The Reform Compass delivers commentary from the Issue One team on major issues impacting American democracy — from strengthening our nation’s critical election infrastructure to reining in Big Tech.
Check out our most recent posts, below:
Foreign Adversaries are Taking Advantage of Big Tech’s Vulnerabilities — By: Liana Keesing and Jamie Neikrie
- Issue One’s new report report details how the rollback of critical tech company policies, the gutting of trust and safety teams, and an assault on public-private partnerships made the information ecosystem surrounding the 2024 election the most vulnerable the country had seen in a decade, creating a void that foreign adversaries exploited. Read the post.
2024 broke campaign finance milestones — and not in a good way — By: Michael Beckel
- Amid record campaign spending in 2024, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris failed to disclose information about their top campaign fundraisers. Read the post.
Uniting for Change: Building a Democracy Movement In Challenging Times — By: Jamie Dillon
- Nonprofits play a unique role of inspiring and uniting people around shared values, creating momentum for progress – even in the most challenging times. Read the post.
Love It or Leave It: A Conversation About Elections Resilience and Resolve with Kim Wyman — By: Dr. Carah Ong Whaley
- In the newest Democracy Fix episode, former Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman chats with us to unpack the complexities of election administration in the modern era and reflect on how elections were safe and secure in 2024, even in spite of a wide range of challenges. Read the post.
Capitalizing on Momentum: What’s Next for Technology Reform? — By: Georgia Lyon and Megan O’Halloran
- Georgia Lyon and Megan O’Halloran recap a recent event we held with the Democracy Journal and outline what’s next for the technology reform space. Read the post.
