Why is the Electoral College still Used?

Why does the US still choose its president through the Electoral College, a system designed for an 18th-century country of 13 states?  

To answer this question, Joshua Paisley is joined by Alexander Keyssar, the Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor at Harvard Kennedy School, and author of Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?   Together they trace the electoral college from its origins, from a muggy August in Philadelphia to filibusters in the late 1960s. 

The story of the electoral college is deeply intertwined with the progression of US politics, intertwining with issues of race and states' rights.  Find out how to get involved as an election observer: https://democracyvolunteers.org/