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Danielle Allen
@dsallentess.bsky.social
Scholar focused on democracy renovation + democracy advocate. Harvard. Partners In Democracy. Coalition for Healthy Democracy. FairVote. Author of Our Declaration, Justice by Means of Democracy, Radical Duke. Write at https://therenovator.substack.com/
From The Renovator: www.democracyrenovator.com/p/real-choic... 155 of 200 MA legislative seats have no major party competition this November. Question 3 would fix that with an all-party primary — every candidate on one ballot, top two advance. #Yeson3 #RealChoicesinNovember #ALegislatureThatListens
Real Choices and a Legislature That Listens
The Case for Massachusetts Question 3, Who’s Paying for It, and Why
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So pleased to be featured on one of my absolute favorite Substacks, @democracyrenovator.bsky.social led by Danielle Allen, with an interview about my book #DemocratizingAI written by Zachey Kliger (whose Tech & Democracy roundups are a clear must-read)! www.democracyrenovator.com/p/a-morally-...
Hamilton knew formal war declarations wouldn't be the real check on executive power. He counted on elections and state rivalry instead. Those mechanisms are triggering right now. Exactly as designed. Beautiful to see. www.democracyrenovator.com/p/can-the-fe...
Can the Federalist Papers shed useful light on our present predicament?
Yes—and in some surprising ways
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Check out this from The Renovator: www.democracyrenovator.com/p/smithsonia... A third of Americans can't name the three branches of government. District leaders want civics taught — until it touches national politics. And Lonnie Bunch is leaving the Smithsonian. Big week in civic ed.
Smithsonian Leader Departs, and Constitution Day Marks Progress as well as Challenges.
Your Civic Education News Roundup for September 28.
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Check out this from The Renovator: www.democracyrenovator.com/p/missouris-... Missouri's map changed 5 times in 3 weeks. SCOTUS killed the gerrymander — but the same day greenlit SAVE checks on voter rolls. Ballots are out. Texas has 178K backlogged registrations. A lot is moving.
Missouri’s “undead” map is buried as SAVE checks are resurrected
It’s Tuesday, September 29, 2026, and it’s time for your Democracy in the States’ Weekly Roundup where we’re looking at two U.S.
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ICYMI: AI models are escaping test environments, Congress doesn't know what regulation looks like, and Bernie Sanders & Steve Bannon just shared a stage. Kate Gage's Political AI Field Guide maps who actually holds power over AI's future. Worth your time: www.democracyrenovator.com/p/mapping-ai...
Mapping AI’s Political Factions: A Conversation with Kate Gage.
Plus, the Allen Lab’s new initiative for better government, and the tech and democracy headlines you don’t want to miss.
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🦋 BLUESKY POST Check out this from Executive Functions: www.execfunctions.org/p/the-challe... Legal commentary that predicts democracy's certain collapse may do as much damage as the threats it describes. Bob Bauer makes the case for clear-eyed analysis over alarmism — with midterms weeks away.
The Challenges for Legal Commentary in the Last Weeks Before Election Day
On one side of the challenge is informing the public; on the other is avoiding undue and damaging alarmism.
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Check out this from The Renovator: www.democracyrenovator.com/p/from-roadm... UVA's Karsh Institute ran a fellowship teaching K–12 educators to *practice* democracy before teaching it — sitting in circles, listening across differences, building civic skills. The curriculum is now going nationwide.
From Roadmap to Classroom
A University of Virginia fellowship is helping area K–12 teachers turn the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap into an inquiry-based curriculum that can be shared nationwide.
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The White House launched a game where you chase & deport brown-skinned people. The goal, per the admin: "a culture of fun and winning." The real goal: normalize dehumanization. Democracy needs better institutions, yes, — but it also needs a better culture. www.democracyrenovator.com/cp/217443473
I carried this message to Brewster's first Democracy Festival: fighting corruption & expanding voter choice are the same fight for me. That's why I support American Promise's push to end Citizens United & back Question 3 for All-Party Primaries in MA. www.youtube.com/live/uUajTx8...
Agawam City Council President Anthony Russo Arlington School Committee Member Paul Schlichtman Cambridge City Councilor Patty Nolan
West Springfield City Council President Mike LaFlamme Former Lexington Public School Committee Vice Chair and Town Meeting Member Deepika Sawhney Marblehead Select Board Vice Chair Moses Grader Worcester City Councilor Robert Bilotta Former Worcester City Councilor Jenny Pacillo
🚨 The #NAACP New England Area Conference Endorses Question 3! Read more: commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/all-... #massachusetts #mapoli
(1/6) Through all of the victories and losses of last night's Massachusetts Primaries, one thing remains true: there are not enough competitive elections in this state. Reflections from the primary elections: a thread #mapoli
New from @dsallentess.bsky.social: Linda McMahon and the Dept of Ed called for higher ed to take action on 7 issues. Who should host the seven conversations American higher education owes the American people — and why answering the call is the opposite of capitulation.
National Summits on the Future of Higher Ed: An Earnest Proposal
Who should host the seven conversations American higher education owes the American people — and why answering the call is the opposite of capitulation
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#mapoli 📣 Bay Staters, please SHARE
Danielle Allen@dsallentess.bsky.social · 3w agoQuestion 3 would address more than just how we vote in elections, it would create a ripple effect bringing civic engagement and justice to all communities. Thank you to Jerren Chang and Dr. Craig Andrade for sharing your thoughts here. baystatebanner.com/2026/09/17/m...
💙 📢 Bay Staters! #mapoli Please stand up for more democracy. Yes on 3! Don't think this is right for us? Consider that the state's Republican Party machine is against this ballot question....
Danielle Allen@dsallentess.bsky.social · 3w agoQuestion 3 would address more than just how we vote in elections, it would create a ripple effect bringing civic engagement and justice to all communities. Thank you to Jerren Chang and Dr. Craig Andrade for sharing your thoughts here. baystatebanner.com/2026/09/17/m...
Question 3 would address more than just how we vote in elections, it would create a ripple effect bringing civic engagement and justice to all communities. Thank you to Jerren Chang and Dr. Craig Andrade for sharing your thoughts here. baystatebanner.com/2026/09/17/m...
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Not since the Civil Rights Movement have so many Americans been determined to fix our broken politics. While Congress remains gridlocked, cities & states are meeting the moment w/ ranked choice voting. FairVote's Meredith Sumpter in @dsallentess.bsky.social's @democracyrenovator.bsky.social ⬇
Why Ranked Choice Voting Meets the Moment in Cities and States
Lessons from the Midterms and Beyond.
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👏 @dsallentess.bsky.social & @nooneaskedbutstack.bsky.social "Right now, our votes get taken for granted. In order to make sure politicians listen to voters, you've got to make sure they've got competition" nooneaskedbutpolitics.substack.com/p/no-one-ask...
No One Asked, But… Politics LIVE: Massachusetts All Party Primary Leader Danielle Allen
A recording from No One Asked But.....Politics's live video
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In “Educating for Democracy: The Case for a New Civics,” Danielle S. Allen (@dsallentess.bsky.social) and Carah Ong Whaley (@carahongwhaley.bsky.social) explain why “excellent civic education” is necessary to restore faith in our democracy.
Check out this from The Renovator: www.democracyrenovator.com/p/use-big-te... Meta's settlement billions shouldn't just fund therapy apps. Two Princeton researchers argue the real harm was to our collective attention — and the fix must be civic infrastructure, not individual band-aids.
Use Big Tech Settlements for Civic Renewal
The harms have been social, the remedies should be too
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1/Started class today. Morning: ancient political thought. Afternoon: Federalist Papers. Here's Hamilton, Fed 1: "Among the most formidable of the obstacles which the new Constitution will have to encounter may readily be distinguished by the obvious interest of a certain class of men in every State
Research Guides: Federalist Papers: Primary Documents in American History: Full Text of The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers were a series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pen name "Publius." This guide compiles Library of Congress digital materials,…
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Exactly. You're making exactly my point
Citizen.Coping@propcazhpm.bsky.social · last mo.Mayor Wu beat billionaire Josh Kraft, whose dad owns the Patriots, because she has great policies and put in the work. She earned trust while on City Council and has followed through as Mayor on things that improve quality of life. Kraft ran a negative campaign with no vision and the people spoke.
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