American democracy is under deliberate, strategic assault. The methods used to shape public discourse have been in place for decades. They are now more coordinated, better funded, and more strategically aligned than before.
This piece examines how these tools work, documents the most serious current threat, and then turns to show the same tools used for positive political purposes. Three structural reforms — campaign finance, gerrymandering, and wealth taxation — have majority public support and no effective strategic campaign behind them, and they are examined here.