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Ranked choice voting gave MN voters real power on Election Day

Jeanne Massey: Two cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul. Two very different outcomes. One shared truth: RCV has come into its own.

Nov 14 • 

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Election 2025: Ranked Choice Voting points the way to a better national politics

RCV was used in 14 cities and counties and resulted in more voter choice and candidate coalition-building instead of “attack dog” politics

Nov 6 • 

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October 2025

An exercise showing why US politics is torn by bitter national division

Understanding the Mechanics of Democracy via a demonstration (with illustrations!) of the dysfunctional nature of America's winner-take-all system

Oct 31 • 

Steven Hill

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Refusing authoritarianism: why California’s Proposition 50 is necessary but not sufficient

Democrats have no choice but to fight back against mid-decade redistricting which could render US House elections meaningless. But let's be clear: our…

Oct 22 • 

Steven Hill

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Divided We Fall, Part II – what’s causing the epidemic of political violence?

It’s crucial to examine the deadly role of our antiquated winner-take-all political system, combined with the polarizing effects of toxic “unsocial…

Oct 11 • 

Steven Hill

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Divided We Fall, Part I - the strange turn in the American experiment

What happens when you combine polarized winner-take-all politics with a polarizing mass misinformation system based on AI and "unsocial" media?

Oct 7 • 

Steven Hill

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September 2025

Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump and the backlash against women’s rise

How Charlie Kirk conducted his politics/strategy was impressive; but his political/social views re: women were Old Testament, contributing to an…

Sep 26 • 

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With Charlie Kirk's murder, the US descends further into winner-take-all mayhem

Will the sensible words of Utah’s Republican governor to find an “off ramp” be heeded? Or will Trump seize on this and go full authoritarian? Is it…

Sep 16 • 

Steven Hill

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Making lemonade from the lemons of mid-decade redistricting

With federal redistricting reform collapsed, and the Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act, now is the time for a new and innovative strategy

Sep 5 • 

Steven Hill

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August 2025

Democrats are losing ground to Trump's Republicans nearly everywhere – it’s important to understand why

Trump's authoritarian-style leadership and mastery of internet-based communications is popular and comforting during uncertain times

Aug 29 • 

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Scandal-plagued Los Angeles badly needs a new democracy. Common Cause needs a new strategy. Here is a plan for both

For a multi-everything city of 4 million people like LA, proportional RCV offers the best chance to provide fair and broad representation

Aug 22 • 

Steven Hill

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The collapse of Common Cause’s vision for US democracy

And a real dilemma for reformers. State-by-state redistricting reform led to "unilateral disarmament" for Democrats. That's a warning to Pro Rep…

Aug 15 • 

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