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Democracy & Government
  • Democracy & Government
    Gerrymandering Rigged the 2014 Elections for GOP Advantage
    November 5, 2014
    | Lee Fang
    GOP donors plowed cash into state legislative efforts in 2010 for the very purpose of redrawing congressional lines -- and it paid off.
  • Democracy & Government
    It Was a Great Night for Gun Reform
    November 5, 2014
    | George Zornick
    There weren’t many bright spots for progressives on Tuesday, but if you back stronger gun laws, things went better than you could have expected.
  • A Triumph of Dark Money
    November 5, 2014
    | Peter Dreier
    The Republican wave of election victories was more about changing the rules of democracy to favor big business and conservative interest groups, than a reflection of the American people's opinions.
  • Civil Liberties
    How Did the New Voting Restrictions Affect the Close Races?
    November 5, 2014
    | Wendy R. Weiser
    A quick look at the numbers shows that in several key races the margin of victory came very close to the likely margin of disenfranchisement.
  • Civil Liberties
    Facebook Wants You to Vote Today. Here's How It Messed With Your Feed in 2012.
    November 4, 2014
    | Micah Sifry
    The social network tries to promote voting, but it also has conducted tests that affect users' voting behavior — without telling them.
  • Civil Liberties
    Native Voters Travel a Bumpy Road to the Polling Place
    November 4, 2014 | Updated November 5, 2014
    | Stephanie Woodard
    With control of the US Senate at stake, the nation’s eyes have shifted to South Dakota — and its Native voters.
  • Inequality
    People Really Do Want the Media to Cover Poverty
    November 3, 2014
    | Karin Kamp
    We asked our audience what kind of coverage of poverty issues they were interested in and received over 2,000 responses.
  • Civil Liberties
    How Voter-ID Laws Affect Women of Color
    November 3, 2014
    | Tracy Sturdivant
    For women in the low-wage workforce — approximately two-thirds of whom are women of color — the time and cost of acquiring a photo ID are real barriers.
  • John Oliver Takes on ALEC
    November 3, 2014
    | Michael Winship
    In the latest of his forays into "investigative comedy," John Oliver takes on the"conservative bill mill."
  • Democracy & Government
    Republicans Tried to Suppress the Black Vote in North Carolina. It's Not Working.
    November 3, 2014
    | Erika Eichelberger
    Thousands more African-Americans have already turned out to vote this year than in 2010. Here's how Democrats are doing it.


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