Here's why you should vote yes on Yes on Questions 1 (Public Records), 3 (All Party Primaries), and 4 (Election Day Registration) in Massachusetts this November.

As Massachusetts voters mull scrapping party primaries, critics ask who benefits

Hear from builders and thinkers reimagining what data centers could be, from tiny distributed networks to public-owned utilities.

Unfortunately for voters, our elections here mostly go the same way, year after year. And that’s by design.

If you agree that every eligible voter deserves to have their voice count, you can take action from home or in person by serving as a nonpartisan Election Protection volunteer.

CalMatters and MAPLE (Massachusetts Platform for Legislative Engagement) are teaming up to share civic technology, information, and expertise.

Host Erik Fleming speaks with four guests about urgent public issues: Jerren Chang on building civic infrastructure and "democracy renovation," Dr. Bhumika Muchhala on decolonial feminist political ec...

Partners In Democracy envisions a new path forward - a renovated 21st century democracy where people are empowered with the knowledge, skills, and relationships for civic life and democratic instituti...

A conversation with Declaration of Independence expert Danielle Allen

Harvard professor Danielle S. Allen’s push to replace Massachusetts’s partisan primaries with a top-two primary system is one step closer to the November ballot, after the state’s highest court reject...

Matthew Victor has been named the first Executive Director of Digital Civic Infrastructure at Partners In Democracy, the division under which MAPLE now operates as the flagship project.

Starting in eighth grade, Mariah Delaney Eskel and Sofia FloresQuero Llamas went all-in on clean energy legislation. Now, the pair are going into their senior year in high school with two bills in the...

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The Case for All-Party Primaries in Massachusetts

David will lead the PID MA Action organizing team as it works to pass four ballot measures in November.

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Help shape the future of democracy in Massachusetts! This State House event will spotlight how technology can open new doors for participation, amplify…

By John Griffin of Partners in Democracy: 18 potential ballot measures to renovate Massachusetts' democracy are moving forward.

Our vision for the future of our democracy was not Mr. Kirk’s vision, but we defended his right to articulate his view. The public sphere of a free society should be shaped by civic participants who w...

Americans desperately need a shared civic infrastructure. We can fund it with an attention extraction tax on Big Tech.

The work stoppage has resulted in more than 100 cases being dismissed, in some instances allowing people charged with violent crimes to be released.