What would proportional representation look like in a state legislature?
Proportionally elected legislatures could yield more competitive, representative, accountable, and authoritarian-resistant state politics.
August 15, 2024
Authoritarianism, explained
Authoritarianism is a method of rule that suppresses political freedoms and civil rights, using various levers of control to shift power from the people to the hands of one ruler or set of rulers.
August 12, 2024
Proportional representation and the Voting Rights Act
Under proportional representation, minority-preferred candidates tend to win even more seats than under single-member districts.
August 12, 2024
Challenging anti-fusion laws in Kansas
In Kansas and other states, Protect Democracy is representing voters rejecting hyper-partisan polarization and extremism by seeking to revive fusion voting.
July 22, 2024
Media guides: Covering political violence
Covering political violence and violent extremism can be a fraught endeavor for the media. Guidance for political violence reporting.
June 18, 2024
Can proportional representation create better governance?
Policy outcomes, accountability, and stability under different electoral systems.
May 2, 2024
Why do we need political parties?
Political parties are unpopular with the American public, but they're also a necessary building block of democracy.
April 19, 2024
Federal appeals court rules for free speech & free enterprise, rejecting Florida law censoring private companies’ speech on race and gender
In a major victory for free speech in the workplace, a federal appeals court affirmed the injunction against the employer provisions of HB 7.
March 4, 2024
Fusion voting, explained
Fusion voting allows more than one political party to nominate the same candidate on the ballot, empowering minor parties to unite a cross-ideological coalition behind a single candidate
December 19, 2023
The case for multiparty presidentialism in the U.S.
In this paper, we argue that presidentialism and PR for the U.S. House would be an effective combination for American democracy.
December 14, 2023