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February 13, 2020
MagazineOsita Nwanevu
End the GOP
In order to save our democracy, we must not merely defeat the Republican Party.
September 20, 2019
Matt Ford
The Case Against the Popular Vote
What would it sound like if someone proposed the Electoral College for the first time today?
August 2, 2019
Adam Eichen
The Case Against the Electoral College Is Stronger Than Ever
As has been true for over 200 years, the next president will be chosen by an eighteenth-century anachronism. American voters deserve better.
June 20, 2019
MagazineAlex Pareene
Give War a Chance
In search of the Democratic Party's fighting spirit
June 5, 2019
Matt Ford
The State That Liberal Dreams Are Made Of
Nevada Democrats won full control of the state legislature and governorship last year. Here's what they did with that power.
May 13, 2019
Matt Ford
Andrew Yang’s Disjointed Plan to Reform American Democracy
The internet-savvy entrepreneur has some good ideas—and some questionable ones.
March 22, 2019
Matt Ford
Conservatives’ Disingenuous Attacks on Democratic Reforms
What are they afraid of? A truly representative democracy.
January 22, 2019
Matt Ford
Want to Pass Medicare for All? Fix American Democracy First.
Nothing is in greater need of reform than the political system itself.
December 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
Democrats should try to enlist Donald Trump in the fight for Electoral College reform.
December 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Will the “Dump Trump” dream finally die after the Electoral College vote?
December 16, 2016
Nicole Narea
The North Carolina GOP’s legislative coup takes partisan politics to a whole other level.
December 16, 2016
Alex Shephard
Will Trump change his tune about Russian interference in the election after the Electoral College votes?
December 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Electoral College Should Do What It Wants
This isn't hypocrisy. It's what resistance to President Trump looks like.
November 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump: The Electoral College is good now because I won.
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.
December 23, 2014
Stephen Wolf
Why Is the U.S. Electorate So White? Because Our Voting System Is Broken. Here's How to Fix It.
February 28, 2013
Nate Cohn
Yes, Nate Silver, Democrats Got Lucky in the Electoral College
A redrawn U.S. map starts a debate over how the party got its edge
February 20, 2013
Nate Cohn
If the U.S. Looked Like This Map, Romney Would Have Won
A fun, fair attempt at Electoral College reform is still deeply flawed
January 30, 2013
Nate Cohn
One Man, One Vote, One Republican President
Why Ditching the Electoral College Would Benefit the GOP
January 26, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
John Calhoun is Alive and Well in Virginia
The GOP's desperate attempt to thwart the majority

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