Those who pay close attention to the Democratic presidential horse race are salivating over recent polls showing that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) is “surging” and has now hit 20 percent support, with Biden holding a slim lead at 21 percent. But the real news is...
Last month, record-breaking temperatures set off hundreds of heat advisories across the United States. Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the country, and it’s getting worse. Consider that in 1999, the year I was born, my hometown of Chapel...
Recently, the Supreme Court closed the door on the idea that the federal courts would stop state legislators from gerrymandering districts. Many citizens hate the idea that their own legislators get to draw lines that protect incumbents and advantage one party over...
Gerrymandering is obviously democratically obnoxious. With modern technologies, it’s also increasingly democratically dangerous. It is inconsistent with the principles of equality and free association. Without doubt, it should be excised from our republic. Yet the...
Less noticed, but potentially even more significant, is the race to develop the boldest democracy reform platform. Though it largely did not come up during the debates, many Democrats are now noticeably campaigning as democracy reformers, promising to tackle issues...
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