In dark times it is especially important to recognize that change is possible and that efforts to make American democracy more equitable and effective can succeed. We are grateful to Drew Penrose for pointing to the many places in our country where the kinds of voting reforms we are advocating have been proposed or are […]
Martin Gilens
Martin Gilens is a professor of public policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and co-author of Democracy in America? What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do About It.
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Making American Democracy Representative
A bold three-part proposal to introduce ranked-choice voting and proportional representation—and to abolish primaries