The crisis facing American democracy. There is a crisis
How the Constitution became a threat to democracy. The 1960s: population shifts and political realignments undermine democracy ; The 1970s: The Senate becomes even more anti-democratic ; The 1980s and after: partisan gerrymandering grows and thwarts democracy ; The twenty-first century: the Supreme Court undermines democracy ; Yesterday and today: racial inequalities unabated and their threat to democracy ; The 2010s and beyond: the internet and social media endanger democracy
Can the United States be saved? Waht can be done without changing the Constitution? ; Can the Constitution be fixed? ; Is it time for a new Constitution? ; If nothing changes, can and should the United States survive?
