Democracy

Widening Political Participation in Lexington, Kentucky

Widening Political Participation in Lexington, Kentucky

Hollie Russon Gilman and Lizbeth Lucero sit down with CivicLex’s founder and executive director to discuss participatory local democracy.

Oct 25, 2022

Richard Young, Hollie Russon Gilman, Lizbeth Lucero

The Case for Fusion Voting and a Multiparty Democracy in America

Report / In Depth

The Case for Fusion Voting and a Multiparty Democracy in America

American democracy is stuck in a hyper-partisan “doom loop” of escalating division and polarization.

Sep 29, 2022

Lee Drutman

An Open Letter to Congress

Testimony / In Short

An Open Letter to Congress

More than 200 political scientists, legal scholars, and historians call for the adoption of proportional representation for the U.S. House.

Sep 19, 2022

What We Know About Redistricting and Redistricting Reform

Report / In Depth

What We Know About Redistricting and Redistricting Reform

A systematic analysis of the claim that redistricting commissions can improve the fairness of redistricting.

Sep 19, 2022

Lee Drutman

Strengthening Models of Civic Engagement

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Report / In Depth

Strengthening Models of Civic Engagement

Jul 22, 2022

Archon Fung, Hollie Russon Gilman, Mark Schmitt

What Anti-LGBT Politics in the U.S. Means for Democracy at Home and Abroad

In Short

What Anti-LGBT Politics in the U.S. Means for Democracy at Home and Abroad

The propagation of anti-LGBT laws in the United States signifies an existential threat to our inclusive democracy.

Jun 29, 2022

Ari Shaw

January 6 Select Committee Investigation Preview: What We’re Watching Ahead of the Hearings

In Short

January 6 Select Committee Investigation Preview: What We’re Watching Ahead of the Hearings

What will the January 6 hearings mean for our democracy?

Jun 8, 2022

Mark Schmitt, Maresa Strano, Lizbeth Lucero, Alexandra Stark, Lee Drutman

How Democracies Revive

Report / In Depth

How Democracies Revive

While it’s not hard to imagine the fall of American democracy, this essay makes the case for resisting the prevailing pessimism.

Apr 28, 2022

Lee Drutman

Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

Report / In Depth

Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

This report presents the findings of 15 original studies on the effects of ranked-choice voting and related electoral reforms.

Mar 30, 2022

Lee Drutman, Maresa Strano

Building Public Trust Through Collaborative Governance

In the News

Building Public Trust Through Collaborative Governance

Hollie Russon Gilman and Mark Schmitt wrote for Stanford Social Innovation Review on the promise of co-governance.

Mar 17, 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Welcome to New America, redesigned for what’s next.

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

Trending Topics

Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

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

Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

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Widening Political Participation in Lexington, Kentucky

The Case for Fusion Voting and a Multiparty Democracy in America

An Open Letter to Congress

What We Know About Redistricting and Redistricting Reform

Strengthening Models of Civic Engagement

What Anti-LGBT Politics in the U.S. Means for Democracy at Home and Abroad

January 6 Select Committee Investigation Preview: What We’re Watching Ahead of the Hearings

How Democracies Revive

Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

Building Public Trust Through Collaborative Governance