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Shaping the Democracy of Tomorrow

One in five Americans
The hidden casualties of the gerrymandering wars
 • Ben Raderstorf
What does it take to make a U-turn from authoritarianism?
Lessons and warnings of a fragile democratic recovery
 • Jessica Marsden
VIDEO: American democracy after Trump
Advice on how we rebuild a better, stronger democracy in 2029
 • Alicia Menendez-Brennan, Farbod Faraji, Amanda Carpenter, and Vox
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The two-branch doom loop
Eight ways to check the Supreme Court's role in the authoritarian project
 • Justin Florence and Erica Newland
Authoritarianism’s short-termism trap
November isn’t just the endgame. It’s the start of whatever comes next
 • Ben Raderstorf
How to end the redistricting wars for good
As mid-cycle redistricting escalates, one reform would keep the maps from mattering
 • Grant Tudor, Cyrena Kokolis, and Farbod Faraji
The defining question of the 250th
Will one man get to keep us from having a say — or can we insist on real representation?
 • 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.
 • Cecilia Muñoz
The Supreme Court questions the future of the Voting Rights Act
Proportional representation should be our answer
 • Michael Latner, Alicia Menendez-Brennan, and Farbod Faraji
America after Trump
How democracies fall — and how they can come back
 • Ben Raderstorf
The autocratic adolescent never grows up
How powerful AI could make authoritarianism permanent
 • Ian Bassin and Nicole Schneidman
Congress’ 'hidden majorities'
It’s time to let legislators work across party lines
 • Max Spitzer and Alex Tausanovitch
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