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A More Perfect Union: Marcus Board Jr. On Bridging Practice and Scholarship

For Marcus Board Jr., democracy has never been just an academic subject—it has always been about people. As a 2025-2027 Democracy Visiting Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School, the Howard University political scientist explores how scholarship and community practice can work together to strengthen democracy.  

In this conversation, Board reflects on the experiences, ideas, and relationships that have shaped his work.

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Book Talk: How to Steal A Presidential Election
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Book Talk: How to Steal A Presidential Election

On April 30, the Ash Center hosted a book talk with Lawrence Lessig and Matt Seligman, authors of How to Steal a Presidential Election (Yale, 2024). The discussion was moderated by Ian Bassin, co-founder and Executive Director of Protect Democracy.

Episode Two: 1,300 Days of BLM Demonstrations in Wooster, Ohio

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Episode Two: 1,300 Days of BLM Demonstrations in Wooster, Ohio

In the second episode of the Nonviolent Action Lab Podcast, Désirée Weber describes what 1,300 days of protest and political pressure looked like in Wooster, Ohio in 2020

Episode One: Meet the Nonviolent Action Lab

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Episode One: Meet the Nonviolent Action Lab

Host Jay Ulfelder sits down with Professor Erica Chenoweth for the first episode in the new podcast series.

Moving beyond the Electoral College
Congressman Jamie Raskin speaks at an Ash Center conference on the Electoral College

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Moving beyond the Electoral College

At an Ash Center symposium on Electoral College reform, Congressman Jamie Raskin makes the case that the US should finally move to a direct popular vote for selecting presidential winners.

The Electoral College: What’s to be Done
A presidential electoral in Washington State ceremonially signs an electoral college ballot

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The Electoral College: What’s to be Done

During an opening panel at an Ash Center symposium on the future of the Electoral College, scholars examined the history behind how the US adopted its peculiar centuries-old system of choosing presidential election winners – and what should be done to reform or even abolish the practice today.

Election in Modi’s India – Beyond Democracy
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Election in Modi’s India – Beyond Democracy

Börje Ljunggren looks back at many of the profound transformations shaping India today and ponders the future of the world’s largest democracy under Modi.

Hearing on “Where Are We Now: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996”

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Hearing on “Where Are We Now: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996”

Allen Lab Senior Fellow, Allison Stanger, provided testimony for The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on “Where Are We Now: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996”.