#1367 The Post Office and the Census, Unmaking the American Institutions That Most Bind Us Together
Air Date: 9–15-2020
Today we take a look at two of America's oldest institutions which are both under attack, the US Post Office and the Census. The clear through-line of the attacks on both is a classic struggle over power.
Read more#1362 Politics is Pointillism, Stand Back to See it Clearly (Voter Suppression)
Air Date: 8–22-2020
Today we take a look at the long history and motivations for voter suppression, explain why it tends to help one party over the other and why vote-by-mail is the best solution to the majority of our voting problems.
Read more#1359 The Life, Legacy and Lessons of John Lewis
Air Date: 8–5-2020
Today we take a look at the life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis at a moment in time when the lessons he has to teach us are as important as when he first learned them himself during the dawn of the civil rights era.
Read more#1307 The Melting Pot Goes to the Polls (The 2020 Electorate)
Air Date: 9–24-2019
Today we take a look at the 2020 electorate. Not the election, not the candidates, the electorate - the people voting.
Read more#1159 Voters need to pick their reps, not the other way around (Gerrymandering)
#1124 Searching for a problem to implement a terrible solution (Voting Rights)
Air Date: 8-4-2017
#1106 If you can’t beat them, suppress them (Voting Rights)
#998 Rolling back our voting rights (Elections)
Air Date: 03-15-2016
Today we look at a variety of problems plaguing our elections from gerrymandering to restrictive laws intended to make it difficult for people to vote to our aging and deeply problematic electronic voting machines
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