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Source: The Philadelphia Citizen

Popular sentiment in the U.S. about guns, abortion, money in politics, and many other subjects rarely gets translated into legislation. But … Why? Political scientist Hélène Landemore’s book Politics Without Politicians proffers the provocative argument that the problem most modern democracies face isn’t simply the people we elect. It’s the system of electoral representation itself. … Continue reading Guest Commentary: We Decide

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