Can democracy in the U.S. be improved? Would that involve a parliamentary system--or a proportional representation system? Would it include universal automatic voter registration? What role would sortition play?
On this episode of Democracy Nerd, we are joined by Kristen Eberhard, Director of Climate and Democracy for the Sightline Institute, to discuss her book "Building a Democracy: How We Can Fix the Electoral College, Gerrymandering, and Our Elections"
Building a Democracy: A Field Guide to Solutions For American Democracy https://www.sightline.org/becomingademocracy/
Great article on the book:
https://www.oregonlive.com/books/2021/01/new-book-becoming-a-democracy-is-a-timely-call-to-action.html
Also check out Kristin's great Portland TEDxMtHoodSalon talk. It's really good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl6xYD8K6K4
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