Bring Single Transferable Vote Elections to Campus
From Chapman Rackaway: Let Students Practice Democracy Before They Have to Defend It.
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Happy Renoversary
The Renovator’s first birthday!
Civic education news roundup: Great new resources and opportunities.
In case you missed it, I got to interview Julie White, district chancellor and CEO of Pierce College District (a community college in Washington State) about why community colleges are “democracy’s colleges”:
Pennsylvania Takes On Dark Money, Zombie Votes Haunt Wisconsin, and Musk Goes After Alaskan Elections
It’s time for your Democracy in the States’ Weekly Roundup (a little delayed by Tropical Storm Lala).
Ezra Klein & Danielle Allen on Liberalism and the 21st Century
A video of the keynote discussion at LibCon 2026
Renovating America's Universities
How to Answer the Secretary of Education's 7 Questions
August 10 Tech and Democracy Roundup: KOSA’s Big Week, and America’s Two Playbooks for Protecting Kids Online.
It’s Monday, August 10 – welcome back to your Tech & Democracy roundup.
As America Turns 250, We’re Forgetting the Declaration’s Most Fundamental Right
From J. H. Snider: Our overlooked power to change our constitutions.
Kansans Kill a Judicial Power Grab, Maryland Bets on November, and Five States Open the Primaries
It’s Friday, August 7, 2026, and time for your Democracy in the States’ Weekly Roundup.
People Power
What Democracy Requires
Reminder: Don't Miss Today's Renovator Assembly
Meet Lisa Rice, DC's Renovation Hero, at 7pm ET
Headstrong Club: Live with Julie White on how community colleges are saving democracy
Julie White is the district chancellor and CEO of Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, a community college in Washington State. Civic engagement is central to the history and work of community colleges.