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India: Biggest elections in human history using risky AI tools
Wow. Nearly a billion people in one million precincts are eligible to vote over a six-week period. With digital avatars and bots running rampant across…
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Steven Hill
City on the Hill: Broken democracy, broken dreams
Why “winner take all” district elections, whether at federal, state or local levels, are fundamentally unrepresentative and disempowering
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Steven Hill
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The failure of America’s geographic-based Winner Take All system
America’s antiquated18th century electoral system is the root of much of what ails our politics
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Steven Hill
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March 2024

Lessons of democracy, from its bloody roots
Democracy itself is up for reelection this Nov. What can we learn about democracy's future by delving into its past? I visit ancient Athens & Rome to…
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Steven Hill
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Surprising Salt Lake City – multiracial democracy in an unlikely place
Ranked choice voting elections have brought diverse representation to one of the nation’s most conservative states...just like it has in New York City…
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Steven Hill
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More than equal: unlikely (s)heroes of the Revolutionary War
For International Women’s MONTH: Women’s bravery in battle has been lost to history and sexism
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Steven Hill
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The world starts preparing for Trump 2.0
What would a second Trump presidency mean for our European and other allies?
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Steven Hill
Long Tail: How digital technologies toxically changed political speech and campaigns
The rise of new communication technologies are sinisterly suited for manipulating voters in a “winner take all” political system
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Steven Hill
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February 2024

Breaking Barriers For Black Women Candidates
A new report from RepresentWomen shows how Black women are like the canaries in the mine shaft of US democracy
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Steven Hill
The winner-take-all incentives that have racially polarized America – and led to Trump
US heading toward post-democracy, with our political institutions exacerbating racial tension and allowing populists to divide the nation
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Steven Hill
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January 2024

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