How do we shake American democracy out of complacency? States are leading the way

2023 has been a rough year. The waves of violence, natural disasters and conflict over the last several months are enough to make an optimist lose hope. To make matters worse, our political system seems totally incapable of solving these crises. Six in 10 Americans have little to no confidence in the future of our political system, a recently published Pew Research Center study found. It feels like problems are everywhere, and thanks to a stale, uncompetitive electoral system, leadership is nowhere. At the root of this dysfunction is a political system that exists to sustain the status quo, no...