SPECIAL SECTION
The ballot box remains a cherished
feature of democracy and a powerful tool
across the globe, but the pathways to
it are riddled with obstacles. To overcome
them requires us to understand them.
POLICY FORUMS
Racial authoritarianism in
U.S. democracy p. 1176
Human-centered redistricting
automation in the age of AI p. 1179
PERSPECTIVE
Campaigns inf uence election outcomes
less than you think p. 1181
REVIEWS
Diversity and prosocial behavior p. 1183
Can democracy work for the poor? p. 1188
Democracy’s backsliding in the
international environment p. 1192
False equivalencies: Online
activism from left to right p. 1197
RELATED ITEMS
EDITORIAL p. 1147
SCIENCE ADVANCES RESEARCH
ARTICLE BY M. BARBER
AND J. B. HOLBEIN
10.1126/SCIADV.ABC7685
PODCAST
VIDEO
ILLUSTRATION: DAVIDE BONAZZI/SALZMANART1174 4 SEPTEMBER 2020 • VOL 369 ISSUE 6508 sciencemag.org SCIENCE
Published by AAAS