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Hello nerds.When I first started interviewing Scott Santens years ago during the Nerds for Yang era, he was one of the most relentless and articulate advocates for universal basic income (UBI) in America. Back then, it felt like the country was on the verge of something big. Andrew Yang was on the debate stage making “Freedom Dividend” a household phrase. Silicon Valley technologists were whispering about automation in the same breath as moral responsibility. Even Republican voters were entertaining the idea that direct cash transfers might be less bureaucratic and more empowering than sprawling social programs.Fast forward to 2025, and the conversation feels quieter. The pandemic-era stimulus checks are long gone. Washington has reverted to tribal warfare. Meanwhile, AI is advancing faster than anyone—maybe even Scott and Andrew —predicted. The irony is thick: the very forces that made UBI seem like a radical idea a decade ago are now transforming entire industries before our eyes. And yet, the movement feels stuck in neutral.So when Scott rejoined me on Nerds for Humanity this month from his new base in Washington, D.C., I wanted to know: What happened? Why did UBI lose its moment? And is there a realistic path back to the mainstream before millions of Americans get left behind?The Move to D.C. and the Lost MomentScott began by explaining why he left New Orleans for D.C. a few years ago. “It just seemed that UBI was really a bigger part of the conversation,” he said. “I thought if the Democrats came in again in 2024, I could actually get some traction.”He laughs a little when he says that now. “That didn't end up happening,” he admitted, reflecting on how the Biden reelection froze the kind of idea competition that defined 2020. “The big problem was that Biden decided to run again, and there was no primary process. Then suddenly Kamala comes in and still no primary process. So there was no ideas competition. We really missed out on that.”That lack of competition, Scott argues, has a ripple effect. Political movements thrive on moments of contrast, when new ideas bump up against old dogmas and voters are forced to re-evaluate assumptions. The 2020 race—with Yang, Sanders, Warren, and others pitching structural reforms—was one of those rare idea-rich moments. 2024, by comparison, was a desert.As Scott put it bluntly: “We were close enough to taste it during the pandemic. It really felt like we were actually on the cusp of doing a monthly cash payment that could change things. But none of that happened.”He's not wrong. The COVID checks were, in effect, a large-scale experiment in direct income support. Poverty temporarily plummeted. Families caught their breath. Consumer demand stayed strong. And then we let it all expire.AI Ate the Jobs While America SleptWhat's striking about this quiet period, as I noted to Scott, is that the threat he and Yang warned about—the automation of work—is no longer hypothetical. Knowledge worker jobs are being eaten by AI faster than policy debates can catch up.“I'm a parent of two teenagers,” I told him. “Other parents are starting to wonder if a computer science degree is still the golden ticket. Should we be preparing our kids to be plumbers instead?”Scott nodded grimly. “It's disheartening,” he said. “Now that these impacts are here… this is the stuff that we've been warning about. It's not a sudden thing, but it does seem to already be impacting the entry-level job market.”He pointed to a convergence of pressures: corporate hiring freezes driven by uncertainty around tariffs, companies experimenting with AI productivity tools, and executives under shareholder pressure to “do more with less.” The result: stagnating headcount even in high-growth sectors.“We don't really need people that we likely would have if AI had not been introduced,” he said. I observed from Silicon Valley, “What we're seeing right now is that companies can grow revenue while keeping headcount flat.”It's not a collapse. It's a quiet deceleration—a slow bleed. And that's arguably more dangerous because it doesn't provoke a policy response. There's no headline-grabbing “AI layoffs.” Just the invisible absence of opportunities for millions of new grads.Even top business schools are struggling to place students. “It's like the hardest market in years,” Scott said, and I agreed. “If we hit a recession,” he warned, “that's when all these businesses really lean into productivity. The recession ends, and they realize they don't need those people back.”That scenario—automation accelerated by economic downturn—is the nightmare UBI advocates have been predicting for over a decade. Each downturn becomes a ratchet that permanently eliminates another layer of middle-class work.The Automation MirageWhen politicians talk about “bringing manufacturing jobs back,” Scott and I get visibly frustrated. “I don't think people realize—you don't need that many people in those factories anymore,” I said.He reminded me of a chart he once published showing that U.S. manufacturing output is higher than ever, even though manufacturing employment has fallen dramatically. “We're manufacturing more than ever, we just have fewer jobs,” he said. “If we did reshoring, sure, we could manufacture even more, but jobs would continue going down.”I brought up a U.S. tech investor who recently toured Chinese EV plants. “He said the number of BYD employees per car is something like a fifth of what it is for Ford or GM,” I told Scott. “If we build plants here, we're not going to hire 20 people per car—we'll hire four or five.”Scott didn't hesitate: “Exactly. The only way to bring it back is to minimize labor. American labor is expensive. You can't both re-shore and keep the same job intensity.”Then he pivoted to a deeper critique of political dishonesty. “Trump sold a lot of people false hope,” he said. “He told them, ‘Once I negotiate these trade deals, everything's gonna be back to post–World War II full employment.' But that's a lie. We've heard that lie over and over again, even from people in the AI world. They say this will create more jobs than it displaces. Come on. We all know the realities.”This is the paradox of modern capitalism: productivity growth has decoupled from employment growth. We make more stuff with fewer people. And our political imagination hasn't caught up to that new reality.From Careers to Gigs: The New NormalScott traced this shift back decades. “We know what happened when we displaced people from manufacturing jobs—they went lower down the ladder into lower-paying work,” he said. “You went from careers to gig labor.”He rattled off examples that have become painfully familiar: “People now earn extra money by signing up for Uber, delivering food, DoorDashing. There's just a transformation of what employment even means.”In Scott's view, the only logical response to this is UBI. “You need to make sure everyone actually gets basic income,” he said. “That helps feed demand for new jobs. If people's incomes fall as a result of AI, demand falls. And when demand falls, the entire economy reorients.”He pointed to a staggering statistic: “Right now, the top 10% are buying half of everything produced and sold in the U.S. It's a very unequal consumption economy. The markets start ignoring the basic needs of people and reorient around luxury experiences.”That imbalance, he argued, isn't just economic—it's political. “It leads to people getting violent. It's key to the erosion of democracy.”The Coming Middle-Class AwakeningIf there's any silver lining, I said, it's that the pain is spreading up the income ladder.“I think it's going to affect a lot of middle-class and upper-middle-class people in a way it hasn't before,” I said. “When Andrew talked about truck drivers losing jobs, people thought, ‘My kid's going to college, they'll be fine.' Now they're realizing maybe not.”Scott agreed. “We just didn't realize how fast it would hit arts, music, images, and photos. I didn't think about that. It took me by surprise.”I added, “When he said doctors and lawyers, it felt far away. Now you're like—oh s**t—that's happening right now.”He laughed and I added more examples. “People are winning court cases using ChatGPT as their attorney. And with tools like Sora and Grok Imagine, you can generate realistic videos and images instantly. There's no ground truth anymore.”That last point hits hard. “You just give people a reason to doubt it,” Scott said. “You can have fake security cam footage of Sam Altman stealing something, and people will believe it. Or you can have real footage of Trump doing something, and people won't.”When truth itself becomes negotiable, democracy can't function. Evidence is the oxygen of public accountability. Once it's gone, all we have left are teams—and team loyalty.The Tariff FantasyThat team loyalty came up again when I told Scott about a debate I'd had with a MAGA relative in Florida. My brother argued that Trump's tariffs would pay for his tax cuts. Scott immediately laughed. “Even assuming that were true—which it's not—you're still taxing the working and middle class to pay for tax cuts for the rich,” he said.He broke it down simply: “It doesn't make any sense to say, ‘Tariff revenue will cover it.' Who covers the tariff revenue? It's the consumers. And yet people believe it.”Scott sees this as part of the broader epistemic collapse—people believing “whatever their team is saying,” no matter how illogical. “It's impressive in some ways,” I said. “You can propose policies that hurt your base and they'll cheer you for it.” He nodded. “Yeah. It's really frustrating.”UBI Research: Misunderstood and MisreportedI asked Scott about recent UBI research that some media outlets described as “disappointing.” His response was both sharp and nuanced.“Those weren't negative results,” he said. “They were null results.” He walked me through three often-cited studies: Baby's First Years, the Denver Homeless Pilot, and Sam Altman's Worldcoin/Overture experiment.“The key is to understand what's being tested,” he explained. “These weren't saturation pilots. They gave money to small groups of individuals. But real universal basic income changes communities. It creates new demand, new jobs, new dynamics.”He contrasted these with the Alaska Permanent Fund, which distributes oil dividends to every state resident annually. “In Alaska, we saw an overall increase in employment due to the dividend,” he said. “Some people worked less, but the spending created new jobs.”That's the essence of his argument: if you only study individuals, you miss the macro effects.He was especially skeptical of the way media covered the Baby's First Years study, which found no measurable difference in children's brain development after four years of $333 monthly payments. “That's a null result, not a failure,” Scott said. “It doesn't mean UBI doesn't work. It just means we didn't see differences yet. Impacts often show up later in life.”He also noted that measuring brain development via EEG scans is an odd and narrow metric. “Maybe families were happier. Maybe they bought what they needed. That still matters.”The Secret Study and New FrontiersScott hinted that a major new study is underway. “There's a study I can't talk about,” he said, smiling, “but it's looking at something no other experiment has looked at. I'm excited for those results.”He also mentioned Jeff Atwood (co-founder of Stack Overflow) is funding a $50 million set of county-level pilots, focusing on rural areas. “That's exciting,” Scott said. “It's a different political slice, and it's potentially saturation-like.”Globally, he's watching Thailand closely. “They announced they were going to do a negative income tax starting in 2027,” he said. “If that happens, they'd be the first country in the world to have a basic income guarantee. It could reduce poverty by over 90%.”Then he sighed. “But the day after they announced it, their prime minister got fired. So who knows.”ITSA Foundation: Building UBI From the Ground UpScott's not just theorizing anymore. His ITSA Foundation is taking action with two ambitious projects launching next year.First, the Bootstraps documentary series, which follows families receiving a basic income to humanize the policy through storytelling. “Storytelling is key,” he said. “People need to feel it, not just read data.”Second, the Comingle app, which will create what he calls “a small basic income floor of around $50 per week without waiting for government.”“You can create it yourself, through community pooling,” he said. “If Bill Gates joined Comingle and put 7% of his income in, everyone's income would go up. Don't worry about him getting $50 a week—everyone benefits.”It's the kind of practical experimentation the movement needs: bottom-up systems proving that shared prosperity can be engineered today, not someday.Reflections: The Hard Politics of Intelligent ReformAfter the interview ended, I stayed live on the stream to share a few personal reflections—some of them, frankly, tinged with frustration.I told my audience that I'm a believer in two three-letter acronyms: UBI and RCV (ranked choice voting). I have conviction that both are essential for a healthier democracy and a fairer economy. Yet it's maddening how little traction they get compared to what dominates our discourse.This morning, I argued politics with another MAGA acquaintance on WhatsApp. He was fired up about “the trans agenda” and “illegals.” When I asked what he thought about RCV or UBI, he admitted he didn't know what they were.And that, I said, is the tragedy. Many voters are animated by cultural wedge issues that barely affect their lives, while transformative structural reforms barely register. People will march for hours over trans athletes, but not over gerrymandering, open primaries, or the collapse of middle-class livelihoods.Maybe that's why Scott is investing in storytelling. “You have to boil this down into a bumper sticker,” I said. “Or a story.” Policy briefs won't cut through a media ecosystem optimized for outrage.It's sobering to realize how little energy we allocate to existential issues—like the sustainability of democracy or the viability of a middle-class life in an AI-driven economy—compared to the performative culture wars that dominate cable news.A Political System Addicted to DistractionI sometimes wonder if America is capable of solving long-term problems anymore. We have the tools and the talent, but not the attention span.We obsess over symbolic fights while the foundations rot. Closed primaries keep extremists in power. Gerrymandered districts ensure incumbents never lose. The electoral incentives all point toward division, not solutions.UBI and RCV are, in many ways, tests of whether we can think systemically again—about incentives, about fairness, about the structural forces shaping our future. And right now, the answer seems to be: not yet.As I told my audience, “It's sad that people will march for red-meat issues where government isn't even the decisive actor, while ignoring how broken the system itself has become.”The AI asteroid is heading straight for us. Millions of jobs—white-collar jobs—are on the chopping block. And neither party is talking seriously about it. Not Trump, not Schumer, not Newsom. Maybe Andrew Yang. Maybe Buttigieg. Maybe Bernie. But as a national conversation? Crickets.What's Next: Awakening or DenialMy optimism, if you can call it that, lies in inevitability. The pain will broaden until reform becomes unavoidable. Middle-class professionals will begin to experience the same precarity that working-class Americans have faced for decades.The good news is that when comfortable people get uncomfortable, politics shifts. The bad news is that it often takes crisis to get there.UBI isn't charity. It's infrastructure for an economy that no longer guarantees stability through employment. It's the plumbing of a post-industrial democracy.Scott put it best when he said: “You have to make sure everyone actually gets basic income so you have that cash. That can feed demand for new jobs. Without it, demand falls, inequality grows, and democracy erodes.”A Call to the NerdsAs we wrapped, I asked Scott how people could stay involved. “Sign up at ItsaFoundation.org,” he said. “Subscribe to the newsletter. Next year we'll have the Bootstraps docu-series, the Comingle app, and events across the country to organize communities.”I told him I'd be cheering him on. Because, frankly, the next five years are going to test whether America is still capable of rational self-government—or if we've outsourced that too.If you've made it this far into this post, you're probably one of the few people left who actually cares about data, ideas, and structural reform. You're a nerd. And that's a good thing.But as I told my audience at the end of the livestream: being a nerd isn't enough. We need to organize, support, and amplify. If we don't, the algorithms will drown out the quiet voices of reason.So if you value this kind of long-form conversation—the kind you won't find on cable news—please consider becoming a Nerds for Humanity YouTube channel member. Memberships help cover the operating costs of the livestream and keep these discussions going. Members also get shout-outs on every show as a thank-you for keeping independent, data-driven political analysis alive.And if you can't join as a member, the next best thing you can do is like, share, and comment. That helps the algorithm surface this content to others who might just be waking up to the same questions we've been asking for years.Bye nerds. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nerdsforhumanity.substack.com

Florida undergoes a Charlie Kirk-First Amendment stress test, GOP looks to lock up a US House majority next year by redrawing districts and Hurricane Helene's forgotten Floridians.Antonio Fins, Stephany Matat, John Kennedy and Ana Goni-Lessan of the USA Today Florida Network break it down in the Inside Florida Politics podcast.

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Sept. 15, 2025Missouri Legislature Passes New Gerrymandered Congressional Map with One More GOP Seat and Moves to Quash Future Citizen Ballot InitiativesThe Missouri Senate approved a new mid-decade Congressional map Sept.12th, manipulated to gain one more GOP seat and preserve a majority in the U.S. House. To make sure voters don't override such partisan bills, it also passed a constitutional amendment proposal to make citizen ballot initiatives harder to win.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - Missouri's Special Session was Called to Gerrymander Another GOP Seat, But There May Be More Voter Suppression AheadMissouri Independent - Missouri lawmakers pass gerrymandered congressional map, initiative petition limitsACLU - Missouri Voters Challenge Mid-Decade Redistricting EffortJackson County Circuit Court (via ACLU) - Wise v. MissouriPeople Not Politicians Missouri -What Missourians Need to Know About Politicians' New Radical Gerrymandering ProposalNPR - After Missouri, what state is next? A redistricting race started by Trump continues  Groups Taking Action:People Not Politicians Missouri, ACLU Missouri, Campaign Legal CenterRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Gerrymandering #DonaldTrump #Missouri #FairMaps #2026Midterms

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Sept. 3, 2025Texas Governor Signs Gerrymandered Congressional Maps; Missouri Governor Calls Special Session, with More States Likely to FollowTexas Governor Greg Abbott signed his legislature's mid-decade Congressional redistricting maps August 29th, manipulated to gain the GOP five seats at President Donald Trump's request.  After California's move to counteract it, Missouri's governor called a special session, and more states are considering rigging their Congressional maps.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Pew Research - Redistricting between censuses has been rare in the modern eraTexas Tribune - Gov. Greg Abbott signs new Texas congressional map designed to give GOP five more seats CalMatters - Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan is on its way to voters. What you need to knowNPR - At Trump's urging, Missouri jumps into redistricting race to help Republicans MO Gov. Mike Kehoe - Governor Kehoe Announces Special Session on Congressional Redistricting and Initiative Petition Reform  Missouri Independent - Missouri governor calls lawmakers back to Capitol to gerrymander congressional mapIndiana Capital Chronicle - GOP legislative leaders break redistricting silence as opponents deliver signature-backed petitionCBS News - Florida could be next big target for Republican redistricting before 2026 electionsGroups Taking Action:NAACP, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under LawPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Gerrymandering #DonaldTrump #2026Midterms #Texas #California #Missouri

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 25, 2025Texas Senate Republicans Approve Gerrymandered Congressional Map; California Democrats Pass Bill to Put Retaliatory Maps on the BallotTexas and California took further steps in a Congressional gerrymandering arms race, as theTexas Senate approved a Congressional redistricting map likely to gain five GOP seats in the midterm. In retaliation, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill also with gerrymandered maps which needs a voter majority to bypass the state's independent redistricting commission.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:KDFW - Proposed Texas redistricting map would drastically shift Democrat-held seatsTexas Tribune - Texas Senate approves GOP congressional map, sending plan to Abbott's desk CA Senate President Mike McGuire - Legislative Democrats Announce Plan Empowering Voters to Protect CaliforniaPolitico - California moves forward with gerrymander to counter Texas Politico/California Constitution Center - Polling on CA Voter Support of Newsom Proposal California State Senate - Proposed Congressional MapCalMatters - Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan is on its way to voters. What you need to know  Stateline - As Democrats fight ‘fire with fire,' gerrymandering opponents seek a path forward Groups Taking Action:Fair Maps Texas Action Committee,  Common Cause, FairVotePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #CAPolitics #Gerrymandering #TXPolitics #Redistricting #EndGerrymandering

Today's Headlines: The border wall is getting a makeover—DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says it'll be painted black (because the president thinks the heat will make it harder to climb), with a price tag that could hit a billion dollars but plenty of funding still left in Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill.” Meanwhile, the Pentagon asked nearly a million of its civilian employees if they'd like to “volunteer” with ICE or CBP under potentially harsh conditions, while the DC National Guard has quietly been pulled into pistol training drills in case they're ordered to carry weapons. Meanwhile, Walmart's CEO says tariffs are slowly driving up costs, especially for lower-income households, while Trump himself has been quietly buying more than $100 million in corporate and municipal bonds—meaning he's personally investing in the same companies and local governments affected by his own policies. On top of that, a New York appeals court just tossed his $500 million fraud fine as “excessive,” even as the DOJ's new “Weaponization” unit is clumsily targeting NY Attorney General Letitia James, with its Trump-friendly head, Ed Martin, literally showing up outside her townhouse in a trench coat. In New York City, Mayor Eric Adams' inner circle is once again in scandal mode: his longtime ally Winnie Greco was caught trying to hand a reporter cash inside a potato chip bag (she swears it was just a cultural kindness), while another close aide, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, was indicted for steering migrant shelter contracts and even trying to block a Brooklyn bike lane—for as little as $2,500 and a TV cameo. Finally, Texas Republicans approved a new congressional map giving them at least 5 extra winnable seats, while Trump is already dreaming much bigger—claiming on Truth Social that he wants 100 new GOP seats and railing (again) against mail-in voting. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: CNN: Kristi Noem: Southern border wall will be painted black to deter people from climbing it during hot weather, DHS secretary says 404 Media: Pentagon Asks Its Civilian Employees If They Want to Work for ICE The Handbasket: DC National Guard members actively training to carry pistols in capital mission Axios: Walmart says tariff impact gradual, but changing customers' behavior NBC News: Trump bought more than $100 million in bonds since January, filings show AP News: Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump ABC News: Head of DOJ anti weaponization group calls on NY AG Letitia James to resign The Guardian: Two former Eric Adams advisers accused of bribery in separate schemes Axios: Trump lays out his redistricting endgame: A 100-seat Republican majority Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 22, 2025Texas House Passes Further Gerrymandered Districts After Democrats Stalling Quorum Return and are Placed Under GuardTwo dozen Texas Democrats who fled the state to prevent a quorum in the Texas House returned to the chamber August 18th, resulting in the August 20th passage of further gerrymandered Congressional districts requested by President Donald Trump.  Passage by the Senate is expected by the weekend.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - Will Texas and Ohio Redraw Congressional Districts Before the 2026 Midterms?  American Democracy Minute -  Texas Legislature Blocked From Enacting Manipulated Congressional Redistricting Maps as 50 Democrats Flee the State and Possible ArrestKUT Public Radio - The Texas House just passed a new district map designed to give Republicans an edge in CongressTexas Tribune - Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats' walkout The 19th  - How Rep. Nicole Collier's Capitol protest sparked solidarity among these Texas womenSeattle Medium - Texas Representative Rep. Nicole Collier Files A Writ of Habeas Corpus Saying Texas Republicans Detained Her At State CapitolGroups Taking Action:Fair Maps Texas, Common Cause TX,  Represent.Us TexasRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #TexasGerrymandering #FairMaps #EndGerrymandering #DonaldTrump 

California Democrats today released their proposed map to redraw the state's congressional districts, revealing the Republican seats they're targeting in next year's midterm elections. The map comes in response to the Texas redistricting plan to pick up more House seats for Republicans. Scott and Guy talk with Paul Mitchell, the man drawing these new lines in California in collaboration with Governor Newsom and the state legislature.  Check out Political Breakdown's weekly newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Headlines: Trump turned what should've been a straightforward Kennedy Center honoree reveal — shoutout to Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, KISS, and Michael Crawford — into another marathon rant. He floated extending National Guard deployments in DC, promised to clear homeless encampments without saying where people will go, and unveiled a pricey 600-troop “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force” for nationwide protest crackdowns. Down in Texas, Republicans rammed through a gerrymandered congressional map after Trump demanded a special session, while Democrats are still hiding out of state. On the foreign front, Trump is gearing up for his Putin meet-and-greet at an Anchorage military base, warning of “severe consequences” if there's no Ukraine ceasefire. Norway is blaming Russian hackers for sabotaging a dam in April. Trump also nominated former Fox News face Tammy Bruce as deputy ambassador to the UN — even though both the deputy and main gig are currently empty. Oh, and Mexico just extradited 26 alleged cartel bosses after Trump's tariff threats, with the DOJ promising no death penalties. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Trump names Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he'll host the awards show NBC News: Trump says he will seek 'long-term extension' of Washington police takeover Axios: "Unheard of and ominous": Trump's D.C. homelessness crackdown perplexes advocates WaPo: Pentagon plan would create National Guard ‘reaction force' for civil unrest Texas Tribune: Texas Senate approves new congressional lines as House Democrats remain out of state WSJ: Trump Agrees on Ukraine Red Lines With Europe Before Putin Summit AP News: Norwegian police say pro-Russian hackers were likely behind suspected sabotage at a dam CBS News: Trump nominates Tammy Bruce as deputy representative to the U.N. Axios: Mexico extradites 26 suspected top cartel leaders to U.S.  Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back, wine lovers & truth seekers! This episode is dripping with bold flavor and bold truths. Casanova is pouring a sweet red wine from Greece and serving up some seriously unfiltered commentary on Texas Democrats fighting back against a racist, gerrymandered map.

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 9, 2025GOP-Controlled NH Legislature Proposes Proportional Presidential Electoral Votes. Will Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Follow?Legislation unveiled Monday by the New Hampshire Senate would change the state's four Presidential electoral votes from “winner take all” to “proportional,” based on which party wins its two Congressional districts. Gerrymander the districts, and you guarantee more votes for your Presidential candidate. To view the whole script of today's report, please go to our website.Today's LinksArticles & Resources:National Archives - Distribution of Electoral VotesNew Hampshire Legislature - Senate Bill 11WMUR - Senate Republicans propose bill to reallocate New Hampshire's electoral votesNew Hampshire Bulletin - 2022 House Republicans stand by proposed overhaul of state's congressional districtsNew Hampshire Bulletin - (2022) Sununu says he will veto congressional district maps Groups Taking Action:Open Democracy Map-a-Thon Project, League of Women Voters NH, NH Campaign for Voting Rights,  ACLU NHRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #NationalPopularVote #ProportionalRepresentation #ElectoralCollege #NH #603 #NHPolitics

On today's Friday News Roundup, producer Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek are joined by Tennessee Lookout reporter Adam Friedman to learn more about why Nashville got gerrymandered into three congressional districts. Plus: Why are the Titans having a fire sale? Will we get a National Women's Soccer League Team? And is Nashville just … the Nashville airport? And stick around after the roundup for our Don't Go Gently tip for the weekend, presented by our exclusive launch sponsor, Tecovas. Celebrate the news that Nashville might be getting a professional women's soccer franchise by heading to Geodis Park to cheer on the U.S. Women's National Team in a friendly match against Iceland! Olympic gold medalists are on the roster, from Rose Lavelle and Naomi Girma to Mallory Swanson — who will mark her 100th game as a national team member. Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, and you can also reserve a spot on Saturday to watch the team practice ahead of the game. Don't go gently, go in Tecovas! Early voting is open now! Here is a link to times and locations, as well as a sample ballot. Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter.  Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392⁩ Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE. 

What Michael B. Moore's congressional race tells us about gerrymandering, and how a Supreme Court decision affects the future of American democracy.Read more:Businessman Michael B. Moore is running a surprising congressional campaign: He's trying to win as a Democrat in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, a seat that is considered solidly Republican in this election cycle. While he won his primary race, it's unlikely he'll win the general election because of a recent Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering.Host Martine Powers speaks with voting issues reporter Patrick Marley about Moore's race, and what it can tell us about the impact of a conservative Supreme Court on American democracy.Today's show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy. It was edited by Reena Flores and mixed by Sean Carter.Subscribe to The Washington Post here.

How maps are drawn determines electoral power in the United States. Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder joins Marc Elias to discuss the fight for fair maps, attacks on voting rights and federal courts' failure to protect democracy.  Sign up for Democracy Docket's premium membership! Subscribe here: https://www.democracydocket.com/member/ Listen to this episode wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.democracydocket.com/defendingdemocracy/ Follow Democracy Docket! -⁠X/Twitter⁠: https://twitter.com/DemocracyDocket -⁠Facebook⁠: https://facebook.com/democracydocket -⁠Instagram⁠: https://instagram.com/democracydocket -⁠TikTok⁠: https://tiktok.com/@democracydocket -Threads: https://www.threads.net/@democracydocket -⁠Subscribe to our free newsletters⁠: https://www.democracydocket.com/youtube-subscribe/ -Support our work and keep our content free: https://www.democracydocket.com/help-keep-our-content-free/Resources: -South Carolina Will Use Gerrymandered Congressional Map in 2024, District Court Rules: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/south-carolina-will-use-gerrymandered-congressional-map-in-2024-district-court-rules/ -Find the redistricting lawsuits Democracy Docket is tracking: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/topic/redistricting-litigation/ -National Democratic Redistricting Committee: https://democraticredistricting.com

On today's show: 1. MyLo & Holy City Sinner Photo Contest - https://mylonews.us.launchpad6.com/contest1 2. District Court Allows South Carolina's Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Map to Remain in Place for 2024 Election Cycle - https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/district-court-allows-south-carolinas-racially-gerrymandered-congressional-map-to-remain-in-place-for-2024-election-cycle 3. Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 40 years in prison for federal financial crimes - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alex-murdaugh-face-harsh-sentence-feds-say-failed-polygraph-test-rcna145513 4. Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill announces resignation - https://abcnews4.com/news/local/colleton-county-clerk-of-court-becky-hill-to-make-announcement-monday-wciv-abc-news-4-alex-murdaugh-justin-bamberg 5. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down after a year marked by turbulences - https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/boeing-ceo-dave-calhoun-to-step-down-after-a-year-marked-by-turbulences-alaska-airlines-1282-737-max-9-door-bolts-missing-mid-flight# 6. Today's episode is brought to you by: https://www.thequarterdeck.com This episode's music is by Tyler Boone (tylerboonemusic.com). The episode was produced by LMC Soundsystem.

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 1, 2024Federal Courts Leave Racially Gerrymandered South Carolina, North Carolina & Florida Maps in Place for 2024 ElectionThree federal court actions last week in South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida cases let stand racially-gerrymandered maps diluting Black voting power.  Those diluted maps neutralize the voice of Black voters in those districts for 2024. To view the whole script of today's report, please go to our website.Today's LinksArticles & Resources:Democracy Docket - Federal Court Upholds Florida's Congressional Map That Eliminated Historically-Black DistrictUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA (via Democracy Docket) - Decision in Common Cause Florida v. ByrdDemocracy Docket - 4th Circuit Declines to Block New North Carolina Senate Map for 2024 ElectionsUNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT  (via Democracy Docket) - Decision in Pierce v. North Carolina Board of ElectionsDemocracy Docket - South Carolina Will Use Gerrymandered Congressional Map in 2024, District Court RulesUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA (via Democracy Docket) - Decision in South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. AlexanderGroups Taking Action:South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP,  Common Cause Florida, Common Cause NC, NAACP Legal Defense FundPlease follow us on Facebook and Twitter and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #FairMaps #RaciallGerrymandering

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 6, 2024After Cleaning Up Gerrymandered State Senate & Assembly Districts, the Wisconsin Supreme Court Passes on Congressional DistrictsMarch 1st, the Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the state's Congressional districts, after throwing out state assembly and senate maps as unconstitutional late last year.  To view the whole script of today's report, please go to our website.Today's LinksArticles & Resources:Wisconsin Public Radio – Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns Republican-drawn legislative mapsMilwaukee Sentinel -  Tony Evers urges Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider congressional maps Democracy Docket - Wisconsin Voters Mount Renewed Challenge to Congressional Map in State Supreme CourtWisconsin Examiner - Wisconsin Supreme Court declines to hear congressional maps challengeWisconsin Supreme Court - Order for Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections CommissionPolitico - Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Democrats' congressional redistricting challengeGroups Taking Action:Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition, League of Women Voters WI, Common Cause WIPlease follow us on Facebook and Twitter and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #WisconsinPolitics #FairMaps #EndGerrymandering

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 30, 2024Wisconsin Senate Defiantly Passes Gerrymandered Replacement State Assembly and Senate Maps, But Won't Have the Last WordAfter having its earlier state assembly and senate maps thrown out by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in early January, the Wisconsin legislature tried to preserve its partisan advantage with its new maps.  But it won't have the last word.Our podcasting host recently made changes which stops us from including our entire script as part of the podcast content.  To view the whole script, please go to our website and find today's report.Today's LinksArticles & Resources:CBS News - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has thrown out the GOP-drawn district maps. That could mean a huge change for the purple stateWisconsin Examiner - Seven sets of legislative maps submitted to Supreme Court, most would reduce GOP advantageWisconsin Examiner - Senate Republicans pass last-ditch effort to institute maps that protect incumbentsAssociated Press - Wisconsin's Democratic governor promises to veto last-ditch Republican redistricting effortGovernor Tony Evers - State of the State AddressGroups Taking Action:Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition, Common Cause Wisconsin,  Represent.Us WI, Fair Elections Project Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #FairMaps #Gerrymandering #WisconsinPolitics #WisconsinSupremeCourt

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 29, 2024Mixed News for North Carolina Voters, as Federal Courts Temporarily Block Voter Suppression Bill but Uphold Racially Gerrymandered MapsOpinions in two North Carolina cases offer both good democracy news and bad.   A sweeping voter suppression bill was temporarily blocked, but a gerrymandered state senate map diluting Black voting power was upheld.Our podcasting host recently made changes which stops us from including our entire script as part of the podcast content.  To view the whole script, please go to our website and find today's report.Today's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - North Carolina Legislature Overrides Governor's Vetoes of Voter Suppression and State Election Board BillsNorth Carolina Newsline - Federal judge blocks part of Republicans' new election lawDemocracy Docket - Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Provision of North Carolina Voter Suppression LawNorth Carolina Newsline - Federal judge denies Black voters' request to throw out new Senate districts in northeastern NCDemocracy Docket - Federal Judge Declines to Block New North Carolina Senate Map for 2024 Elections Groups Taking Action:Voto Latino, Down Home North Carolina, North Carolina Black Alliance, Democracy North Carolina, North Carolina Voter, ACLU North CarolinaPlease follow us on Facebook and Twitter and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #VoterSuppression #HB747 #FairMaps #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct #NorthCarolinaPolitics

In this week's Capitol Chats episode, Debra Cronmiller, executive director of the League of Women Voters and chair of the Fair Maps Coalition, discusses a case before the Supreme Court challenging the state's legislative maps. The court has ordered new maps ahead of the 2024 elections.

In this week's Capitol Chats episode, Debra Cronmiller, executive director of the League of Women Voters and chair of the Fair Maps Coalition, discusses a case before the Supreme Court challenging the state's legislative maps. The court has ordered new maps ahead of the 2024 elections.

Gerrymandering. It's a topic that's been on a lot of lips in recent weeks as the Republican leadership of the North Carolina legislature, for what seems like the umpteenth time, drew new legislative and congressional maps for our state. Interestingly, while gerrymandering – that is to say, rigging maps to favor certain outcomes – is […] The post NC Newsline investigative reporter Lynn Bonner on the new gerrymandered electoral maps appeared first on NC Newsline.

Ohio's districts for both the state's House of Representatives and Senate have been set for the next decade.

Ohio's districts for both the state's House of Representatives and Senate have been set for the next decade.

Political parties have long known that controlling WHO can vote in an election carries a strategic advantage. Pick your voters, win your election. Hence, we fight over maps.  Data science has made it easier than ever to create maps designed to ensure political outcomes. We now have fewer political districts that look like odd-shaped creatures and more that come from strategic targeting of voters based on data profiles and algorithms.  Princeton University's Gerrymandering Project calls Wisconsin's political maps “some of the most extreme partisan gerrymanders in the United States.” The U.S. Supreme Court declined to strike down Wisconsin's political maps in 2018. But there are two new lawsuits asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to do so now. Jordan Ellenberg, UW-Madison math professor, explains how he can prove Wisconsin's maps are gerrymandered.  Also on the show:

IN THE NEWS:Charlottesville is taking the lead in early turnout. That's true in both the Senate race with the most early votes and two House races that have the highest turnout so far according to an analysis from the Virginia Public Access Project. The high-stakes Senate primary between Senator Creigh Deeds and Delegate Sally Hudson might be driving the trend.The controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline is moving ahead as part of the deal reached on the federal debt ceiling negotiations. But as the effects of climate change continue to rear their heads, environmentalists say the pipeline continues to lock us into a key greenhouse gas--methane.Before the new set of political maps was created by the state Supreme Court last year, Virginia engaged in a process critics call prison gerrymandering. People who are incarcerated were counted at the prison or jail instead of their home or last known address. Now, that's no longer the case.At the Watercooler:- The Richmond shooting that left two dead--and what Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earl-Sears had to say in the immediate aftermath- Primary day is coming up!TRIVIA: What shade of blue is Virginia's flag supposed to be? Learn more at http://linktr.ee/JacklegMedia

A coalition of Democratic voters is challenging the state's gerrymandered political districts. Their case against the state is before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. And with the New Hampshire House so closely divided this session, attendance has played a major role in key votes on policy. Most representatives are showing up consistently, but not all of them are able to make it to the State House. We talk about these stories and more with NHPR's Todd Bookman and the New Hampshire Bulletin's Beatrice Burack.

Congressional gerrymandering has allowed Republicans to pass extremist laws, including restricting or banning abortion and making it easier to buy and carry a gun.

We are joined by State Senator Jeff Smith to discuss the first week of the gerrymandered State Legislature. Seeking to influence the State Supreme Court race, the session opened by Republicans placing on the Spring ballot a cynical political referendum asking voter opinion on a BadgerCare work requirement and a constitutional amendment on cash bail. The top priority of this illegitimate Legislature appears to be more tax giveaways for the ultra rich. Sen. Smith tells us why he is leading the charge to oppose the Republican attack on Wisconsin's progressive income tax. We also talk about state budget strategy,rural broadband, and the deepening bi-partisan public concern over PFAS in our water. Eau Claire City Council member and Citizen Action Organizing Director Kate Felton joins us to discuss her effort to organize local leaders in Western Wisconsin to fight for desperately needed increases in state shared revenue to municipalities during the upcoming state budget fight.

Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff has been called in favor of incumbent Democrat Rep. Raphael Warnock. Warnock defeated Republican Herschel Walker. Rahul Bali of WABE joins us. Then, after gunfire damaged two electrical substations in Moore County last week, some North Carolina residents are still without power. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper joins us to give an update on the power grid and what's to come. And, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case Wednesday that could have major implications in elections. At the center of the case is a gerrymandered map that was drawn in 2020 by the Republican-controlled state legislature. Steve Harrison, politics and government reporter for WFAE, joins us.

We discuss growing tensions within the illegitimate Republican Legislature between the old Scott Walker and Trumpist factions. Speaker Vos finally testifies on Trump's efforts to overturn the Wisconsin 2020 election, becoming the last witness to be interviewed by the historic January 6th Committee. Meanwhile the Wisconsin Election Commission deadlocks and blocks (for now) MAGA Republican Representative Janel Brandtjen's scheme to acquire personal data of every Wisconsin voter. We talk about the entry of conservative celebrity judge Jennifer Dorow into the 2023 WI Supreme Court election – who surprisingly agrees with Mandela Barnes that Wisconsin's cash bail system is broken and not keeping us safe. Senator Baldwin successfully passes historic marriage equality legislation, achieving a huge progressive bipartisan win. We close by discussing the proposed Albertsons-Kroger grocery mega merger and the Biden Administration's intervention into a rail workers strike.

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The newly-rearranged Kansas 3rd congressional district is seeing incumbent Democrat Sharice Davids face off against Republican Amanda Adkins, with abortion and inflation stealing the spotlight. Plus: Missourians will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana this election, but Amendment 3 isn't that straight forward.

Why run for congress in a district where your opponent is heavily favored to win?

The state Supreme Court halted two voter-backed constitutional amendments from taking effect on Friday, siding with an argument from the NAACP that a racially gerrymandered NC General Assembly lacks some legitimacy. Meanwhile, the Attorney General faces a criminal campaign investigation, and one Congressional hopeful may – or may not – know the difference between a department store and a development democracy. Clark Riemer and Rob Schofield seek to make some sense of this week's state political news.

Quickie picks as we survey the probable field for Saturday, June 25th's Mother Goose, a G2 stakes race at Belmont for 3 year-old fillies at 1 & 1/16 miles on the dirt (as God intended). This may be the comfort food and stretchy pants of the racing weekend, but we don't have time for anything else, so here goes! 4:28 Weej is annoyed by Radio Days, who annoys with annoyances. (Echo Zulu casts a looong shadow over this motley field.) 5:41 We both

Republicans rule from the minority in some states because they've rigged the system. Dave Daley from FairVote.org joins Thom with the details. Also- why do right-wingers tend to become petty tyrants when they gain power- and then take away women's bodily autonomy?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Former Rep. Peter King - The courts throw out obvious gerrymandered lines. by John Catsimatidis

The New York Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that Democrats gerrymandered congressional and state senate maps in their favor, and the new lines will have to be redrawn. Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC/Gothamist, explains what this means for the upcoming primary elections and eventually the midterms.

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This week's episode covers two brief Supreme Court orders with big political ramifications for the future.  Moore v. Harper (N.C.) and Toth v. Chapment (PA) are two State Supreme Court decisions where the Court decided the political maps instead of the legislature.  This is discussed through the fact that Brett saw Harry Potter for the first time and now wants to talk about it twenty years after its release.  Law starts at (09:45) but your house gets 10 points if you listen all the way through!

On this episode of WTF California Podcast, Brentwood Police k9 back in the new again with what appears to be an ABC7 Witch Hunt. The fuckery afoot in the city of Antioch continues this time with the gerrymandered distinct mapping and a rumored special meeting for Friday. We go over gas prices and why California pays $1.32 higher than the national average and some of the impacts. Bill would tax homeowners 25% if they sell within first 3 years. Plus other items across the state. Articles From the Show Bay Area police dog that ripped off woman's scalp had similar bite in 2019 Video clears up confusion over which redistricting map Antioch council majority adopted on 3-2 vote Q&A: Why are California gas prices $1.32 higher than the national average?  Truck drivers hurt by the rising cost of diesel. Sac State professor explains the ripple effects Gas Prices Hurt Volunteer Drivers For Meals On Wheels In Yolo County 'It's ridiculous': DoorDash worker says many deliveries not worth it with high gas prices Assemblymember Ward Introduces the California Housing Speculation Act to Address Skyrocketing Home Prices Santa Rosa Police: Suspect In Stabbing Attempted Carjacking, Attacked Officers & K-9 During Arrest Thieves steal over $6K in building materials from Sacramento Habitat for Humanity site $400K phishing scam kept secret at FBI's request, says Fresno mayor Candidate alleges Sheriff Villanueva's radio show violates election, broadcasting rules

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Matt Kittle, executive director for Empower Wisconsin and Wisconsin Spotlight, is standing in for Vicki today. Ever the journalist, he launches the show with Wisconsin's top news stories. He also has stern words for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attorney generals across the country. Then it's state Rep. Dave Murphy (Dist. 56), who serves as chairman of the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities, who stops by to talk about the University of Wisconsin's System to suspend applicant requirements to submit ACT and SAT scores. Preya Samsundar, Midwest Regional Communications director for the Republican National Committee, calls to talk about the Democrats' tanking poll numbers. Rep. Janel Brandtjen talks about how Milwaukee's crime problem has become everybody's crime problem. Rick Esenberg, president and general council for Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, discusses Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul's recent comments on abortion law. Plus, Matt Kittle talks gerrymandering.

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It's yet another busy day in America as Donald Trump seems to be inside a slow moving train wreck. Either that, or he's the wrecking ball that'll destroy this nation. We begin today's show with the latest news, including Don McGahn's no show at today's scheduled congressional hearing, and Trump being ordered to comply with a subpoena for his financial records. As the nation watches in horror as state after state passes draconian new abortion laws, author David Daley explains the role that partisan gerrymandering is playing in our nation's giant leap backwards.