American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation’s founding. Chief among them is the “pick one” plurality voting system ...
People frequently are forced to vote for someone other than their preference, keeping us in a two-party duopoly.
On June 23, the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” had an unusual pair of guests, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani. They took turns praising each other ...