Ruminations of an Elder Geek

The Problem: Power and Money Have Replaced the People Will our democracy survive the grip of the two major parties and the obscene amounts of money flooding our elections? Increasingly, the answer looks uncertain. Our two-party system, corrupted by money and special interests, has taken the vote away from the majority of Americans. The far right and far left now dominate their respective parties, leaving the vast middle — where most voters actually are — without a real voice.

Our 2-party system is not working. This duopoly has erected barriers to prevent solving critical societal issues (debt, immigration,...