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Global Answers for Local Problems

This report from Political Reform examines how local governments and cities can redesign democracy and build meaningful civic participation.

Feb 12, 2020

Elena Souris, Hollie Russon Gilman

And the Oscar Goes to … Voting Reform?

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And the Oscar Goes to … Voting Reform?

We’re reviving Maresa Strano’s argument for how ranked-choice voting could be key to saving both the Oscars and the U.S. electoral syst…

Feb 6, 2020

Maresa Strano

What’s the Iowa Caucus Got to Do with Us?

In Short

What’s the Iowa Caucus Got to Do with Us?

Hollie Russon Gilman highlights Iowa’s broader lessons for U.S. democracy.

Jan 30, 2020

Hollie Russon Gilman

The Case for Multiparty Democracy

In Short

The Case for Multiparty Democracy

Multiparty democracy leads to more complex political thinking, Lee Drutman writes in Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop.

Jan 23, 2020

Lee Drutman

Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop

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Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop

Jan 2, 2020

Lee Drutman

Political Parties: What Are They Good For?

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Political Parties: What Are They Good For?

In this series, leading scholars of parties and politics update the long debate on how democratic do political parties have to be.

Dec 11, 2019

Lilliana Mason, Daniel Schlozman, Julie Wronski, Mark Schmitt, Lee Drutman, Didi Kuo, Sheri Berman, Lily Geismer, Sam Rosenfeld, John Kane

Building U.S. Resilience to Political Violence: A Globally Informed Framework for Analysis and Action

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Building U.S. Resilience to Political Violence: A Globally Informed Framework for Analysis and Action

This paper reviews insights and lessons to identify/discuss areas most likely to bolster U.S. resilience in the face of political violence.

Dec 10, 2019

Dr. Nichole Argo Ben Itzhak, Rachel Brown, Heather Hurlburt, Laura Livingston, Samantha Owens

Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

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Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

This report tackles a critical set of questions for the long-term future of American democracy through an infrastructural approach.

Dec 5, 2019

K. Sabeel Rahman, Hollie Russon Gilman

What Do Puppy Mills, 5G, and Paid Sick Leave Have in Common?

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What Do Puppy Mills, 5G, and Paid Sick Leave Have in Common?

State interference in local governance, observes Political Reform’s Maresa Strano, is suddenly popular with a party that used to decry it.

Dec 5, 2019

Maresa Strano

Trade 2020: What’s It All About?

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Trade 2020: What’s It All About?

The Trade 2020 rubric tracks the issues centered around trade and their interconnections among the presidential candidates.

Dec 3, 2019

Alexandra Stark, Heather Hurlburt

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Thriving Families

What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

A Model for Associational Party Building

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

Policy Advocacy for Nonprofit Leaders in Chicago

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Sixty Years of the Higher Education Act

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Global Answers for Local Problems

And the Oscar Goes to … Voting Reform?

What’s the Iowa Caucus Got to Do with Us?

The Case for Multiparty Democracy

Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop

Political Parties: What Are They Good For?

Building U.S. Resilience to Political Violence: A Globally Informed Framework for Analysis and Action

Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

What Do Puppy Mills, 5G, and Paid Sick Leave Have in Common?

Trade 2020: What’s It All About?