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Democracies vs. authoritarianism
Why Green Europe leads the world while the US lags behind
Sweden and Quebec: Lessons from two different electoral systems
Alaska – of all places – shows what a bipartisan coalition could look like
What if…Palestine, Egypt, Hungary…and the US…used a modern electoral system?
The Role of Truth in a Democracy
Democrats lost their House majority due to Independent Redistricting Commissions
He’s baaaaa-ack. Darth Donald tries again
Election musings and late-night smörgåsbord about a few things great and small
Pacific Northwest leading the nation on political reform
Ranked choice voting’s Big Adventure on November 8
Elon Musk: why the new Joker of global publishing is a threat to democracy
Fascists, far-right and neo-Nazis on the loose
Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong: the unfair underrepresentation of Latinos in LA
A Real-World Map for Understanding the Irascible Pandemonium of US Politics
Battle in Seattle: RCV vs. Approval Voting this November
The tragedy of LA’s rotten racial politics? There’s a real solution
America votes with RCV on November 8
Faulty Textbooks: The Strip Mining of Anthony Downs’ "Economic Theory of Democracy"
Supreme Court ready to take a sledgehammer to US democracy?
GOP struggles with nominating electable candidates
Italy’s election backfires using US-style voting
To Split or Not to Split: The Negatives of Vote Splitting on Diverse Representation
The Five Harmful Gremlins of Winner-Take-All Elections
The Internet and Democracy: can they co-exist?
Alaska election results show why Condorcet is obsolete
TimeMachine: The time Susan B. Anthony was arrested -- for voting
After Alaska, now comes Nevada
Here’s Why Sarah Palin Lost to Alaska Native Democrat Mary Peltola
America’s Crisis of Democracy Has Already Arrived
Ranked choice voting is gaining steam across the nation
What if Congress was elected by proportional representation?
Alaskans’ first RCV election a success – but complainers gonna complain
Trump’s sheriffs plotting to confiscate voting machines
Keep History Alive: Protecting the 57 Year Legacy of the Voting Rights Act
The US Supreme Court and Viktor Orbán – birds of a feather
How the “Pyramid of Money” corrupts US democracy
Lesson for political reformers: “Sometimes success can take a while”
Seattle political reformers could learn from Portland
It’s time for a constitutional convention
How do you start a political reform movement?
Women’s rights yesterday, today and tomorrow
“Representation for all” – for real? – here’s what it looks like
SCOTUS scourge: how to end run the Supreme Court’s emerging threat to democracy
NYC makes history with a majority-women city council
The good, the bad and the ugly of redistricting reform
July 4th special: Jefferson vs. Madison on the subway
Automatic voter registration – the most powerful tool against voter suppression
The center is not holding – here’s why, and how to fix it
Why electoral systems matter: a thought experiment
What Fargo Reveals about Approval Voting
Portland shows the way – representation in “Multi-everything” Cities
TimeMachine: So you think coups and stolen elections are un-American?
Headlines: Gerrymandering comes with a high price tag. Fair Representation doesn’t
Periscope: Misdiagnosing the vital signs of democracy
Nuts&Bolts: What would proportional representation look like in the United States?
Headlines: Australian women lead a revolution of independent candidates
Why no gun control? Because of the failure of winner-take-all elections
Headlines: Party primaries are a slow motion train wreck
Nuts&Bolts: Whither and Whether Proportional Voting in the USA
DeepThink: The Five Harmful Gremlins of Winner-Take-All Elections
Periscope: Reversing women’s underrepresentation is key to a better society
ReformHistory: “It was twenty years ago today– Sgt Pepper taught the band to play”
Headlines: The gerrymandering wars are bleeding us dry
Headlines: NYC makes history with a majority-women city council
Periscope: Why French Runoffs Work Better than American Ones
DeepThink: Everyday People Are Designing Chile’s New National Constitution
Periscope: The (Latin) Americas Take the Lead in Women's Representation
"Generation Why Not" Takes on Electoral Reform
Headlines: French Presidential Elections Expose Limitations of Traditional Runoffs