 2023

Sharing personal experiences and pairing them with facts reduces political dehumanization and increases political tolerance.

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