Amid the United States’ celebration of the 250-year anniversary of the American Revolution, journalist Osita Nwanevu says it may be time for the country to wipe the slate clean and build a new political system. KPBS’s Amita Sharma recently interviewed Nwanevu about his new book “The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding.” Here’s that conversation.

Osita, you have said that the U.S., its institutions, as well as its economy, are not democratic. Elaborate.

Osita Nwanevu : In a democracy, the first thing is that people come to a collective choice in equal standing. Political equality is very, very important. There aren't any privileged minorities. People don't have different amounts of political rights or a different amount of political say on the basis of

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