For a multi-everything city of 4 million people like LA, proportional RCV offers the best chance to provide fair and broad representation| DemocracySOS
And a real dilemma for reformers. State-by-state redistricting reform led to "unilateral disarmament" for Democrats. That's a warning to Pro Rep advocates| democracysos.substack.com
Democrats’ unilateral disarmament via independent redistricting commissions is coming back to haunt them| DemocracySOS
51st state? Anti-Trump sentiment has united Canada like never before| democracysos.substack.com
Democrats often oppose political reforms that would both empower voters AND help Democrats| DemocracySOS
[Dear DemocracySOS readers: this newsletter about US political reform is unique in the breadth and depth of its coverage.| democracysos.substack.com
Ranked Choice Voting freed up New Yorkers to pick the candidates they really like. An exit poll shows all demographics liked and understood RCV| DemocracySOS
Women’s rights have long been contested terrain. But in June 1873, one courageous women took on the patriarchy and won -- with lessons for today| democracysos.substack.com
Why we need a City-State revolution that partitions the largest states to restore majority rule to the Senate and Electoral College| DemocracySOS
As electoral reformers plot out “next steps,” the devil will be in the details. Here are some thoughts| democracysos.substack.com
How do you get a city or state with millions of people to vote “yes” on changing the electoral system? Here is a guide for how to do that| DemocracySOS
Who are the real advocates for the working- and middle-classes? Is it a new generation of populist GOP leaders? Or the Democratic Party?| democracysos.substack.com
As Donald Trump trashes American democracy, the democracies of Europe emerge as leading lights for the 21st century| DemocracySOS
The architecture of winner-take-all elections make Democrats’ chances in 2026 an uphill climb| democracysos.substack.com
The White House is slowly dismantling one federal agency after another in pursuit of an audacious “soft overthrow” of US democracy| DemocracySOS
…and Trump is the heir to that toxic legacy| democracysos.substack.com
Voter support for ranked choice voting translates into support for proportional representation in ways that support for other reforms do not| DemocracySOS
Trump executive orders aim to politicize the federal agencies that oversee elections and media regulation, the FEC and the FCC| democracysos.substack.com
Political scientist and electoral methods expert Henry Milner proposes a path forward for political reform in the US -- spurred by the erratic Trump administration| DemocracySOS
Introducing "Expand Democracy": Rob's new organization will promote pro-democracy ideas by helping others succeed| DemocracySOS
In the room where it happened: here’s where the terms "instant runoff voting" and "ranked choice voting" come from (and why they are the exact same method)| democracysos.substack.com
This presidential election will be vicious and divisive. But it doesn’t have to be that way forever. Institutional reform offers a better future.| democracysos.substack.com