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America 2050
December 7, 2022
Magazine
Moustafa Bayoumi
Division Is America’s Natural State
A look back from the future at how it all went so wrong
December 7, 2022
Magazine
Siva Vaidhyanathan
We Must Fight for a Better America. We Have No Choice.
The problem isn’t “polarization.” The problem is white supremacy.
December 6, 2022
Magazine
Mallory McMorrow
The Work of Democracy Is Not Only a Group Endeavor
It’s also an individual one.
December 6, 2022
Magazine
Matthew Sitman
Why Our Country Is Too Big Not to Fail
Maybe the United States was doomed from the start. And Jean-Jacques Rousseau can explain why.
December 5, 2022
Magazine
Victor Ray
To Save the Republic, Confront the Carceral State
The way to a stronger democracy starts with reforming our massive criminal justice system.
December 5, 2022
Magazine
Celina Su
Representative Democracy Got Us Into This Mess. Participatory Democracy Can Get Us Out.
Fixing gerrymandering isn’t enough to build an equitable, multiracial society. We need dialogue.
December 5, 2022
Magazine
Julie C. Suk
The Oft-Neglected Enemy of Democracy: Article V
Alas, we can’t fix this democracy without amending the U.S. Constitution. The process for that is almost impossible.
December 2, 2022
Magazine
Nell Irvin Painter
Improving American Democracy Means Working Locally for the Common Good
Amid the threats of climate change and civil war, the “solidarity dividend” benefits everyone.
December 2, 2022
Magazine
Kim Phillips-Fein
The Greatest Threat to the Unity of the Country Is the Class Divide
How many rich moderates would join the MAGA far right if redistribution policies threatened their wealth?
December 2, 2022
Magazine
Carlos Curbelo
Only a Transformational Leader Can (and Will) Save Us
Structural reforms like ranked-choice voting could take decades. The right leader could expedite the process and save the republic in the meantime.
December 1, 2022
Magazine
Michael Tomasky
It’s 2050. Does the United States of America as We Once Knew It Still Exist?
We asked 12 writers for their predictions—and recommendations for how to save democracy.
December 1, 2022
Magazine
Astra Taylor
Expanding Citizen Power Beyond the Ballot Box
Responsive organizing is essential to achieving policy reform.
December 1, 2022
Magazine
Kurt Andersen
Our Best-Case Scenario: A Negotiated Breakup
Czechoslovakia’s “Velvet Divorce” offers a model for dealing with America’s irreconcilable differences.
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