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Structural Reform and Governance

We work to ensure a more representative democracy that delivers results for all Americans through our government, courts, and in new digital town squares.

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What We're Doing

Encouraging professional diversity on the federal bench

Despite recent historic gains, professional diversity on the federal appellate courts is severely lacking, with significant implications for the legal expertise underlying judges’ decisions. Our analysis identifies policy proposals to improve the pipeline for judicial diversity.

Advancing voting rights and countering election sabotage

With states introducing hundreds of bills to disenfranchise voters, new federal election standards are vitally needed. Our research makes the case for these standards and shows how the Freedom to Vote Act would counter state laws seeking to suppress voter turnout and sabotage valid election results.

Addressing social media’s threat to our democracy

In the wake of widespread disinformation about the 2020 general election, social media companies must modify their products and policies to mitigate threats to democratic legitimacy and public safety. We identify concrete steps that could help address health and election-related disinformation.

 

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Democracy Now—Theocracy Never Article
The U.S. Capitol dome is seen before sunrise, July 2024.

Democracy Now—Theocracy Never

Violent Christian nationalism is on the rise, and faith leaders can help stop it.

Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, Sydney Bryant, Shanthan Benjamin-Webb

Select Committee Democrats: A Smart and Confident U.S.-China Policy Past Event

Select Committee Democrats: A Smart and Confident U.S.-China Policy

Please join the Center for American Progress Action Fund for a discussion on how Democratic policymakers are advancing a vision of democracy and stability in the Indo-Pacific that will help the American public.

Center for American Progress Action Fund

How Americans Can Fight Back Against a Radical Supreme Court Majority Article
The U.S. Supreme Court.

How Americans Can Fight Back Against a Radical Supreme Court Majority

Responding to the judicial overreach of a radical Supreme Court majority will require long-term structural reforms to the courts and immediate action to mitigate the harms caused by their wrongly decided decisions.

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Ben Olinsky, Grace Oyenubi

New York Has a Historic Opportunity to Prohibit Political Spending by Foreign-Influenced U.S. Corporations In the News

New York Has a Historic Opportunity to Prohibit Political Spending by Foreign-Influenced U.S. Corporations

Latrice Walker and Michael Sozan argue that to protect the integrity of New York’s government and promote economic patriotism, the state must pass a law banning political spending by foreign-influenced U.S. corporations.

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Latrice Walker, Michael Sozan

Unions Are Democratically Organized, Corporations Are Not Article
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Unions Are Democratically Organized, Corporations Are Not

The authors make the case that in order to strengthen political democracy, policymakers should support the creation of democratically organized groups such as unions.

Center for American Progress

David Madland, Malkie Wall, Danielle Root, 1 More Sam Berger

Secretaries of State Are Crucial for Protecting African American Voters Report

Secretaries of State Are Crucial for Protecting African American Voters

As the ongoing coronavirus pandemic makes ensuring voters’ and election workers’ safety even more imperative, fair and inclusive elections must be state officials’ top priority heading into November.

Michael Sozan, Christopher Guerrero

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