The presidential election of 2016 highlighted some long-standing flaws in American democracy and added a few new ones.Across the political spectrum, most Americans do not believe that democracy is delivering on its promises of fairness, justice, shared prosperity, or security in a changing world.The nation cannot even begin to address climate change and economic justice if it remains paralysed by political gridlock.Democracy Unchained is about making American democracy work to solve problems that have long impaired our system of governance.