Vote With Your Phone: Mobile Voting Is Our Final Shot to Save Democracy with Brad Tusk

While technology has allowed American society to experience tremendous prosperity and progress, the electoral system is still stuck in the past and it is causing democratic institutions to become tilted towards a small minority of special interests.In this episode of Books in 5, the author of "Vote With Your Phone: Why Mobile Voting Is Our Final Shot At Saving Democracy" joins us to highlight the benefits of mobile voting, the coalition of partners who see the potential to increase voter participation as a result of implementing this reform and the importance of including younger generations in the policy-making process.The United States must move into the 21st century and utilize the technology available to transform the voting system to allow people the option to vote with their phones as this will help to ensure that the decisions made in the halls of power reflect the desires of Americans.Bradley Tusk is the CEO and co-founder of Tusk Venture Partners, the world’s first venture capital fund that invests solely in early stage startups in highly regulated industries, the founder of political consulting firm Tusk Strategies, and the co-founder and Chairman of the Ivory Gaming Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ. Bradley’s family foundation is funding and leading the national campaign to bring mobile voting to all U.S. elections. Tusk Philanthropies also runs and funds anti-hunger campaigns that have led to the creation of anti-hunger policies and programs (including universal school breakfast programs) in 17 different states, helping to feed over 12 million people. He is the author of The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups From Death by Politics, writes a column for Fast Company, hosts a podcast called Firewall about the intersection of tech and politics, and is the co-founder of the Gotham Book Prize. He recently opened a bookstore, podcast studio, event space and cafe called P&T Knitwear on Manhattan’s lower east side. He is also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School.https://www.mobilevoting.org/https://www.sourcebooks.com/978146422...https://tuskstrategies.com/people/bra...https://www.ted.com/talks/bradley_tus...