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.

(THE CONVERSATION) 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” ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ismar Volić, Wellesley College; Andy Schultz, Wellesley College, and David McCune, ...