# Why US politics is broken — and how to fix it

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2024
- Speaker: Andrew Yang
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_yang_why_us_politics_is_broken_and_how_to_fix_it)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The electoral system in the United States needs a redesign, says political reformer Andrew Yang. Exposing the flaws of a system built on poor incentives, he proposes a cost-effective overhaul inspired by primary elections already working in places like Alaska and advocates for ranked-choice voting, where voters can choose candidates in order of preference regardless of party, stemming the influence of extreme ideologies.

## Lectures

1. [Why US politics is broken — and how to fix it](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/andrew_yang_why_us_politics_is_broken_and_how_to_fix_it/b6963d28e8a3), 11 min (TED's player)