The Gerrymandering Rush Is Leaving Voters In the Dust

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of gerrymandering on voters and the readiness of the government for future health crises.

Some voters are in the dark about which districts they live in and who their candidates are because officials in several states and the president are obsessed with redrawing congressional maps. The latest push on redistricting comes after the Supreme Court struck down parts of the Voting Rights Act. Also, public health officials are clear: hantavirus is different from COVID and highly unlikely to cause a global pandemic. But is our government ready for the next health crisis? And RFK Jr talks a lot about Making America Healthy Again. But so far, he’s getting politically beaten up by the junk food lobby. Producer: Leo Duran Host: David Greene Guests: Elizabeth Bruenig , staff writer, The Atlantic ( @ebruenig ) Sarah Isgur , senior editor at The Dispatch ( @whignewtons )

People in this episode

Host: David Greene

Guests: Elizabeth Bruenig, Sarah Isgur

Topics covered

• gerrymandering
• redistricting
• Voting Rights Act
• public health
• hantavirus
• politics
• health crisis

Keywords

• gerrymandering
• redistricting
• Voting Rights Act
• hantavirus
• public health
• RFK Jr
• junk food lobby

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Atlantic, The Dispatch, Supreme Court, RFK Jr, junk food lobby, Voting Rights Act

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