A democracy crisis in the making
How state legislators are politicizing, criminalizing, and interfering with election administrators.
December 7, 2023
Year-end report details state legislatures’ election subversion playbook; examines laws that increase risk of 2024 election crisis
Analysis finds 600+ state legislative proposals introduced since 2020 that would interfere with and undermine nonpartisan administration of elections
December 7, 2023
The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, explained
The Ku Klux Klan Act used nearly all of Congress’s constitutional powers to respond to the Klan’s coordinated political violence and intimidation.
December 5, 2023
Proportional representation, explained
Proportional representation is an electoral system that elects multiple representatives in each district in proportion to the number of people who vote for them where every voice is heard and earned.
December 5, 2023
Understanding Trump’s pardon abuses
Although presidential pardons are often controversial, Trump created an entirely new class: what Protect Democracy categorizes as “henchmen pardons.”
November 29, 2023
Op-ed: The Thanksgiving table approach to fixing American politics
OP-ED: Our country’s strength comes from diversity of opinion. Let’s design our elections accordingly.
November 23, 2023
How open are Americans to electoral system reform?
A new Thanksgiving-themed poll finds a broad appetite for proportional representation.
November 21, 2023
Trump’s latest speech echoes fascist rhetoric
To get people to lose their aversion to violence, savvy authoritarians also dehumanize their enemies. That’s what Trump is doing.
November 14, 2023
Trump “gag” order: More at stake than the First Amendment
Protecting the criminal justice system from Trump’s attempts to undermine it does not amount to “election interference,” but Judge Chutkan should consider moving up the trial date
November 8, 2023
What Trump’s courtroom antics are really telling us
Donald Trump's actions in court exemplify something dangerous: a former president resisting any accountability under the law.
November 7, 2023