Today, our democracy faces a dilemma. As the United States has diversified along lines of race and ethnicity, our legislatures have failed to reflect such demographic shifts. The representation of ...

A leaked recording with Los Angeles City Council members revealed them making racist remarks and trying to consolidate districts to favor certain Latino communities at the expense of others. In its ...

Despite attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion, Black political representation has never been greater. Progress is still possible. I lead the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, ...

Over 200 women and civil society activists marched in Kathmandu demanding fair representation and accountability from ...

SAN ANTONIO – Redistricting, the process that redraws political district boundaries, is playing a pivotal role in determining whose voice counts in future elections. The redistricting unfolding in ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand how Americans view the state of U.S. politics today, and to explore in depth how the public thinks about the quality of their political ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The Women and Foreign Policy program’s most recent update of the “Women’s Power ...

What explains racial inequalities in law enforcement and criminal justice policy? I argue that political representation plays a key role. Most explanations of representation focus on partisanship or ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The Women and Foreign Policy program’s most recent update of the “Women’s Power ...

Widespread dissatisfaction with the role of money in American politics is one of the many themes in Pew Research Center’s recent report on Americans’ dismal views of the nation’s political landscape.