In an opinion piece for the political news website The Hill, UCLA Luskin’s Martin Gilens, professor of public policy, joins co-author Benjamin I. Page of Northwestern University in proposing a set of reforms that would actually increase democratic responsiveness. They say their research indicates that the most important and most promising changes fall into five groups: 1. Give equal political voice to all citizens; 2. Curb the political power of money; 3. Democratize the electoral process; 4. Improve House and Senate representation of all citizens; 5. Overcome remaining sources of gridlock.
Director, Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy; Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Social Welfare
Martin Gilens is a Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Social Welfare at UCLA. In July 2026, he was appointed...
