Hacker News with Generative AI: Political Systems

Reimagining Democracy (schneier.com)
Imagine that all of us—all of society—have landed on some alien planet and need to form a government: clean slate. We do not have any legacy systems from the United States or any other country. We do not have any special or unique interests to perturb our thinking. How would we govern ourselves?
Democracy, Governance, Political Systems, Social Sciences
36 points by cratermoon 27 days ago | 12 comments
The American dream is dead for many. Social democracy can bring it back (theguardian.com)
The widening life expectancy gap between poor and rich Americans, which now averages more than 10 years, is perhaps the most dramatic example of a basic point that most of us take for granted: a kid growing up in a wealthy area is likely to have a wildly better life outcome compared to one growing up in a poor one.
Social Inequality, Economics, United States, Political Systems
11 points by rbanffy 248 days ago | 4 comments