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Why Republicans Won’t Shut Up About a 16-Year-Old Bipartisan Report on Election Reform
The Carter-Baker report was intended to strengthen Americans’ trust in the electoral process. It’s become a weapon for right-wing attacks on voting rights.
by
Matt Ford
via
The New Republic
on
March 10, 2021
American Democracy Is Only 55 Years Old—And Hanging by a Thread
Black civil-rights activists—and especially Black women—delivered on the promise of the Founding. Their victories are in peril.
by
Vann R. Newkirk II
via
The Atlantic
on
February 11, 2021
Who Counts?
A look at voter rights through political cartoons.
via
Massachusetts Historical Society
on
September 15, 2020
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Grant — Not Lincoln or Roosevelt — May Hold the Key to Biden’s Success
Biden needs to stare down White supremacy, which requires strenuous enforcement of the laws.
by
Judith Giesberg
via
Made By History
on
February 3, 2021
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Good TV Demands Results on Election Night, but That’s Bad for Democracy
The history of tuning in to televised election returns.
by
Kathryn Cramer Brownell
via
Made By History
on
November 3, 2020
American Democracy Is in the Mail
U.S. democracy and the U.S. postal service share a long, entangled history. An attack against one signals an attack against the other.
by
Daniel Carpenter
via
Boston Review
on
September 8, 2020
The Republican Choice
How a party spent decades making itself white.
by
Clare Malone
via
FiveThirtyEight
on
June 24, 2020
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The Founders Never Intended the U.S. Postal Service to be Managed Like a Business
The mail delivery agency is supposed to serve the public good — not worry about profit.
by
Richard R. John
via
Made By History
on
April 27, 2020
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