For decades, American voters have been told they have a choice. But in reality, that "choice" is almost always between two political parties that increasingly resemble each other in dysfunction and ...

In the 1890s, populism nearly unseated the Democratic Party in Texas. In the years that followed, conservative and white supremacist backlash rose to ensure that the populist People’s Party — the ...

It has become crystal clear with the recently Republican approved redistricting map, anti-abortion bills, anti-marijuana changes, and many other recent bills, that they have no interest in what the ...

The American political party system is dysfunctional. Gallup reports that 58% of Americans, including nearly half of Democrats and Republicans, feel that the two parties poorly represent the American ...

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The world’s greatest innovator has set his sights on America’s biggest problem: the two-party system that is ripping our social fabric, bankrupting our nation, and failing to solve our most basic ...

Elon Musk’s July 5 announcement that he’s starting a new political party could be consequential, but only if the world’s richest man maintains a sustained interest in the effort. Over the past three ...

It occurs to me that the two-party system does not work anymore. The Republicans voice an idea and the Democrats say no way. And the same is true the other way around. What happens? Not a thing. There ...

I hate voting for the lesser of two evils. But I do it all the time. Once a decade, maybe, I find a candidate I can genuinely support, usually in a local race. No matter your politics, you've probably ...

"I Voted" stickers rest on a ballot box at a polling place, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston. Contributing columnist Glenn Rogers says we need more independent ...

You already know the two-party system is broken. But what you may not know is just how rigged it really is. Ballot access restrictions. Debate exclusions. Corporate-funded campaigns. Voter suppression ...