Op-eds of the week: Counting ballots, Electoral College art and a new approach to news
Our weekly op-ed highlight reel
News is the heart of what we're about. But The Fulcrum is also a forum for debate about what's ailing American democracy and what could make the system healthier. So here are the most provocative opinion pieces we've posted this week.
Elections end when all the ballots are counted, not on election night
Whatever the numbers are at midnight on Election Day, they won't be wrong — they will just be incomplete. The results will certainly change as the votes are counted. Americans must be reminded that they will need to be patient and wait longer than usual before we can declare any winners, writes Joe Ready of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
What one artist has learned while trying to teach about the Electoral College
Performance artist Pegi Christiansen has been talking to people about the shortcomings of the Electoral College. She shares lessons learned from discussing the national popular vote compact.
A new, unifying form of news can help fix a broken democracy
Unifying news can reduce the divides that so many Americans desire to to be rid of. This is especially true of unifying news to help bridge our political chasm, which seem most pronounced this election season, according to Braver Angels' James Coan.
Meanwhile, here are our latest news stories:
Pennsylvania could decide the election, but has to decide the rules first
Meet the reformer: Rita Bosworth, pushing for blue-tinged mapmaking reform
Vote Smarter 2020: Do you need a witness to sign your mail-in ballot?
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