Episode 30: Why Isn't Democracy Working For Everyone?
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In his new book, Democracy in One Book Or Less: How It Works, Why It Doesn\'t, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think, David Litt addresses some of the most pressing challenges facing democracy, including partisan rancor, gerrymandering, campaign finance, voter suppression, political corruption, the legislative filibuster and how people are represented (or not) in our political system. David especially focuses on voting rights, and how efforts over time to suppress voting rights based largely on race, ethnicity, and class have led to socioeconomic and political inequalities we see today.
See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2020/07-08-democracy-matters-episode-30.shtml
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