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October 11, 2016
MagazineAlan Wolfe
Voting Wrongs
The Republican war on democracy just got more ingenious—and nastier.
May 11, 2016
Michel Balinski, Rida Laraki
Trump and Clinton: Proof that the U.S. Voting System Doesn’t Work
How each of the presumptive nominee's victories show the flaws of the electoral college.
February 25, 2016
Ben Pryor
Why It’s Time to End In-Person Voting for Good
How your polling place can change how you vote, and what can be done about it.
January 29, 2016
Christopher Beem
Young Voters Embrace Sanders, But Not Democracy
Why securing the youth vote in 2016 will be harder than ever.
November 2, 2015
Cecilia Hyunjung Mo
Why Asian Americans Don't Vote Republican
October 14, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Republicans Need to Call Off the Voting Wars—for Their Own Good
January 15, 2014
Adrian Vermeule
The Filibuster Does Not Protect Minority Interests
And other reasons to reject supermajority requirements

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