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March 27, 2020
J.C. Pan
Two Weeks in an Oligarchy
A 14-day tour through government malice, open stupidity, and capitalist excess
March 12, 2020
J.C. Pan
The Bernie Sanders Movement Without Bernie Sanders
The urgency of majoritarian working-class politics is bigger than a single presidential campaign.
July 8, 2019
Steve Mulroy
,
David Daley
To Beat the Gerrymander, Think Outside the Lines
The Supreme Court ruling on partisan electoral districts highlights bigger problems with how maps are drawn and how representatives are chosen.
April 25, 2019
Stacia L. Brown
Presidential Hopefuls Work to Earn Votes at ‘She the People’ Forum
Women of color, long reliable Democratic voters, finally commanded the attention their support deserves.
July 3, 2018
Emma Scornavacchi
If there’s a blue wave this fall, it will be thanks to women.
October 11, 2016
Magazine
Alan Wolfe
Voting Wrongs
The Republican war on democracy just got more ingenious—and nastier.
May 11, 2016
Michel Balinski
,
Rida Laraki
Trump and Clinton: Proof that the U.S. Voting System Doesn’t Work
How each of the presumptive nominee's victories show the flaws of the electoral college.
February 25, 2016
Ben Pryor
Why It’s Time to End In-Person Voting for Good
How your polling place can change how you vote, and what can be done about it.
January 29, 2016
Christopher Beem
Young Voters Embrace Sanders, But Not Democracy
Why securing the youth vote in 2016 will be harder than ever.
November 2, 2015
Cecilia Hyunjung Mo
Why Asian Americans Don't Vote Republican
October 14, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Republicans Need to Call Off the Voting Wars—for Their Own Good
January 15, 2014
Adrian Vermeule
The Filibuster Does Not Protect Minority Interests
And other reasons to reject supermajority requirements
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