Shaping the Democracy of Tomorrow

The defining question of the 250th

Will one man get to keep us from having a say — or can we insist on real representation?

Jun 30 • Justin Florence and Alison Hirsh

The real districting culprit

It isn’t gerrymandering. It’s the existence of single-member districts in the first place. It was never designed to help minority voters.

May 29 • Cecilia Muñoz

The Supreme Court questions the future of the Voting Rights Act

Proportional representation should be our answer

Mar 3 • Michael Latner, Alicia Menendez-Brennan, and Farbod Faraji

America after Trump

How democracies fall — and how they can come back

Feb 27 • Ben Raderstorf

The autocratic adolescent never grows up

How powerful AI could make authoritarianism permanent

Jan 29 • Ian Bassin and Nicole Schneidman

Congress’ 'hidden majorities'

It’s time to let legislators work across party lines

Jan 9 • Max Spitzer and Alex Tausanovitch

Let’s talk about proportional representation

One big idea to end gerrymandering and get democracy back on track

Dec 23, 2025 • Blake Jelley

2:25

'Everybody knows it's broken'

Proportional representation could end gerrymandering, fix Congress, and build a true multiracial democracy

Dec 4, 2025 • Lee Drutman, Grant Tudor, and Deana El-Mallawany

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The next era could come sooner than you think

This Thanksgiving, we’re thankful for the possibility of renewal

Nov 26, 2025 • Grant Tudor and Lee Drutman

The counterintuitive way to fix Congress

Internal divisions are good, actually

Nov 20, 2025 • Alex Tausanovitch and Cyrena Kokolis

‘Forge something better out of the wreckage’

Corruption, polarization, and how to avoid a death spiral

Oct 29, 2025 • Ansley Skipper and Ben Raderstorf

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Democracy in the time of artificial intelligence

Announcing the AI for Democracy Action Lab

Oct 3, 2025 • Ian Bassin and Nicole Schneidman

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