As trusted pillars of their communities, community colleges are uniquely positioned to champion nonpartisan civic engagement.

Three high-school leaders share what energizes them about American politics: more parties and more pathways to get involved.

As trusted pillars of their communities, community colleges are uniquely positioned to champion nonpartisan civic engagement.

The Supreme Court has closed off nearly every legal avenue for challenging partisan gerrymandering. The answer isn’t better maps. It’s proportional representation.

A new poll shows support for moving the U.S. toward proportional representation, a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party's vote share.

As trusted pillars of their communities, community colleges are uniquely positioned to champion nonpartisan civic engagement.

Why does America have the oldest politicians? It’s not by chance, but by design. Join New America’s Political Reform Program and New Voters on August 3rd at 6pm ET to understand the systems that reinf...

Washington's rumour mill is hyperactive at the best of times. But an elderly senator's lengthy absence from Congress is cranking it into frenzied overdrive.

No Jargon celebrates its 300th episode with a conversation about where American democracy and politics stand today, featuring the Scholar Strategy Network’s new board chair, Mark Schmitt.

Hollie Russon Gilman and Sarah Jacob chat with Dr. Emily Stacey about her civic engagement work in Oklahoma.

Fair maps require a definition of fair. There isn't one. There are infinite ones.

Politics in Question · Episode

Politics in Question · Episode

A survey commissioned by New America’s Political Reform program suggests a key barrier to states adopting a ballot initiative process is lack of awareness, not opposition.

Plus: Democratic socialists sweep New York’s House primaries, the White House escalates sanctions on Cuba, and an extreme weather conference is canceled due to extreme weather.

Hollie Russon Gilman and Sarah Jacob chat with Dr. Emily Stacey about her civic engagement work in Oklahoma.

As trusted institutions in their communities, community colleges are well-positioned to experiment in deliberative democratic innovations.

<p><i>The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights</i></p> <p><i>Act, removing the principal federal remedy for

Politics in Question · Episode

The promises of associational party building in a moment of electoral despair.

The promises of associational party building in a moment of electoral despair.

Seventeen organizers, politicians, academics and media makers from my "This Old Democracy" on how they are coping with our challenging times.

New York’s Working Families Party demonstrates how political parties can rebuild community ties, foster participation, and translate electoral leverage into policy wins.

A survey commissioned by New America’s Political Reform program suggests a key barrier to states adopting a ballot initiative process is lack of awareness, not opposition.

A survey commissioned by New America’s Political Reform program suggests a key barrier to states adopting a ballot initiative process is lack of awareness, not opposition.

New York’s Working Families Party demonstrates how political parties can rebuild community ties, foster participation, and translate electoral leverage into policy wins.

How do voters of color achieve representation through different electoral systems?

Pleased to share A Model for Associational Party Building, based on my research on the Working Families Party, as a placeholder for hope at this moment of Callais despair. I will blog more about the s...

New York’s Working Families Party demonstrates how political parties can rebuild community ties, foster participation, and translate electoral leverage into policy wins.

The use of single-seat districts and majoritarian rules for legislative elections is associated with many problems in American politics. However, this method of...

The racial gerrymandering free-for-all is now on. The only real solution is proportional representation.