Why reforming our undemocratic system is nearly impossible:

Less than 2% of the U.S. populace, residing in the 13 least populous states, are all that are needed to block a constitutional amendment, making it very cheap to prevent an amendment affirming that corporations are not persons, say, getting rid of the Electoral College, eliminating the Senate or apportioning senators on the basis of population, or any other attempt to repair our ragged democracy.