A motion filed last week seeks to have a judge declare the ban on fusion voting in Wisconsin unconstitutional.

Scott Morgan, a convert to third-party politics in Kansas, embraces his secretary of state nomination by United Kansas Party as an opportunity for change.

Political scientist Lilliana Mason on social sorting, partisan self-deception, and why the two-party system makes all of it worse.

The latest This Old Democracy features professor Lisa Disch on the artificial roots of two-party rule, the buried history of multi-party democracy and a credible strategy a better party system.

A new episode of This Old Democracy explores how United Kansas is building a party — and reviving a democratic tradition

The Center for Ballot Freedom aims to reduce the ruinous, extreme partisan polarization inherent in our two-party system, replacing it with a healthy, vibrant multi-party democracy.

For the past few months, I’ve been representing a coalition of political parties and individuals in a case called Michigan Common Sense Party v. Benson. In...

It’s no secret that the two-party system in America no longer enjoys a place of honor and respect in our society.

Sixty-two percent of U.S. adults believe a third political party is needed, the highest in Gallup's trend by one percentage point.

The poll comes after Osborn's populist nonpartisan bid against U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., made national headlines in 2024 for turning an expected safe race into a potential upset.

A year and a half after leaving office fed up with the major parties, former Sen. Joe Manchin is launching a new effort, the Independent Leadership Council, to recruit and support independent candidat...

Democrats and Republicans both benefit from a structure that enables their duopoly by disadvantaging emerging competitors.

Fusion voting not only allows voters to select the candidate of their choice without having to support one of the major parties, but allows minor political parties influence in elections commensurate…

Two lawsuits filed in state court in mid-May, one in the state’s Court of Claims and the other in Ingham County Circuit Court, are seeking to end Michigan’s longtime ban on a practice known as fusion…

On the latest episode of This Old Democracy, Micah Sifry sits down with Andy Craig — a libertarian election-policy expert whose career arc runs from the Libertarian Party and Gary Johnson’s 2016…

On the latest episode of This Old Democracy, Micah Sifry sits down with Jeff Timmer—a veteran Republican strategist turned outspoken defender of democratic norms—for a conversation that is equal…

This one should get people who care about philanthropy buzzing.

In the “This Old Democracy” episode featuring political scientist Daniel Schlozman, host Micah Sifry dives into the structural weaknesses plaguing American politics, a central theme in The Hollow…