What democracy means
Democracy is a system of government where the people freely select their leaders and those leaders are constrained while in office.
March 23, 2026
Safeguarding frontier AI labs’ guardrails from government overreach
The AI for Democracy Action Lab is pushing back against blatant government interference with critical industry guardrails in court and in Congress.
March 9, 2026
Fusion voting as a path to proportional representation
Efforts to relegalize electoral fusion and introduce proportional representation can work together to build a better democracy.
September 30, 2025
To break two-party gridlock, democratize CongressÂ
How American politics could work better if our two major parties embrace their internal divisions
September 25, 2025
How to end gerrymandering
Under a single-member district system, gerrymandering is difficult to shake, but proportional representation provides a solution.
August 20, 2025
Proportional representation will bring young people into politics
In our new report, we argue that the winner-take-all system suppresses participation among young people and limits their opportunities to influence policy.Â
August 18, 2025
How does Gen Z really feel about democracy?
A survey of young Americans shows they don't think as a monolith and offers three distinct profiles of how they perceive democracy, engage with civic life, and see their role in shaping the future.
April 6, 2025
How would constituent services in American multi-member districts work?
This paper by Anne Meeker and Lee Drutman explains how congressional casework operates today, and how it might operate in a future House of Representatives elected by proportional representation.
April 2, 2025
Trapped in a two-party system
Americans want more parties, but we only get two. Our paper details how to give Americans more choices at the polls.
March 18, 2025
Expanding the House of Representatives, explained
How expansion of the House of Representatives could work — and why it would benefit democracy
January 24, 2025