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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
Jun 18
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Thor Hogan
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America’s urban majority has been disenfranchised—here’s how to fix it
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May 2025
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
May 7
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Steven Hill
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Will Democrats retake the House due to Trump’s bumbling?
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April 2025
Ranked Choice Voting as a stepping stone to Proportional Representation
Voter support for ranked choice voting translates into support for proportional representation in ways that support for other reforms do not
Apr 10
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Eveline Dowling
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Ranked Choice Voting as a stepping stone to Proportional Representation
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February 2025
The sticky glue and invisible threads of democracy
US democracy depends not only on laws but on age-old unwritten customs and agreements. Those are being shredded by the increasingly authoritarian Trump
Feb 20
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Steven Hill
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The sticky glue and invisible threads of democracy
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January 2025
What would the Founders and Framers do today?
For over two centuries, Americans have experimented with different ways of electing their political representatives. Where is the spirit of innovation…
Jan 31
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Steven Hill
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What would the Founders and Framers do today?
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December 2024
Donald Trump and the new style of leadership taking over US politics
How Trump and his campaign's mastery of internet-based communication technologies has changed politics, candidates and campaigns
Dec 12, 2024
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Steven Hill
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Donald Trump and the new style of leadership taking over US politics
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October 2024
Why don’t Americans value their democracy more?
What is the American future: authoritarian populism or “Golden Rule” representative democracy?
Oct 20, 2024
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Steven Hill
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Why don’t Americans value their democracy more?
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September 2024
How to prevent political violence
Rachel Kleinfeld and Nicole Bibbins Sedaca analyze America's recent rise in political violence, and how the winner-take-all system contributes to it.
Sep 27, 2024
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July 2024
Harris vs Trump: How the US can survive bitter polarization
This presidential election will be vicious and divisive. But it doesn’t have to be that way forever. Institutional reform offers a better future.
Jul 26, 2024
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Benjamin Reilly
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Harris vs Trump: How the US can survive bitter polarization
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The Assassination of American Political Life
The Shining City on the Hill, as Ronald Reagan once called America, has lost its luster and its direction, even as political violence increases
Jul 19, 2024
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Steven Hill
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The Assassination of American Political Life
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The Winner-Take-All Circus in France and Britain
Their recent elections once again reveal the severe defects of the winner-take-all electoral system – which will also be used this Nov in US elections
Jul 12, 2024
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Steven Hill
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The Winner-Take-All Circus in France and Britain
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July 4th special: Jefferson vs. Madison on the subway
Are all "men" created "equal"? Really? Jefferson & Madison arguing on the NYCity subway. How about women? The plot thickens...they bump into Orwell...
Jul 3, 2024
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Steven Hill
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July 4th special: Jefferson vs. Madison on the subway
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