Ep. 29 - Unrig Democracy with Daniel G. Newman

Political divisions are driving wedges at all levels, national, state, communities, and families. The fracture may seem unbridgable. But Americans agree that our government does not work for us. It works for the rich and powerful. Even acknowledging the problem can make you feel overwhelmed, and the knee-jerk reaction is often to look away because the solution feels impossible to achieve. 

In this episode, Daniel G. Newman joins host Mary Whiteside to discuss his graphic novel Unrig: How to fix our broken democracy, art by George O’Connor.

Unrig a nonfiction graphic novel by democracy reform leader Daniel G. Newman and artist George O’Connor takes readers on a journey. First it explains how the system is rigged in favor of the rich and powerful and then highlights the heroic efforts of those unrigging the system to limit the influence of big/dark money and to return political power to the voters. 

​”If you're overwhelmed by negative news and despairing for the direction of our country, Unrig is a tonic that will restore your faith and reveal the path forward to fix our broken democracy.”

Find us on Twitter - Daniel is @danielgnewman, and the podcast is @courtpod.

Drop an email at mayitdispleasethecourt@gmail.com. 

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Sources:

• Learn about and buy Unrig
• https://www.unrigbook.com/ 
• Check out Daniel’s organization Maplight
• https://www.maplight.org/
• Article on Willie Simmons:
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