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The plot to kill American democracy: This is not a movie

November 1, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Democracy, Republicans Leave a comment

The Republican plot against American democracy is not a myth, a slogan, or a theory. It would probably make a very bad movie with an implausible

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Four ways Republicans are guilty of attempting to murder democracy

September 19, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Federalism, Government, History, Ideas, Politics, Republicans, States Leave a comment

American democracy—or, at least, the flawed, but better-than-the-alternative system that we call democracy—is under attack, and not from Muslim terrorists. Our democratic system, with

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Extreme gerrymandering: Coming to a state near you?

November 19, 2012 Stacy Mergenthal 2012 Election, Congress, Republicans, Uncategorized, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Americans woke up on November 7 having elected a Democratic president, expanded the Democratic majority in the Senate, and preserved the Republican majority in

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