The Renovator
Danielle Allen, Beth Fukumoto, Zachey Kliger, Joanna Kenty, Malcolm Salter, Matt Prewitt, Aidan Fitzsimons, Eric P. LiuThe Renovator is a Substack for everyone who wants to help renovate our democracy.
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What Tuesday’s Winners Can Actually Do About AI
Welcome back to your tech and democracy roundup.
No one had a better weekend than my two-year-old daughter, who tried her first Reese’s Peanut Butter cup and has been chanting “trick or treat” for the past 48 hours. If the latest forecasts...
The Closing Argument
Five years ago, at a community meeting at Spring of Hope Church in Springfield, Massachusetts, I asked a room full of dedicated people with good ideas whether they planned to vote. Many said no. “There are no choices on the ballot,” they to...
“I’d Vote for This If It Were RCV”
As Renovator readers know, I am the convening chair of the Yes on 3 campaign in Massachusetts. Question 3 proposes to replace conventional party primaries with an all-party primary, in which every candidate appears on the same first ballot—...
As Ballots Are Cast, the Fight is Moving to the Count
Photo by Janine Robinson on Unsplash
It’s Wednesday, October 28, 2026, and it’s time for your Democracy in the States’ Weekly Roundup.
With six days until Election Day and early voting well underway, the Trump administration’s latest targ...
Why the Machine Always Fights Back
I’ve spent years writing about and working on democracy renovation. The ink I’ve spilled diagnosing the brokenness of our political system and laying out alternatives could fill a dictionary. When you are deep in the problems and intent on...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
The founder of The Renovator, Danielle Allen, is a Harvard prof and democracy advocate working on democracy renovation 24-7.
Apolitical’s “100 Future Leaders: The World’s Most Influential Young People in Government.” 3-term State Legislator. Once, the youngest woman to lead a major party in a US legislature. Now, political columnist & strategic comms consultant.
Policy writer and communications professional covering tech, AI, and democracy.
Roman empire nerd, random fact generator, kitchen wizard, proud Philadelphian
Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School
People, dogs, ideas. Oakland. RadicalxChange Foundation.
Adventuring around America in pursuit of the Great American Novel
I work to revitalize civic life in America. CEO, Citizen University. Author, most recently, of LIVE LIKE A CITIZEN. Clinton White House speechwriter & adviser. Seattleite, native of Poughkeepsie. Child of immigrants.
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