Nick Troiano, Author of The Primary Solution, proposes electoral reforms such as nonpartisan primaries, ranked choice voting, and independent redistricting. They discuss the problem of gerrymandered districts, the decline in voter participation due to polarization, and the need for primary reform in improving democracy.

Harvard Law Professor Nick Stephanopoulos discusses his conception of representativeness and alignment in democracy. The podcast explores the challenges of achieving alignment between the political system and the people it represents. It also touches on the impact of media polarization, the role of moderates in American politics, policy alignment, and the implications of the electoral college. The speaker expresses frustration with publishing and emphasizes the importance of democracy reform.

Jen Heerwig, researcher studying the effects of the voucher experiment in Seattle, discusses the influence of campaign donations, vulnerabilities of voucher and matching fund systems, impact of the democracy voucher program in Seattle, challenges in analyzing voucher effects, and the potential benefits of a voucher pilot program in campaign financing.

The single best reform for the way we fund campaigns would be democracy vouchers. In this episode, we speak to the man who heard about this idea and then made it real in Seattle.

The assumption of most lawyers — or Americans — who know the word "SuperPAC" is that the Supreme Court has declared that the First Amendment protects SuperPACs. In this episode, you'll learn why that assumption is flat-out false, and about the fight to end SuperPAC money in America's democracy.

John Sarbanes, an important architect of democracy reform in Congress today, discusses the For the People Act and the challenges of passing it. They also explore the broken campaign finance system, the relationship between democratic agency and mental health, and the importance of comprehensive democracy reform. The speaker expresses concern about voter suppression and gerrymandering, and hopes for a fix before democracy goes off a cliff.

In this season of Another Way, Lawrence Lessig explores the flaws in democracies, the competition between democracy and corporations as analog AI, the threat to democracy posed by AI on social media, and the concept of 'lifeboats' and sortition as ways to protect democracy.

Legal expert Lawrence Lessig outlines our plan to fight back against SuperPACs. He discusses the logical mistake in SpeechNow v. FEC, our video competition to uncover it, and the legal strategy to render SuperPACs powerless. He also explores the power of Congress to limit campaign contributions, the flawed logic behind super PACs, and finding an alternative state to challenge current laws. Learn how to support the campaign through volunteering, financial contributions, and participating in a video competition.

Ron Fein, Legal Director for Free Speech For People, discusses a legal mistake that could regulate SuperPACs. They explore the Supreme Court's perspective on regulating political money, the impact of implicit quid pro quo, corruption in campaign financing, bribery through contributions to Super PACs, and the potential for corruption in Super PACs. They also discuss the future of political action committees and a disappointing decision by the SGC.

In this episode, Lawrence Lessig speaks to Tristan Harris, the co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Humane Technology, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to align technology with humanity’s best interests. Lessig and Harris discuss the (real, not sci-fi-inspired) threats posed by generative A.I. (artificial intelligence) technology and some potential guardrails that could guide the technology in a way that benefits — not harms — society. This episode is the first of two previews for the upcoming season of Another Way.