About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing conflict over gerrymandering in Congressional districts and its implications for representative democracy.

On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor discuss the escalating battle over Congressional districts. As Republicans and Democrats engage in an arms race over gerrymandering, assisted by a new Supreme Court ruling over racial districts, is the facade of "representative democracy" finally slipping?

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan, Tho, Connor

Topics covered

• gerrymandering
• Congressional districts
• political representation
• Supreme Court ruling
• democracy

Keywords

• gerrymandering
• Congress
• Supreme Court
• politics
• representation
• democracy

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Organizations: Supreme Court, Republicans, Democrats

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