Author Archives: Matthew Green

About Matthew Green

Matthew Green runs KQED’s News Education Project, a new online resource for educators and the general public to help explain the news. The project lives at kqed.org/lowdown.

What is May Day, Anyway?

May 1, 2012, 1:38 pm • Posted by Matthew Green
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So … what is May Day anyway? For some, it means prancing awkwardly around a feather-wreathed pole. But that ancient Druid rite of Spring that school kids for some reason still rehearse is probably not what today’s Occupy protesters have … Continue reading »

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Ranked-Choice Voting Explained (One More Time)

November 8, 2011, 11:45 am • Posted by Matthew Green
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San Francisco voters will elect a mayor using ranked-choice voting for the first time today. As KQED's Matthew Green writes below, while the system has its avid supporters, "a variety of opponents have cried foul, calling the system too complex … Continue reading »

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Ranked-Choice Voting Explained

October 28, 2011, 3:53 pm • Posted by Matthew Green
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In November San Franciscans choose their next mayor through an electoral process called ranked-choice voting (RCV). Also known as "instant run-off voting," voters will pick three candidates (instead of one), and rank them in order of preference, eliminating the need … Continue reading »

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