Proportional representation could help restore American democracy.| www.nytimes.com
Rebuilding Social Trust by Making Space for Everyone| www.ryanpuzycki.com
Support for democracy in America has fallen to alarming lows, even as voters desperately seek change. Proportional representation could re-energize our democracy| leedrutman.substack.com
Trust in U.S. health care is declining due to systemic issues, including economic strains, fraud, and leadership failures, but approaches like value-based care, patient engagement, and narrative medicine can help restore it.| KevinMD.com
Special edition on the election, Part 1| vincentkelley.substack.com
A campaign insult offers a window into American society in the 2020s.| www.noahpinion.blog
Majorities of voters express dissatisfaction with the candidates. And 63% of voters describe both Biden and Trump as “embarrassing.”| Pew Research Center
Americans’ views of politics and elected officials are unrelentingly negative, with little hope of improvement on the horizon. 65% of Americans say they always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics. By contrast, just 10% say they always or often feel hopeful about politics.| Pew Research Center
Memory plays deceptive (and sometimes dangerous) tricks on us. Yet arguing with people’s memories seldom succeeds.| leedrutman.substack.com
Today's links| Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow