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Pro-Democracy
March 21, 2023 5:30 am
The Progressive Case for Free Speech
If we believe in democracy, we must protect everyone’s right to say things we despise.
March 9, 2023 5:30 am
Want to Stop Extremists from Becoming President? Try Primary Runoffs
It’s a way to ensure that winners receive majority support—and that fringe candidates won't cruise to victory on pluralities alone.
March 1, 2023 5:30 am
How ‘Final Five Voting’ Can Help Save Democracy
By eliminating party primaries and using an instant runoff process, this reform would help reduce the scourge of negative partisanship.
January 26, 2023 5:30 am
Could the ‘Dignity Index’ Help Make Our Politics More Civil?
The incentives in our political culture don’t give a lot of reason to be optimistic.
January 19, 2023 5:30 am
Americans Deserve a House of Representatives That Better Represents Them
A right-wing minority has outsized power in the House today. With proportional representation, that problem would be much less likely.
January 12, 2023 5:30 am
Don’t Call the Brazil Insurrection ‘Anti-Democratic’
The new threat isn’t fascists. It’s dupes who think they’re fighting for democracy.
January 5, 2023 8:01 am
Pennsylvania’s New Dem Gov. Picks Republican to Oversee State Elections
Josh Shapiro, the moderate who defeated Doug Mastriano, fulfills his pledge to make a pro-democracy pick.
January 5, 2023 5:25 am
Phantom Candidates and Ghost Newspapers
What the election of George Santos reveals about the catastrophic collapse of local news.
December 14, 2022 5:30 am
Clock Is Ticking on Chance to Fix the Electoral Count Act
Reforms likely to be folded into the spending bill, but disagreements remain between the House and Senate versions.
