Colin Cole, Magister ☔

We should abolish the United States Senate. It serves no purpose.

Correction. Orwell never said this. He did however, warn that: "political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” (That's Politics and the English Language, one of my favorite essays)

The first episode of the new season of the award-winning podcast I co-host, The Future of Our Former Democracy, is out! I hope you'll check it out and share with someone who needs to hear it. Big thanks to the guests who make our show possible.

Listen here! play.megaphone.fm/xmcxc3q5sha2...

BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.

FFD EP 1 - The Water We Swim In: America’s Winner-Take-All Electoral System The Future of our Former Democracy EP 1 - The Water We Swim In: America’s Winner-Take-All Electoral System American Democracy sucks right now! More specifically, the United States' electoral system is outdated and needs reform to better represent its diverse population. George Cheung and Colin Cole from More Equitable Democracy probe what the U.S. can learn from Northern Ireland's adoption of proportional representation to overcome political divisions and achieve fairer representation. The episode examines the origins of the American electoral system, critiques its current inefficiencies, and makes a case for rethinking democracy by looking at Northern Ireland. Through historical context, personal stories, and expert interviews, the podcast seeks to inspire listeners to consider radical changes that can lead to a more equitable and representative democracy.

Folks, you can now catch the first episode of The Future of Our Former Democracy on our YouTube channel! Check it out today and be sure to subscribe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEng-bOb0gE

“Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.”

Ranked Choice Voting May Be a Stepping Stone to Proportional Representation Voter support for ranked choice voting transfers into support for proportional representation in ways that support for other reforms do not. They need not be seen as in conflict.

Voting doesn’t solve all of the problems facing our democracy. BUT — it’s encouraging that several state & local governments have adopted RCV because, as this analysis shows, it can serve as a stepping stone to RP: https://thefulcrum.us/electoral-reforms/ranked-choice-voting-reforms

So, since we in the US are now in the business of banning apps that take and sell user's data, the US government is going to ban all of the Meta, Twitter, and Google platforms next, right?

Right?

🏛️ Rules of the Game | Episode 46 📜

More Equitable Democracy with Colin Cole @colinjcole.bsky.social

We discuss the important work of the U.S. organization More Equitable Democracy to advance racial equity by transforming electoral systems.

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I can’t stop thinking about how Justice Democrats tried to bring a new generation of working class, populist elected officials and organizers into the Democratic Party—and they were crippled by AIPAC funded, Trump affiliated billionaires as the establishment stood aside.