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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.
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Benjamin Reilly
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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
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Steven Hill
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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
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Steven Hill
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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...
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Steven Hill
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April 2024

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 antiquated 18th 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

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
2

February 2024

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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November 2023

How the Palestinians' flawed elections in 2006 destroyed chances for a two-state solution
Winner-take-all elections caused Hamas to win a majority of seats with a minority of the popular vote, exacerbating conflict with Fatah and Israel
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Steven Hill
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October 2023

The Speaker of the House just got humiliated by another Winner Take All meltdown
America's broken political system continues to drag our politics toward post-democracy
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Steven Hill
2

July 2023

July 4th special: Jefferson vs. Madison on the subway
Are all "men" really created "equal"? Really? Political theory clashes with reality on the NYC subway.
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Steven Hill
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May 2023

Political misinformation, voter turnout and electoral reform
Part II: the importance of civic literacy, PR electoral systems and other factors in making democracy work -- especially during this age of…
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Henry Milner
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