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Dear
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State governments are supposed to be laboratories of democracy,
where the people are able to exercise their voice and win legislation
held up by gridlock on a federal level. That's especially true in red
states as of late, where voters have supported progressive measures like
legalizing marijuana and raising the minimum wage via ballot measures
time and time again. No wonder their Republican elected officials are
worried.
For our February print issue, our senior editor Gabrielle Gurley wrote
about how Republican elected officials in Arkansas and elsewhere are
making an enemy out of their own voters by preventing them from
exercising their right to direct democracy, making ballot measures all
but impossible to pass.
You can read the full story here >>
BREAKING THE BALLOT >>
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Our investigations editor, Maureen Tkacik, chose to focus on economic
democracy and what threatens it. Writing about an outrageous case of
corruption between the court and private industry in Houston, she
explains how bankruptcy law, originally designed to serve as a second
chance for the destitute, has since become another means of upward
wealth redistribution. A social safety net for corporations, not for
people.
You can read the full story here >>
MORAL BANKRUPTCY >>
All week, we're going to be diving deeper into what really threatens
democracy-in the states, in the courtrooms, and in the workplace. We
hope to broaden the frame to better understand where democracy actually
needs shoring up.
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