Steven Hill

Steven Hill (www.steven-hill.com), the author of 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy: A More Perfect Union—2012 Election Edition (10Steps.net) and Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way Is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age (EuropesPromise.org), is the former director of the Political Reform Program at the New America Foundation.

A columnist and political professional based in the United States with two decades of experience in politics. Hill is also the author of Whose Vote Counts (with Rob Richie) and Fixing Elections: The Failure of America's Winner Take All Politics, which has been called "the most important book on American democracy that has come out in many years." Mr. Hill has been widely published and quoted in media around the world. His articles and op-eds have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, Financial Times, Guardian, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Christian Science Monitor, The Nation, Washington Monthly, Salon.com, TruthDig, American Prospect, Die Zeit, International Politik (Germany), Prospect (UK), ESharp (Brussels), Le Monde Diplomatique, Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey), Prague Post, Courrier Japon, Taiwan News, Korea Herald, Toronto Star, India Times, Burma Digest, Egypt Daily News, Roll Call, The Hill, Sierra, Ms., San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle and many other leading publications. He writes a monthly column for Social Europe Journal.


Mr. Hill has appeared on international, national and local radio and television programs, including the BBC, NPR, Pacifica, Sirius, Fox News and others, and he has lectured widely in the United States and Europe. He is a co-founder of FairVote and former director of the political reform program at the New America Foundation.

Why Does the US Still Have So Few Women in Office?

Why Does the US Still Have So Few Women in Office? Why Does the US Still Have So Few Women in Office?

At the current rate of progress, it will take nearly 500 years for women to reach fair representation in government.

Mar 7, 2014 / Steven Hill

The Blue-State Strategy for Progressive Renewal The Blue-State Strategy for Progressive Renewal

Democrats have a rich opportunity to push electoral reform at the state level.

Sep 26, 2012 / Feature / Steven Hill

What’s Wrong—and Right—With Greece What’s Wrong—and Right—With Greece

With help (and pressure) from the EU, Greece could emerge from the current tumult with a more efficient public sector, less tied to political patronage.

Jul 20, 2011 / Steven Hill

Europe’s Answer to Wall Street Europe’s Answer to Wall Street

"Social capitalism" allows businesses to be both competitive and socially responsible.

Apr 21, 2010 / Feature / Steven Hill

Obama’s Pro-Union Nominations to Labor Relations Board Stalled Obama’s Pro-Union Nominations to Labor Relations Board Stalled

If Obama's appointees to the National Labor Relations Board are confirmed, the agency could offer workers more protections than the Employee Free Choice Act.

Jan 20, 2010 / Feature / Steven Hill and Dmitri Iglitzin

De-Spoiling the Election De-Spoiling the Election

In 2000, Al Gore beat George W. Bush in the state of New Mexico by a mere 366 votes--a slimmer margin than in Florida. Ralph Nader polled 21,251 votes.

Jun 24, 2004 / Editorial / Rob Richie and Steven Hill

If Politics Got Real… If Politics Got Real…

To Nader or not to Nader, that is the question. A debate over whether Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader is a savior or a spoiler has raged for months among progressi...

Sep 28, 2000 / Editorial / Rob Richie and Steven Hill

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