Our representative democracy fundamentally depends on participation from all citizens. Gerrymandering, along with our primary system of voting, threatens the very core of true representation. Further, our current campaign finance laws allow dark money to enter the fray, distorting our ability to make clear choices when voting on politicians and issues. In this podcast episode, we talk with Missouri state representative Deb Lavender and discuss how our current system disenfranchises people and reduces our true sense of democracy. To mitigate these depressing trends, we discuss new developments, such as ranked choice voting, multi-winner districts and “top two” primary elections. These new ideas are being implemented in other parts of our country and may well put us back on the road to a more perfect union.
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Jonathan Etheridge Discusses Gun Violence
Short Term Gain, Long Term Pain
New Branding and Messaging
Looking Forward
The Alliance Party Manifesto - Revisited
Roundtable Discussion with Mark Cardenas
Post Election Discussion - Rebroadcast
Gareth Fenley on Georgia Politics
Medicine and Politics in the Age of COVID
Rhonda Neal on Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling for Women and Minorities
Jonathan Etheridge Discusses "Intentionality"
Meet Ayana Crawford - the Party’s National Recording Secretary
Dr. Oscar Lovelace on Healthcare
Meet Dr. Michael White, Wisconsin State Chair
Storming of the Capitol - Fallout
Insurrection Day?
Jim Rex Looks Back on 2020 and Ahead to 2021
Book Recommendations
Looking Ahead, with Tim Cotton
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