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Democracy done right in NYC mayor’s race using RCV
Ranked Choice Voting freed up New Yorkers to pick the candidates they really like. An exit poll shows all demographics liked and understood RCV
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Nathan Lockwood
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When Taliban America arrested and tried women for voting
Women’s rights have long been contested terrain. But in June 1873, one courageous women took on the patriarchy and won -- with lessons for today
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Steven Hill
America’s urban majority has been disenfranchised—here’s how to fix it
Why we need a City-State revolution that partitions the largest states to restore majority rule to the Senate and Electoral College
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Thor Hogan
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Which proportional representation method is best for America?
 • Steven Hill
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The US Supreme Court and Viktor Orbán – birds of a feather
 • Steven Hill
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Winning proportional representation: How to design an American solution
 • Cynthia Richie Terrell and Rob Richie
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Alaska election results show why Condorcet is obsolete
 • Steven Hill
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What if Congress was elected by proportional representation?
 • Steven Hill
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Faulty Textbooks: The Strip Mining of Anthony Downs’ "Economic Theory of Democracy"
 • Steven Hill
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Reformers' dilemma: which Pro Rep method for US democracy?
As electoral reformers plot out “next steps,” the devil will be in the details. Here are some thoughts
 • 
Steven Hill
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The reform pathway for Pro Rep and Ranked Choice Voting
How do you get a city or state with millions of people to vote “yes” on changing the electoral system? Here is a guide for how to do that
 • 
Steven Hill
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The coming political realignment of the Democrats and Republicans
Who are the real advocates for the working- and middle-classes? Is it a new generation of populist GOP leaders? Or the Democratic Party?
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Steven Hill
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European democracies lead the way – with Children’s Parliaments
As Donald Trump trashes American democracy, the democracies of Europe emerge as leading lights for the 21st century
 • 
Steven Hill
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Will Democrats retake the House due to Trump’s bumbling?
The architecture of winner-take-all elections make Democrats’ chances in 2026 an uphill climb
 • 
Steven Hill
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Trump's Project 2025 is a threat to democracy
The White House is slowly dismantling one federal agency after another in pursuit of an audacious “soft overthrow” of US democracy
 • 
Steven Hill
April lessons: in truth, the South won the Civil War, not the North
…and Trump is the heir to that toxic legacy
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Steven Hill
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