Democracy in America? What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do About It

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By Benjamin Page and Martin Gilens

Published Oct. 12, 2018

Democracy in America? (University of Chicago Press) is more than a new spin on De Tocqueville’s classic title—it is an indictment of modern American politics and a guidebook for a healthier democracy, co-authored by politics professor Martin Gilens.

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PAW's July/August 2025 issue cover, featuring a photo of people dressed in orange and black, marching in the P-rade, and the headline: Reunions, Back in Orange & Black.
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On the cover: Wilton Virgo ’00 and his classmates celebrate during the P-rade.